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Nick Licata

Nick Licata, was a 5 term Seattle City Councilmember, named progressive municipal official of the year by The Nation, and is founding board chair of Local Progress, a national network of 1,000 progressive municipal officials. Author of Becoming a Citizen Activist. http://www.becomingacitizenactivist.org/changemakers/ Subscribe to Licata’s newsletter Urban Politics http://www.becomingacitizenactivist.org/
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Two Steps Back: Pete Hegseth bullies the US Military into a Culture War

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is rejecting liberal woke beliefs because he claims they have weakened and misguided our military. He introduced the generals and admirals to the new...
Crime

The Futility of Political Assassinations. History Holds Lessons

Here are six assassinations, spanning over 2,000 years to the present, that illustrate how the folly of assassinations has unfolded repeatedly. 
Politics

Fascists Under Every Rock (But What does that Mean?)

When reviewing a collection of quotes from both sides, a clear pattern emerges. Republicans call Democrats fascists for enforcing longstanding laws, while Democrats accuse Republicans of taking fascist actions beyond legal boundaries.
Politics

The Art of Misdirection: Trump Invades Cities to Quash Epstein Fever

Trump is more afraid that an embarrassing connection to Epstein might be exposed than he is about Democrats filing lawsuits or the fact that 47% of adults nationwide disapprove of him sending Marines into L.A.
Business

Lets Talk Bogeyman: Here’s What Socialism Is (And Isn’t)

Throughout history, every country, whether it considers itself socialist or capitalist, engages in capitalism to some degree, which is essentially the existence of a marketplace, where goods, services, information, and labor are exchanged. 
Politics

Five Lessons from Mamdani’s Remarkable NYC Primary Win for Mayor

In a remarkable upset, progressive State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.  Early polls showed Mamdani starting his campaign with around 1% support. Just six weeks...
Politics

A Very Stable President?

As long as Democrats draft any legislation assessing a president’s mental fitness to perform their duties and apply it to Trump, it is dead in the water. The same applies to Republicans seeking to prove that Biden was mentally incompetent to overturn his legislation. 
Uncategorized

Does America have a Manchurian Candidate Problem?

A Manchurian Candidate, as initially defined in Richard Condon’s 1959 novel and the 1966 movie, is a nation’s leader controlled by that country’s enemy. These works of fiction played on the...
Politics

Trump’s “Beautiful” Budget may Spell Political Suicide

As Trump’s populist base learns the details of his “Big Beautiful Bill,” Republican members of Congress will face consequences.
Politics

Upside Down Justice? Sorting Out Trump’s Threats to Law Firms

“Chilling the lawyers who represent those people hurts the rule of law because when the government can’t be legally opposed, the law provides no protections to anyone, and you start to live in an autocracy.”
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