Tag: politics
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The Stakes in this Election: Incredibly High | Mike Lux discusses “The Progressive Revolution”
originally published on October 20, 2010 Welcome to the second interview in our series. This week we feature progressive organizer, strategist, blogger, and author Mike Lux. Mike is the CEO of Progressive Strategies, the Co-founder of Open Left, and he has been active for thirty years on many progressive issues. Mike is the “outsider’s insider.”…
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Is politics your home, or your car?
When I’m in my home, I want to be comfortable. I don’t want to live with people who make me feel ill at ease, or whose values I don’t share. I don’t want conflict. I take great care in making my “house into a home.” I hang things on the walls that reflect my personality,…
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Book Review: The Big Sort (part 2)
This is Part Two (of two). Read Part One here. While I’m a big fan of The Big Sort for all the reasons discussed in Part One of this review (among other reasons), I was disappointed by the author’s symmetrical depiction of the ways the left and right demonstrate his Big Sort theory, and by…
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Book Review: The Big Sort (part 1)
“How could Bush have possibly won?! I don’t know anyone who voted for him!” “How could Obama have possibly won?! I don’t know anyone who voted for him!” Depending on where you live and who you associate with, you’re likely to have heard some version of one or the other of the above two quotes…
Jonathan Matthew Smucker 