Now, Paul Krugman still feels the House Bill is better than nothing–I know that not everyone agrees. But still, more evidence of The Flood of Dissatisfaction on Krugman’s NYT Blog. Glad to hear him say, ““But I have to say, I’m pretty close to giving up on Mr. Obama, who seems determined to confirm every doubt I and others ever had about whether he was ready to fight for what his supporters believed in.”
Continue reading Et Tu, Paul? Krugman on Obama & Healthcare–“He Wasn’t The One We’ve Been Waiting For”Thanks to Hugh Harwell and Antonio Aversano for sending this out.
There is a river flowing now very fast.
It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid.
They will try to hold on to the shore.
They will feel like they are being torn apart, and they will suffer greatly.
Springfield == The Alliance to Develop Power (ADP) is the first community organization in the state to call upon United States Senator-Elect Scott Brown to follow up on his promise of creating a “big tent” by working collaboratively with those that are hurting the most in the economic crisis — especially low-income people and the unemployed, African-Americans, immigrants, and those living in distressed communities.
ADP members are calling upon Senator-Elect Brown to stand up for all families in Massachusetts by supporting Just and Humane Immigration Reform that includes a path to citizenship, an Emergency Public Jobs program to help rebuild Massachusetts’ battered economy by creating living wage jobs, and enacting stricter banking regulations to ensure that the needs of people are put before the bankers that caused this crisis. ADP is the first grassroots organization to move beyond partisan politics by calling on Senator-Elect Brown to support a comprehensive package that will create a just and equitable economy that works for all families.
Who: Alliance to Develop Power / ADP
What: Press Conference
Where: ADP Headquarters, 130 Union Street, Springfield, MA
When: Friday, January 22nd, 2010, 12 noon to 12:30pm
Springfield == The Alliance to Develop Power (ADP) is the first community organization in the state to call upon United States Senator-Elect Scott Brown to follow up on his promise of creating a “big tent” by working collaboratively with those that are hurting the most in the economic crisis — especially low-income people and the unemployed, African-Americans, immigrants, and those living in distressed communities.
ADP members are calling upon Senator-Elect Brown to stand up for all families in Massachusetts by supporting Just and Humane Immigration Reform that includes a path to citizenship, an Emergency Public Jobs program to help rebuild Massachusetts’ battered economy by creating living wage jobs, and enacting stricter banking regulations to ensure that the needs of people are put before the bankers that caused this crisis. ADP is the first grassroots organization to move beyond partisan politics by calling on Senator-Elect Brown to support a comprehensive package that will create a just and equitable economy that works for all families.
Continue reading Alliance to Develop Power “Big Tent” Press Conference, January 22ndSpringfield == The Alliance to Develop Power (ADP) is the first community organization in the state to call upon United States Senator-Elect Scott Brown to follow up on his promise of creating a “big tent” by working collaboratively with those that are hurting the most in the economic crisis — especially low-income people and the unemployed, African-Americans, immigrants, and those living in distressed communities.
ADP members are calling upon Senator-Elect Brown to stand up for all families in Massachusetts by supporting Just and Humane Immigration Reform that includes a path to citizenship, an Emergency Public Jobs program to help rebuild Massachusetts’ battered economy by creating living wage jobs, and enacting stricter banking regulations to ensure that the needs of people are put before the bankers that caused this crisis. ADP is the first grassroots organization to move beyond partisan politics by calling on Senator-Elect Brown to support a comprehensive package that will create a just and equitable economy that works for all families.
Continue reading Alliance to Develop Power “Big Tent” Press Conference, January 22nd, 2010The following is a press release from the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts, 21 January 2010
GREEN-RAINBOW PARTY:BROWN VICTORY REFLECTS NEW POWER OF BREAK-AWAY PROGRESSIVES,NOT A REPUBLICAN SURGE
With the surprise victory of Scott Brown over Martha Coakley in Tuesday’s special Senate election, the conventional wisdom regarding the dominance of the Democratic Party in Obama-era Massachusetts has been shattered. But in the scramble to understand what the voters said on Tuesday a fundamental lesson is being missed. This was a revolt of progressives against a hijacked Democratic Party – not a sudden conversion of Ted Kennedy supporters to Republican ranks.
Continue reading GRP: “Brown Victory Represents New Power of Break-Away Progressives, Not a Republican Surge”By now you have probably heard about the recent Supreme Court ruling that frees corporations to spend unlimited amounts on independent efforts to support political candidates.
An already tattered and ineffective campaign finance system just got worse. People with any sense of the problem corporations pose to the existence of a basic democratic order are outraged.
Two efforts to amend the Constitution to limit corporate “rights” have already popped up, Free Speech for People and Move to Amend. Both are extremely crucial starting points, but is it enough?
Continue reading Corporations versus DemocracyWHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON TUESDAY?
Thanks to greenmassgroup for providing a counter to the spin that the defeat of Martha Coakley represents a sudden turn to the right by Massachusetts voters. The reality is this: The progressive voters who turned out in 2008 to endorse Barack Obama’s message of hope stayed home, or cast votes for Brown to protest the health care monstrosity that Congress is on the verge of passing. Coakley’s defeat was a long overdue revolt of progressives against Democrats, not a sign of conversion to Republicanism.
This view is backed up by a poll taken by Research 2000 which showed that 18 percent of people who voted for Barack Obama in 2008, supported Scott Brown in the Senate race. Of that group an overwhelming majority – 82 percent – favored a public option health plan, while just 14 percent oppose it. Of those who stayed home, 86 percent support a public option, while just seven percent oppose it. They didn’t turn conservative. They just turned against the Democrats.
Continue reading Now is the Time to Stand Up for Your ValuesWeeks like this are hog heaven for political junkies, and a downright paradise for the punditocrary, who’ll get at least two weeks’ paychecks for spinning out the endless whys and hows of the decline and fall we witnessed tonight. No reason we can’t play at What It All Means.
Me, … I’m not sure. And we’ve doubtless all drawn different lessons. My guess is that they all have some value as Greens switch into election gear, and I’m interested in what conclusions you’ve drawn.
I don’t yet have a cogent argument to advance, so consider these ramblings and an invitation to a response.
What’s the Matter With Kans–err, Massachusetts?
The election was a mandate…
Continue reading Mr. Brown Goes to WashingtonYesterday, the people of Massachusetts were unable and unwilling to elect a democrat to the U.S. senate. I am aghast and perplexed, wondering what their motive for electing a republican to the U.S. senate might be: More of their tax money going to invasions and occupations? More tax money going to corporate bail-outs? More of their wages going to utility, insurance and credit companies, which have the prospect, now, of remaining under-regulated?
Did these deluded voters think killing more civilians in foreign countries will bring them cheaper gasoline?
Republicanism is a disease of the spirit. It is a coagulation of all that is worst in humankind; violence, greed, rashness, selfishness, ignorance, exclusivism, racism, classism and indulgence. It is the state religion of a nation ruled by cowardice and violence. Killing populations of civilians with a large army, air force and navy to steal their natural resources can only be done by a people who are spiritually immature and immoral.
Continue reading Spiritual Sickness of a Nation