Now that the electoral map comes into full resolution, the full magnitude of the political sea change is in full evidence… the progressives are now the largest caucus in the Democratic Party. We should not engage in naiveté by assuming that that means they are... Continue
Progressive Majority Coalition
The MSM seemed to downgrade the magnitude of the Democratic win on the night of the election. “There was no ‘blue wave’” was the agreed upon corporate news menu item when the Democratic house wins were in the 25-27 seat margin. As counting has continued,... Continue
The Sonoma Valley has a lively local political culture. We are blessed to have a large contingent of highly educated and accomplished professionals and a growing cadre of younger Democratic Party activists who have season tickets for the City Council meetings. I respect the difficult,... Continue
One of the biggest headliners in the liberal camp, David Remnick (editor of the “New Yorker” magazine), took top prize for the biggest media face-plant when he withdrew his invitation to Steve Bannon (former top policy aide to president Trump and former editor of Breitbart.com)... Continue
The Trump Org and its state propaganda arm, Fox News, are attempting to wear down our adrenals and exhaust our attention with a nonstop three-ring circus of nasty, stupid, and inflammatory tweets from the chief executive, systematic and deliberate propagation of falsehoods and distractionary decoy... Continue
The annual civic celebration of the 4th of July is my favorite secular holiday. It is a reminder of our revolutionary origins and the triumph of Enlightenment values over the heavy, dead hand of the feudal values that still governed the British Empire in 1776. As a mass... Continue
It takes a political junkie to keep up with California politics. The political landscape here is complex and there is a continuum of views within each of the two major political camps in county politics. Identifying the best candidates for local office requires a degree... Continue
The Sonoma Valley readers of this column have expressed appreciation for explanations of the deep structural politics behind the candidates and measures on the ballot. I make it my mission to conduct an excursion through the ballot every election cycle. The ballot is complex in presidential... Continue
As a West Coast progressive and a child of the 1960s counter-culture, I have not had a lot of contact with police. I can’t recall ever having a preference for who serves as County Sheriff. The field of law enforcement always seemed like an unlikely... Continue
The second Women’s March inaugurated what I expect to be a yearly event going forward, for the duration. A political organizer will tell you that getting a big turnout two years in a row is a sign that the fuse is lit in the electoral... Continue