The Millennials are the first generation of Americans who will see their living standards decline from that of their parent’s generation.  The combination of harshly reduced living standards (enforced by the Wall Street/Washington austerity consensus), accompanied by markedly decreased job security and constant competition for... Continue

“When the dust settles, we’ll all still be here.”  And so here we are, in the aftermath of the Measure B election, and we now have a great opportunity for a deeper community discussion on land use and development issues.  It was a hard-fought election,... Continue

The mission of this monthly column from Day One has been to answer the question: What is the Progressive agenda?  This month marks the one-year anniversary of this column in The Sonoma Sun.  I am thankful to Editor Val Robichaud and The Sun for this... Continue

Once again, the nation is facing another manufactured crisis over the federal budget initiated by the Tea Party faction of the Republican Party.  Apparently, this is now the new normal in American politics.  What used to be fairly routine budget processes, like annual fiscal appropriations... Continue

President Barack Obama has often stated that he seeks to be a transformational president.  Assuming that the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA) survives the Tea Party plan to shut down the U.S. government in order to force him to relinquish his signal achievement as the... Continue

The community discussion on the Sonoma Hotel project can expect to be more fully informed, thanks to the decision of the City Council to authorize a community and financial impact assessment by a professional consultant.  Following the announcement of a legally binding private agreement between... Continue

Citywide celebrations broke out last week in San Francisco and across the nation with the Supreme Court decision to invalidate DOMA and Prop. 8.  I share in the joy of the many gay couples who can now have their personal relationships dignified with legal sanction. ... Continue

The mission of this monthly column from Day One has been to answer the question: “What is the Progressive agenda?”  The collapse of New Deal liberalism under the dominant Conservative movement, dating back over the last 40 years, left an ideological vacuum, which was filled... Continue

Did you know that a global consortium of mega-corporations are planning a planetary coup? Have you heard of the new world order plan underway that will fundamentally undermine U.S. national sovereignty and override the efforts of millions of people and thousands of civil society groups... Continue