The plan for compacity
Economists & Advocates
a parallel universe problem
Dealing New Green
The glory of American style politics and the power of its global businesses and industries is unchallenged. They have yet to act in response to the demand for a strong public investment in mitigating the risks associated with climate change. Failure to act is not the question, thousands of ideas are flowing in the digital … Continue reading Dealing New Green
Urban Speakers
The authors in the following (long list and growing) visit New York City routinely. Perhaps they would enjoy a sponsored conference or a workshop on persuasion. The question on persuasion is direct. Who among them make the most sense on the "design" for change. No matter how smart they are if nothing happens the design … Continue reading Urban Speakers
Writers Wanted
Persuasion is a responsibility of communication. The writer’s list project asks what can writers do with a list of billionaires coupled with some "hot button examples" and an interest in shifting the narrative in ways improve the focus of new media on questions of democracy and great wealth. ~ On the Future of Democracy ~ Hundreds … Continue reading Writers Wanted
Urban Obama
Watch and pull out what might be essential ideas for the urban agenda. All of the good ones are tucked away in this now famous Vox series (here). https://youtu.be/iY05U7GaU5I https://youtu.be/MKt1KpGg0vg https://youtu.be/Icq60Uxd3As https://youtu.be/7Z2XRg3dy9k https://youtu.be/cZ7LzE3u7Bw https://youtu.be/RBKhpV6MYto https://youtu.be/mS5WYp5xmvI
The Watchdog People
Amidst tweets of deceit, greed, vengeance, and betrayal, scan here for some gems of truth.
Tax is Spending
Taxes are what we pay for a civil society.
Control Balance
Examinations of Power & Contol Balance .
Remember Muir
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.”John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1911, pg. 110) Sierra Club Books 1988 ed. See all of Chapter 6 on the Sierra Club website. At the close of the century, the World … Continue reading Remember Muir
Triumvirate(s)
There are three leaders working 24/7/365 to get more Democrats and Independents in the House and Senate. They are Nina Turner, the new president of Our Revolution, Maurice Mitchell, the new national director of the Working Families Party and Yvette Simpson, the new chief officer of Democracy for America. They share concerns for the dignity … Continue reading Triumvirate(s)