( Waging Nonviolence ) – I’m encountering a great deal of alarm among progressive activists regarding continued Republican claims of a stolen election. Do these anti-democratic efforts mean a coup attempt is under way? Despite being among the first to write about the possibilities of a coup, I have to say (as of this moment) […]
We need a plan to prevent a Trump takeover — and this anti-coup research shows the way
( Waging Nonviolence ) – I’m hearing a range of views on the likelihood of President Donald Trump refusing to leave office if Joe Biden wins in November. Some don’t believe that even the reckless Trump would go that far, no matter how messed up mail-in ballots become and how close the vote is. Others […]
The US Public Now Wants Medicare for All and the Nordic Model– But a Social Movement is Needed
( Waging Nonviolence) – Surprisingly, for a mainstream daily newspaper, the Philadelphia Inquirer ended its March 22 editorial on the coronavirus by calling for system change, writing, “This crisis has laid bare some hard truths: that we’ve built a society that has removed protections for workers, supported the creation and growth of the gig economy, […]
Social Democracy has made Nordic Countries Happy and Prosperous: Americans should Learn from Them
( Yes! Magazine ) – The U.S. opioid crisis has been unfolding for years and shows no signs of stopping. As we reach for solutions, we can do more than regulate the pharmaceutical companies. Fresh research provides the clue: we can tackle a root cause of opioid deaths while creating a greener and more just […]
The World’s Happiest People Already have a Green New Deal, and they Love It
All the Nordics have found that their focus on climate coinciding with growth in the common good
Defeating Fascism: What a Danish Woman Imam and Swiss Progressives can teach us
She used her networking skills to track down some of the extremist leaders of the anti-immigrant movement, then she went to see them.
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