What defines ‘community character’ for Sonoma?

The mission of this monthly column from Day One has been to answer the question: “What is the Progressive agenda?”  The collapse... Continue

The global corporate coup 2013: TPP

Did you know that a global consortium of mega-corporations are planning a planetary coup? Have you heard of the new world order plan... Continue

The sequester debacle: the new normal?

We are in new territory in American political history.  The old-school model held that under conditions of divided government, both... Continue

The Progressive political realignment

American politics has historically proceeded in 40-year cycles in which one political and ideological movement dominates the policy... Continue

‘Fiscal Cliff’ fiasco: Déjà vu all over again

This all seems quite familiar by now.  The new normal in American politics is a continual series of manufactured crises over what... Continue

The emerging majority

The election of 2012 sets the stage for an emerging seismic political realignment. Skeptics will note the basic contours of our deeply... Continue

2012 election: Social Darwinism vs. the social contract

The historical task of the progressive movement is to facilitate the evolution of American society and its economic substructure to... Continue

Smart growth with shared prosperity

Elections are ultimately a decision to empower a vision of society, which in turn is rooted in a frame story that provides a cultural... Continue