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Sharpening the Question
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to not play it so safe on my blog. If I’m stumbling in my head, stumble on the page. I hate the idea of doing that. I want to wait until I get it right before I...
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Americans Want Sweden’s Distribution of Wealth
Just in case you haven’t seen it, there’s a great viral video that neatly summarizes the results of an amazing survey of Americans about wealth. I can’t show it here – WordPress.com won’t let me embed...
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Republicans Understand Their Constituency just Fine
A recent study found that on each of the issues we examine, over 90% of politicians with conservative views appear to overestimate their constituents’ support for conservative policies. This...
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Skocpol to EDF: “tweaking and repeating game plans is for losers”
Theda Skocpol, who a few months ago published a very interesting report on why enviros failed to pass major climate legislation, is back for round 2. At Grist she lays out the major problems she sees...
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Liberal and Progressive Bloggers Are As Much to Blame As Obama Is
So how so we reconcile the lessons of last week — that 92 percent of all Americans wish we lived in Sweden when it comes to the distribution of wealth but most legislators think their constituents wish...
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David Roberts on Enviro Policy vs Enviro Activism
One progressive blogger who does try to explain the world of organizing to his readers is Grist’s David Roberts. Exhibit A: a great little smackdown of the Keystone protester-haters. WaPo editors,...
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401(k)s Aren’t Cutting It
401(k)s were supposed to replace pensions. Less headaches for companies, plus workers will get the benefit from the power of the market! As Bloomberg’s Josh Barros shows, that’s not how it worked out....
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More Stories from the Organizing Frontline
If you want to get more organizing stories into your weekly Net diet, here are a few places to start: The Planet Blog — the Sierra Club’s adventures in organizing Word on the Street — stroies form the...
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Getting at “So What?”
I may have figured out where I’m getting stuck. Here’s how I’ve been framing the question I’m trying to answer: Since the economy is not natural or inevitable, since it is deeply and profoundly shaped...
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Why Social Democracy Stalled Out: Not Enough Incrementalism (of the Right Type)
Recently I was at a party where I got into an argument with a fellow lefty about why Europe has gone from being the place that inspires liberals & lefties to say, “why can’t we be like them?” to...
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Is Tackling Climate Change Too Expensive? Not Compared to the Iraq War
Is doing something serious about climate change too expensive? Using some number crunching by wind analyst Paul Gipe, Grist’s David Roberts says no: The total cost of the Iraq War, including future...
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A Refinement of What I Don’t Know
I haven’t posted for a couple of weeks. Partly that’s because work has been crazy. But part of it is that I’m still banging my head against the theory wall – and the wall is winning. Here’s where I am...
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Headbanging: Head 0, Wall 1
After banging & banging my head against a wall, I’ve finally figured something out: the problem isn’t my will, the problem is the wall. Trying to frame my theory around our power to intervene in...
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Republican North Carolinians for Big Government: the Telsa Edition
From North Carolina, a reminder of just how little anyone in office believes in a “free market.” The Republican Party in North Carolina has more power than they have had in decades, and they’re using...
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Wall 1, Stiglitz & Chang 0
As part of figuring out where to go next, I’ve been rereading two of my favorite liberal economists: Joseph Stiglitz and Ha-Joon Chang. It hasn’t help me move any further, but it has cheered me up....
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Should We Support Manufacturing Jobs or Good Jobs?
Should the government try to help create more manufacturing jobs in the US? As a BusinessWeek article about Caterpillar shows, it’s a more complicated question than it used to be. Caterpillar’s CEO...
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What Winning Could Look Like: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together
Feeling a bit bleak about our side’s chances? The Nation’s got two stories that together paint a picture of what winning might look like. Jane McAlevey has an interesting piece on NYC’s Make the Road,...
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Up Next: Why Taking Ownership Really Matters
After some more headbanging, here’s where I am. I keep coming back to 3 sides of a triangle: Thinking about Power Taking Ownership We’re Not As Smart As We Think We Are I’m pretty clear about why...
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Stopping Climate Change Is Expensive Only If You Don’t Consider the...
Suppose we knew a terrorist group was planning a series of strikes that if successful would increase the areas in the United States at risk of floods by 45%. How much would we be willing to spend to...
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IEA to Pension Funds: Don’t Bet on Oil, Coal, Gas
Speaking of investments and Climate Change, the International Energy Agency has a little advice for pension funds: don’t bet on oil, coal, or gas because most of it has to stay in the ground if we are...
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