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Author of The Practical Guide to Building a Better World, 2025 Bread and Roses Press. Trainer, Consultant, Coach, and Founder of the New American Community.
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Enjoying the Economic Blackout. Cancelled my Amazon Prime, took recycling, working on grassroots organizing in rural California, going to a virtual candidate forum, and fomenting resistance on good social media.

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Here's what happened last night. Medicaid cuts are going to blow up state budgets and decimate nursing home placements for seniors. Hard times are coming.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

It's about dismantling anything that inconveniences the billionaire class.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

I see an opportunity to organize. It hasn't always been this way, it's not always going to be this way, it's just that way right now.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Why not? Pritzker at least hasn't threatened tariffs against Indiana to do something about Gary.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Don't get played. There are real threats but this move towards authoritarianism has limits. Be not afraid.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Trump Tariffs are going to push up prices. With the cold winter I don't want to think about natural gas (10% comes from Canada) prices.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Nonprofits provide essential social services cheaper and more humanely than the government. Losing or even pausing this funding is going to have ripple effects on our most vulnerable citizens. Sad.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Someone needs to stand up for us and not the big banks.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

I bought my house in CoMo in 2008 when it was still affordable. I picked Columbia for affordability, which has been lost. some of it is intrinsic to demand but zoning and HOA building type limitations reinforce the segregation and are the biggest piece of why Columbia is no longer affordable.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

We are not at the end of something. We are at the beginning.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

From small towns to city centers, we are organizing, building, and fighting for a brighter tomorrow. We are training grassroots leaders in every county across the nation. We are empowering communities to reclaim their voices, challenge corruption, and demand accountability.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

." This oligarchy, championed by Trump and his allies, thrives on fear and division. They seek to convince us that democracy is failing, that government is broken, and that the best we can do is surrender to despair.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

progress. As President Biden reminded us in his farewell address just days ago: "Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead."

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

We believe this is the beginning of something extraordinary: the start of a New Democratic Age. We are the New American Community, and we stand proudly with the pro-Democracy Alliance in fighting for a future rooted in hope, fairness, and collective progress.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Today, Donald Trump takes the oath of office. To his allies, this moment marks what they call the “end stage” of our republic—an age where power, privilege, and greed overshadow the ideals that built this nation. But we reject their politics of cynicism.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

The Leavenworth office of the New American Community is up and running. We sent out our County Party Organization Survey this morning. I've been pleased with the positive conversations with state party leaders. Onward and upward.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Tulsi Gabbard is profoundly unqualified. This story must have leaded from the Republican Senators she met with. I hope they send a message and she is quietly withdrawn. share.newsbreak.com/ax8mikwy

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

We should be reducing the work week and addressing inequality. It's not going to happen through a regulatory scene anytime soon. We need to negotiate it as workers or design it that way as job creators.

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

The New American Community salutes Jimmy Carter on his National Day of Rememberance. His honesty & integrity are a sharp counterpoint to the politics of today. We've put together a virtual condolence/thank you card for the Carter family. Please consider taking part. zfrmz.com/ljHvjD51SP8h...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Jan 6 has become a day of infamy. Today the New American Community is reclaiming it for democracy, as we launch our County Party Outreach Project to engage, support, and enliven County Party organizations to transform their communities by listening and developing plans based on local conditions.

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

Made a sweet potato pie with my leftovers. Since I'm trying to win hearts and minds I covered the top in honeyed pecans.

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

submitted 84 days ago • 30 comments

For Giving Tuesday I reached out to a flagship nonprofit who had previously asked me to serve on their advisory board. Part of being successful is giving back as you are able. Nonprofits need our time, talent, and treasure so we can have a thriving civil society and a comprehensive safety net.

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments