Nurturant State

The end of “you’re on your own.” Government of, by, and for the people requires both
– a government with the moral purpose to equally protect and empower all the people for maximum success and minimal inequality, and
– active participation of the people to maintain such a government.

What Socialism Is, Has Changed

Democratic Socialism is about social responsibility for all citizens through expansion of democracy in both our political and economic systems.…

4 years ago

Replacing Current ABNORMAL With an IMPROVED NORMAL

We need a new and BETTER NORMAL that not only re-establishes what we’ve lost since the mid twentieth century, but…

4 years ago

Fiscal Conservatism Has It’s Place – Just Not at the Federal Level

If the federal government were forced into fiscal conservatism and had to balance its budget instead of balancing the economy,…

5 years ago

American Socialism – Equally Empowering and Protecting All US Citizens

(A cycle of building, destroying, and now renewing/expanding) Even before FDR's socially responsible New Deal and laws passed since, corporations…

6 years ago

As a progressive, am I too extreme?

Am I too extreme to want representatives who will unabashedly speak out against all forms of economic injustice spawned by…

6 years ago

Modern Money Theory/Practice – Fixing an Under-capacity Economy.

From Intro To Modern Money Theory: "Modern Monetary Theory is partly a description of how our modern fiat, floating exchange…

7 years ago

What I Would Teach a Child in My Care

That self-made individuals are a myth. That empathy is natural and requires nurturing. That we are all responsible for ourselves…

7 years ago

Growing Our Democracy, Economically, Is Key to It’s Survival!

This growth must go beyond reversing voter suppression, improving public education, and expanding civic participation. Maximizing the rule of democracy…

7 years ago

Bashing Loses – Speaking Values Wins

Complaining about the idiocy of the opposition is such a distraction - a waste of time - and provides little…

8 years ago

Protection, Empowerment, Freedom from Injustice, and Participation – Rebuilding the Middle Class

As an American Baby Boomer, I've lived under two different systems of government: Post depression/post WWII and pre 1980s government:…

8 years ago