Dauphin Island The biggest threat to a democracy is the latent fear of the people, which allows politicians, policy makers, and special interests to conspire to deprive them of any ability to impact events through voice or vote. We are deluged by evidence today. Here’s one from a political scientist quoted in the Times: “We’re …
Month: August 2009
Town Hall Ruckus
Washington The buzz before, after, and during every meeting I had in DC and the metro area at the end of the week focused on the ruckus and eruptions that had broken out in Tampa and around St. Louis at various town hall meetings for Democratic congressional representatives. The numbers were large. Crowds were raucous. …
Job Bias and Credit Bar
Takoma Park These days a working stiff, or worse, someone trying to desert the vast army of the unemployed and pick you a pay envelope again, seems to be screwed in different was almost every day. Today’s news details how the unemployed are being penalized in getting jobs…uh, largely because their unemployed, and not surprisingly …