My birthday message for Obama: Dine with Krugman
Here's what I wrote on Obama's birthday card:"Happy birthday, Mr. President, from a respectful ex-supporter.Please consider having dinner with Professor Krugman. You have a deep mind, don't let it get...
View ArticleImportant RI voting commission needs members — could be YOU
About a month ago, in Rhode Island, H 6176 became law. This establishes a commission to study improved voting systems and recommend related legislation.Voting system reform is a crucially important...
View ArticleRepost: Important RI voting commission needs members — could be YOU
This is a repost of a diary I did a couple of nights ago. It's by request; reposting was originally suggested by another DKos user who read the first diary.About a month ago, in Rhode Island, H 6176...
View ArticleRepost 2: Important RI voting commission needs members — could be YOU
This is the second time I'm reposting this, because my sources say that it is still not clear who will be on this commission. Since the supposed deadline for appointments was Aug. 1, there is no time...
View ArticleGuatemala election Sunday: tea party clones are the good guys (!)
This Sunday (probably today, by the time you read this) is the Guatemalan presidential election (first round). Here's a primer on the candidates. Warning: the linked video includes some extremely...
View ArticleSign these wh.gov petitions: Mint $1T in platinum, etc.
Please sign these petitions on the "we the people" site at whitehouse.gov.My petitions:Mint a trillion dollars in platinum coins, hoping to spread it to all US households.Help fix a rotten, deadlocked...
View ArticleAre "Dinner With Obama" contest rules illegal?
Here are the rules for the Dinner With Obama contest: Fifty (50) potential winners will be selected by a random drawing from all eligible entries to be held at Obama for America Headquarters on January...
View ArticleSentra or Impala only: a parable of plurality (1 of 4)
(Part 1 of 4-part series on voting reform. Part 1 deals with the problem; part 2 tries to inspire about what solving it could mean; part 3 offers a specific solution, but explains there are many...
View ArticleVoting reform could have beaten Walker
Last night sucked. We're playing against a deck that's stacked by Koch millions, and so even the most inspiring organization on our side sometimes just isn't enough. And too much of the Democratic...
View ArticleSpanish-speaking GOTV? A how-to.
About 6 weeks ago, I decided that my phonebanking this year would be focused on increasing Latino turnout in AZ. I called, wrote, and signed up for multiple campaigns and GOTV efforts, and, perhaps...
View ArticleHate Citizens United? Larry Lessig has a plan to take our country back
It is no coincidence that last session saw both record amounts of special-interest money flowing into campaigns, and the most dysfunctional and disliked congress in history. If we want to rise to the...
View ArticleWant better results? Use better voting! (video fundraiser)
More than any time I can remember, progressive ideas are growing popular. In a fair fight, a true democracy, we'd be on the offensive. The ideas Progressive Caucus's budget are popular, and if they...
View ArticleI'm a proud and unapologetic (small d) democrat
I believe in "we, the people". I believe in "from many, one". I believe in "a more perfect union". I believe in the wisdom of crowds.I believe that those things should apply at Daily Kos, just as much...
View ArticleNext step: Democracy for the House
At long last, the filibuster — the second-most anti-democratic aspect in American government — has been cracked. The US Senate is still not a democratic institution in principle; it still gives dozens...
View ArticleWhy the Electoral College is a good thing — and its coming end is even better
The electoral college (EC) has many, many flaws. It leads to an unhealthy focus on swing states; it compounds the effect of the Senate in over-weighting the smallest states; and its byzantine...
View ArticleCould Bernie win a 3-way race? Or: How to fix democracy, and why you should...
Let's say that the second place from the Democratic primary ran as an independent, so that there were 3 candidates — say, Bush, Clinton, and Sanders. (Or another Republican instead of Bush; it makes no...
View ArticleDiscussion thread: How should Sanders have responded to "BLM" in Seattle?
This is a thread for discussing how Sanders should have dealt with the protest in Seattle.Ground rules: this is a place for brainstorming. That means people have to feel free to bring up off-the-wall...
View ArticleWhy comment threads bother me
The story so far:- A mid-level Sanders staffer reached out to BLM activists on Bernie's behalf, saying "I'm sorry we haven't contacted you sooner."- Chuck Todd asked a gotcha question: "Do you think an...
View ArticleDemocratic Socialism that America can embrace, in 1 minute or less
We democratic socialists know that individuals do some things best. Entrepreneurship, building small business, that's how American grows, and the private sector is great at that. But sometimes you need...
View ArticleOK, that Netanyahu bootlicking tears it. Hillary must be stopped. Sanders...
Let me begin by saying that if Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee for president, I will crawl over broken glass to vote for her, even in my safe state. You can look at my commenting history here...
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