In the continuing debate about implementing a health insurance reform that works, much attention is paid to the issue of how many people have been, or are projected to be, […]
It’s important for Real Progressives to “know thine enemy.” Peter G. Peterson has been an enemy of the social safety net since he first appeared in Washington, DC during the […]
This one is about failing democracy and the very fundamental tendency toward oligarchy that is one of the underlying causes of its failure. In the interview I discuss Robert Michels […]
This interview is about what Real Progressives ought to fight for rather than just what we ought to fight against. It is about a policy agenda supporting the dimensions of […]
An interview covering the topics in the title and also strange possibilities that might occur in the Trump Administration. White Swans, perhaps, but not black ones I think. I also […]
This is a Real Progressives interview on defending and expanding safety net programs, Medicare for All, negotiating with the Republicans in a way that always produces measurable and visible gains, […]
This post appeared earlier under the title “Ponzi Schemes and the Ponzi Schemers.” I’m republishing it because our just confirmed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director is one of […]
ByJoseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders This is the concluding post in a three-part series. The first post highlighted the problem of lack of representativeness in modern societies, characterized human […]
ByJoseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders Requirements for an e-participation platform in human political CASs We won’t be able to stop the movement toward oligarchy unless we can create a […]
ByJoseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders The Disconnect It’s hardly news that there’s a very wide chasm between voters, lawmakers and political parties. The rage in America reflected in the […]