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My main issue is citizen empowerment. I have seen that private citizens generally oppose corruption, (cronyism, giveaways to mega-corporations), and military adventurism. The overwhelming majority of us support civil liberties, secure elections, environmental protection, and trade agreements designed to produce jobs instead of giving free rein to the multi-nationals to take over our natural monopolies and act against the general welfare. We want old age and medical gov't insurance.
Thursday, August 21, 2008 A New Focus for Progressives (5 comments)
The successful Neo-Con attack on our democratic institutions must be countered. In fact restoring power to bodies representative of the people is the only way to achieve our more traditional goals. A case is made for four doable measures.