Category Archives: Center for Populist Politics
A Nation Afraid of Its Shadow
Last Friday, the Billy Bush tapes from eleven years ago featuring Donald Trump trash talking [...]
Practical Advice for Protecting the Environment
In last week’s blog I shared my reaction to the environmental theme of the Rio [...]
Don’t Blame it on Rio, Too Few Resources, Too Many People And the Road to LA
Last Friday evening I pulled into a bar to watch the opening ceremonies of 2016 [...]
Altadena CSD Revisions and Why You Need to Be Concerned
Los Angeles County is attempting to revise the Altadena Community Standards District (CSD) with minimal [...]
How The H1-B Visa Program Hurts American Workers
This is a video we recently completed for a sister organization that at a high [...]
When A Readers Digest Magazine is The Same Age as You!
In couple of days, July 30th to be exact, it will be my fifty-fourth birthday. [...]
Ventura California’s 4th of July PUSH EM PULL EM Parade
Ventura’s 4th of July Street Fair continued its proud 41-year-old tradition today with its PUSH [...]
Brexit and Beyond
Before and after the votes were tallied for the BREXIT a cacophony of voices sounded lamentation [...]
Ann Coulter Vs. Van Jones at Politicon 2016
On June 25th and 26th, the Pasadena Convention Center played host to the Politicon 2016. [...]
Feeling the Bern in Ventura, California
On a sunny Thursday afternoon presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gave a spirited speech to over [...]
Increased Taxation and Centralized Authority are NOT the answer to homelessness
Both the Los Angeles City Council and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are considering measures [...]
My Version of St. Patrick’s Breastplate
Not all Irish minds turn immediately to thoughts of green beer, celtic music, and limericks [...]
What Will Ultimately Ban Fracking?
I drove by a gasoline station the other day in Pasadena, California, and noticed for the [...]
Happy Labor Day
On this Labor Day I was trying to put together a blog would encapsulate two [...]
In America, Rape is Considered Non-Judicial Punishment
The other week, a sandwich salesman plead guilty to paying under-aged prostitutes for sex. The internet [...]
Defend Diplomacy Support Iran Agreement Rally in Los Angeles California
On August 26th some 60 people gathered in front of Congressman Ted Lieu’s office to [...]
We Are In A Fourth Turning
Two weeks ago I discussed in a blog that we here at IFSPP will be [...]
What Year Was It Contest?
As we begin to dig into and research the evidence of demographic cycles that impact [...]
Social Security is Turning 80, Do You Know Which Cycle You’re In?
I spend a lot of my time following economic, political and social topics in both [...]
Interview With Culver City Council Member, Meghan Sahli-Wells
I had the pleasure of sitting down earlier this week and speaking with Culver City [...]
March Against Monsanto Rally – Los Angeles
On Saturday, May 23, 2015 hundreds of Angelenos gathered to stage a rally and march [...]
Our Diablo – The Case For Shuttering California’s Last Nuke
On Saturday, May 9th the Malibu Democratic Club hosted an amazing series of presentations [...]
Weekly News Wrap for Week Ending 05.16.15
Steve and Kevin are at it again bringing their thoughts, opinions and reactions to last [...]
Myths of The War on Terror
Michael Shermer of the Skeptic Magazine and Skeptics Society really did the country a service [...]
CFPUP’S Weekly News Wrap UP For Week Ending 05.02.15
Welcome to another edition of the CFPUP’s Weekly News Wrap Up! Once again we’re providing [...]
Weekly News Wrap Up for Week Ending 04.24.14
Welcome to another edition of the Center For Progressive Urban Politics Weekly News Wrap Up [...]
CFPUP’s Weekly News Wrap Up for the Week Ending April 11, 2015
Here is another installment of our Weekly News Wrap Up (WNWU) for the week ending [...]
Weekly News Wrap Up For Week Ending March 27, 2015
Welcome to our Weekly News Wrap Up for the week ending March 27, 2015. Once again [...]
IFSPP Weekly News Wrap Up for March 20, 2015
Welcome to what we are hoping will be the first of many, many weekly news [...]