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Did the “Swamp” Win? Or Was that Democracy in Action?
When you are certain of the rightness of your cause it is difficult to accept the fact that you just don’t have the votes. An evil force is at work…
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Call For a Civilian Truce From Seventy Years Ago
“I shall speak this evening not to divide but to unite … (I) have to admit that everything stands in the way of such a wish … almost deprived of the…
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To Change the World, Keep it Simple, Skip the Blame
Two simple actions during the early days of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s drew public support, achieved the desired change, and knocked…
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The Politics of Yes: Getting There
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The Diversity Difficult to Embrace: Diversity in Thought
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Wisconsin Elections: The Numbers and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
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What Does One Say?
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Negotiating Strategy Was the Icing; Votes Made the Cake
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If the System is Rigged, It is Not Our Fault We Are Losing
The story we as Democrats in Wisconsin have been telling ourselves about why we don’t control the legislature has gone national, echoed by a columnist…
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Go Local to Win in Rural (and other) Communities
Team sports and politics stir what is in us. For those in the contest, there is the motivation, the drive, the discipline, the focus on winning. For…
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“If the Trumpet Gives an Uncertain Sound, Who Shall Prepare for Battle?”
Touting “common sense” and “bipartisan solutions”, the would-be alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties unveiled its platform in July. No…
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Getting Stuff Done; The Politics of Success
We have short memories and tend to forget the good things but a lot got done during the past two-and-a-half years of political combat. Payments to…
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Political Morality is a Greater Good Than Personal Morality
For former Vice President Mike Pence, there is no difference between personal morality and political morality. His recent message to the Faith and…
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He is Not a Player; He Always Votes “No”
Back when I was a state legislator in Illinois, I was standing one day in the rotunda of the State Capitol, listening to some lobbyists discussing…
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Negotiating Strategy Was the Icing; Votes Made the Cake
The past several weeks we have been the audience for “Debt Limit” a one-act play on the national stage with ongoing daily commentary from critics of all…
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View From A Distance
“View from a Distance” steps back and tries to connect the transitory surface agitation to the deeper currents of human nature and political, economic and cultural changes.

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