ONE POLICY (championed by leaders of both parties) leads to poverty, pollution, racism, severe inequality, loss of good jobs, unnecessary wars & many of the other serious problems we face. **But there's GOOD NEWS: We can end this one policy & prioritize people & the planet. Unbeknownst to most of us, REPUBLICAN & DEMOCRATIC …
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I agree wholeheartedly with those who say that we need to get great democrats to run and we need to get out and vote for them. There are two additional points, though, that many people across the country seem to be missing. Millions of Democrats are trying to communicate these to other other Democrats. If …
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"The elites face an unpleasant choice. They could impose harsh controls to protect the status quo or veer leftward toward socialism to ameliorate the mounting economic and political injustices endured by most of the population. But a move leftward, essentially reinstating and expanding the New Deal programs they have destroyed, would impede corporate power and …
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Matt Taibbi - Rolling Stone "Single-Payer Movement Shows: Life After Trump May Not Suck The flip side of the Trump phenomenon is that Democrats may finally be ready to offer voters something real." http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/taibbi-single-payer-effort-shows-life-post-trump-may-not-suck-w503498?utm_source=rsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily&utm_campaign=091617_12 Click on this link to return to HOME PAGE and see other posts on this blog. https://clearblueskyoutwest.com
5 ITEMS RE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE (** don't miss #2 **) 1. Here's the article from the Guardian on Kamala Harris, Corey Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and the other 14 co-sponsors introducing the new universal healthcare bill. All of the current likely Democratic 2020 presidential candidates jumped on board to cosponsor the bill and …
(Please see two short videos below. They're very sharp and you'll be surprised how crisply they define our problem and a potential solution -- one that 500,000 people are already working on). As it stands, Congress does not represent the interest of most of the people in this country. Members of Congress really only …
You come across a hundred "clips to watch" every week. You obviously have to skip most. Don't skip this one. This is really good. Don't miss the end to see what happened after he spoke. WOW. From "They don't exist" to "Can I get your picture with my son?" The power of communication. HERE'S THE VIDEO …
I met an old fellow today at the lake. He was there teaching his grandkids how to fish. Nicest fellow you'd ever want to meet. Didn't seem like he had a racist bone in his body. He was a factory worker at a big company. He was laid off when they downsized. He was wearing …
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