- Reality Is Not An Option Panel

This summit brought together an amazing panel that consisted of John Michael Greer, James Howard Kunstler, Chris Martenson, Frank Morris, and Dmitry Orlov to talk about issues ranging from politics, the economy, the food we eat, immigration, labor, poverty, minorities, war, and much more. Please be sure to stay tuned for more dynamic events from ...
- The Irony of 21st Century Retail Development

So, a week ago I was driving up to the Barnes & Noble in Lancaster, PA when I noticed a fellow holding a sign on a street corner advertising the local Kmart was going out of business and offering up to 60% discounts on merchandise. I’d seen someone with the same sign a while back ...
- How Citizens of Los Angeles Should Vote On Measures H and S

This coming Tuesday, March 7th, the citizens of Los Angeles will be voting on a county and city ballot measure. They are Measure H and Measure S.
Measure H
Under Measure H, the Voters of Los Angeles County are being asked to increase their sales tax by one-quarter percent (0.25%) to put a dent in homelessness. Sadly, ...
- Progressive Protectionism – Finding Common Ground

Reprinted with Permission of Progressives For Immigration Reform
The term protectionism as it is generally accepted these days tends to conjure up associations with nativism and reactionaryism. Last week, I read a book by Colin Hines in which he introduced the concept of “Progressive Protectionism” (PP). PP is a counterbalance to practices such as neoliberalism, in ...
- It May Still Be The Economy – BUT!
Several surveys of voters and likely voters conducted anywhere from a day to several months before last week’s election indicated that the economy was the number one issue occupying the minds of Americans. However, for the first time, in perhaps my lifetime, the topic of immigration weighed in as one of the top three issues ...