Welcome to Message Monday! It’s no wonder we have so many corrupt and idiotic people in office, when the media is so deeply committed to...

Welcome to Message Monday! President Biden will give his State of the Union (SOTU) speech on Thursday.  I hope he does well.  The vapid...

Welcome to Take Action Tuesday!   There are some very exciting things happening on the rural America front.  While the challenges remain...

Welcome to Message Monday! One of my favorite media is billboards.  Actually “outdoor/out-of-home media,” as it’s known in the biz,...

Welcome to SWOT Sunday! One of our key weaknesses is that "progressives are not...clear about what we want in terms of a role for...

Welcome to Winning Wednesday! In the Midwest, after the 2010 elections, people suffered a sudden, vicious, and overwhelming attack on the...

Welcome to Team Tuesday! Last fall, the United Auto Workers (UAW), under new leader Shawn Fain, launched a wildly audacious attempt to...

Welcome to Take Action Tuesday! Watch out for exploding heads from the book-banning crowd.  “Workplace Readiness Week” at schools is an...

Welcome to Message Monday! It’s common knowledge these days that President Biden is failing to communicate the real achievements of his...

Welcome to SWOT Sunday! I added a new threat to my SWOT analysis. If Joe Biden were to lose the election to Donald Trump, it’s...

Welcome to SWOT Sunday! We all know that progressives have to work with mainstream Democrats, at least some of the time, to build power...

Welcome to Take Action Tuesday! Organized labor support for Palestinians and a ceasefire in Gaza is strong, often militant, and growing....

Welcome to Winning Wednesday! OK, so these Democrats have not won their races yet.  But just contesting all these races – more than 60 in...

Welcome to Message Monday! I was inspired to write today’s post by Heather Cox Richardson, a history teacher and bestselling author who...

Welcome to Team Thursday, when we spotlight an exciting organization. I confess I stan David Hogg, one of the Parkland high school...

Welcome to Take Action Tuesday! I’ve been a big fan of Beto O’Rourke since I saw the 2019 HBO documentary Running With Beto. This...

Read an overview of SWOT analyses and my analysis of the progressive movement. Here is a summary of a related pair of Strengths and...

On Sept. 21, President Biden announced the formation of a new federal Climate Corps by executive action. The Hill described this as a...

Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), in my view, is the election reform that gives you the biggest bang for your buck. Right now is the best time...