Why I’ll Be Working Against The Newest St. Louis Sales Tax Proposal Several years back Pat Martin, long-time head of Missourians For Tax Justice, worried about the plethora of new sales tax proposals on the state legislators’ and municipal leaders’ Read More …
An article on CNN’s website called attention to a story that, apparently, is popular in British political circles. A CEO is in a board meeting and he has very bad results to report, so at the start of the meeting Read More …
I was at a gathering last night, surrounded by a mix of progressive and conservative friends. Most of us had not seen each other since before the election and there was a reluctance to jeopardize friendships, so political talk was Read More …
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human-history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this Read More …
Donald Trump… Meet Joe Hill. The present triumph of Donald Trump and the Republican Party got me to thinking of Joe Hill. Among the last words attributed to Joe Hill are, “Don’t waste any time mourning. Organize!” Many Read More …
“What do I do now?” “ I don’t know what to do but I feel like I need to do something.” “I am going underground and off grid.” After the election night debacle (for we Progressives), I heard comments like Read More …