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Thirty five years as a small business consultant, CFO, and university educator specializing in quantitative business and economic modeling - a suite of experience now focused on economic inequality. Carefully attributed data, thoughtful analysis, and tangible policy proposals are offered for your consideration.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, April 8, 2019 The Two Faces of Identity Politics
You've heard all about identity politics - maybe from your crazy Fox News uncle. And you may have guessed that he's got it all wrong. Now it's time to reclaim the narrative in the name of equality!
(33 comments) SHARE Friday, October 26, 2018 Why Liberals Lose - The Glib Answers
Liberals keep losing to the conservative minority. Why? This four part series examines the answers. There's more to it than you might think. Series: Why Liberals Keep Losing (3 Articles, 4419 views)
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, August 26, 2018 Time for Dems to Kick the Corporate Money Addiction
Democrats have recently limited the power of "super delegates," and that's a good start. But they still accept tainted money - and at what cost? Could the party survive without it? Might it be even stronger?
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Looking Back From Where We're Headed
We don't want this future, but we must face the powerful forces we've unleashed. Where will they lead? And what will we say to our kids? Our elders? Is November, 2018 our last best chance?
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, February 1, 2018 A Peek at Post-Fascist America
The GOP's stranglehold on America won't last. Let's begin now to create new vision of a vigorous democracy - one that's strong enough to stand up to corporate capital.
(3 comments) SHARE Friday, September 22, 2017 Tell Me No Lies
We all like to see ourselves as truth-seekers. We might even want others to agree that we are. But when we share anything we haven't checked out, we're endorsing all of its messages, both explicit and implicit.
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, September 2, 2017 Privilege and Opportunity
Isn't it great to live in a meritocracy? Where opportunity abounds for all, and equality is the order of the day? Nope, that's not the way it works.
(8 comments) SHARE Monday, August 21, 2017 So THIS is a Nazi!
A meeting with Nazis years ago suggests that not much has changed in recent years. But what is the REAL threat?
SHARE Wednesday, July 26, 2017 When Satire Gets Too Real
This was too easy. A little cut-and-paste, search-and-replace, and... viola! But the powers behind the GOP are pushing for a Constitutional Convention, and that's not funny.
SHARE Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Talk About Poverty - Taking the Long View
Dozens of conversations with poor people can help us understand the causes and consequences of poverty in America. This is a peek at the solutions offered by a new book, "Talk About Poverty."
SHARE Friday, February 24, 2017 Constitutional Originalism and Freedom of Speech
Self-identified "constitutional originalists" claim to have the inside track to what the Framers were thinking. Do you believe that the Founders thought corporations were people and that money was speech? Let's check. Series: Constitutional Originalism (4 Articles, 4026 views)
(3 comments) SHARE Thursday, February 23, 2017 Constitutional Originalism and the Electoral College
There's a new litmus test for judicial nominees - including Neil Gorsuch - constitutional originalism. Take a look at how and why originalists justify and defend the archaic institution of the Electoral College in the 21st century. Series: Constitutional Originalism (4 Articles, 4026 views)
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Constitutional Originalism - What WERE They Thinking?
There's a new litmus test that conservatives demand of all judicial nominees - including Neil Gorsuch. Pop the hood on originalism to find out where it came from and how Senate Republicans now wield it as an ideological club to control the judiciary. Series: Constitutional Originalism (4 Articles, 4026 views)