Beating Trump Isn’t Enough we have to beat the conditions that got him elected to begin with When I was 14 I was asked by a friend of my parents if I was proud of being a Puerto Rican. I said, “No.” He said, “What, are you ashamed of it?” I said, “No,Continue reading “Beating Trump Isn’t Enough”
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Sanders’s vs Clinton’s Senate Records
All links below are to search results on congress.gov. Bernie Sanders sponsored or co-sponsored 6,251 pieces of legislation during his time in Congress (Senate: 2007-present, or nine years; House: 1991-2006, or 15 years). Of these, he was the primary author of, or sponsored, 781 bills. Three of the bills he sponsored became law (two having to do withContinue reading “Sanders’s vs Clinton’s Senate Records”
Why Donor Base Matters: Leeches vs. Producers
We all know that there are companies that produce things, like Apple and Google and Microsoft and GM, and there are people who work for them (represented by unions). These companies that produce things are who I’m calling the “producers”: tech and manufacturers and their employees. They are the representatives of our real economy, theContinue reading “Why Donor Base Matters: Leeches vs. Producers”
Understanding “Bernie or Bust”
I’ve been following presidential elections since Ronald Reagan ran for office in 1980. I wasn’t able to vote in that one, but I could vote in a presidential election for the first time in 1984. This election cycle seems to me to be unlike any previous one in that a significant contingent of voters on bothContinue reading “Understanding “Bernie or Bust””
The Philosophy of Contemporary Song 