Category: National Politics
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Leadership means organizing
There’s new leadership at the Democratic National Committee. Saturday, the members of the DNC met in Atlanta and elected former Labor Secretary, Tom Perez as the new Chair of the party. The contest was very tight, with Perez barely edging out Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota. Many folks cast this race as a replay of…
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Go High – Keeping the High Ground In Trump’s America
“When they go low, we go high.” One of the defining and most enduring phrases of the 2016 Democratic convention. A phrase that evokes an image of people seeking the higher moral ground. Not falling to pettiness. Standing up for their principles over politics. For my money, it was the best speech of the whole…
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Size Matters and Alternative Facts
From Twitter wars to “alternative facts” this administration seems like they’ll do anything to prop up the ego of their supreme leader.
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The Trump Cabinet – Rise of the Oligarchs
As a new Administration prepares to take power, the incoming Cabinet is set to be the least experienced, most partisan, and conflict filled in US history.
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Vive la Résistance!
I read interesting stories about more things than I could possibly write in a day, a week, or a year. So rather than try and write about all of them, here’s some stuff to know going into the weekend.
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Just another election post-mortem
The Donald, the deplorables, and the decades long fight that brought us America’s first Reality-TV show President.