Welcome to Message Monday! I’m a fan of Anand Giridharadas, so much so that his is the only Substack I pay for.  He recently posted a...

Welcome to Team Tuesday! Until President Biden mentioned housing during his State of the Union address recently, I felt sure the subject...

Welcome to Message Monday! I was deep in an article on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website, about USA Today choosing one of our...

Welcome to Message Monday! Progressive State Senator Chris Larson (District 7) is well known and loved here in Milwaukee, WI.  I only...

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 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 Message Monday! The Democracy Alliance, a major group of progressive funders, has a fine strategic approach to building...

Welcome to Message Monday! Yesterday, we talked about how important it is to include what you're FOR: your dream, your vision of a better...

Welcome to SWOT Sunday! ​One of our key weaknesses, as defined by Deepak Bhargava in 2005, is that "progressives are not...clear about...

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

Welcome to Message Monday! Yesterday, when I was talking about what progressives need to do to build power within the Democratic...

Welcome to Team Thursday, when I spotlight a worthy organization.  Full disclosure, I am a sustaining donor to Razom, and have been since...

Welcome to SWOT Sunday! Weakness #2 Escalating crises favor the prepared - and we’re not prepared.  As Milton Friedman said, “Only a...

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 SWOT Sunday! Last week we talked about the intersection between a key strength – our mass-based, organizing-driven...

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

Welcome to Message Monday! Finally, the tsunami of year-end fundraising pleas has petered out, and the New Year has begun! I wrestle...