by Liano Sharon | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Politics, National Politics, Newest 4 Posts, Party Politics, Progressive Movement, The Party Line
I’m a member of the Michigan Democratic Party, I serve on the State Central Committee, the State Party Rules Committee, and on the Executive Committee and Rules Committee of the Washtenaw County Party. I was elected by progressives from the 12th Congressional District...
by Liano Sharon | Apr 15, 2020 | Blog, Featured, National Politics
Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign and endorsed Biden, making Biden the presumptive nominee. Trump’s first ad went up a few days ago, and it tells us a lot about how the campaign is going to go. Trump’s first ad works on several levels, his people obviously know...
by Liano Sharon | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Michigan Politics, National Politics, Newest 4 Posts
We should judge our government systems objectively, against data. Consider the present pandemic crisis and the response from our government, compared to other systems of government around the world. For example, Taiwan, a country of roughly 25 million people. Their...
by Liano Sharon | Mar 22, 2020 | Blog, National Politics, Party Politics, Progressive Movement
Over the next several weeks and months, we’re going to watch the economy collapse, contracting down to just what’s absolutely necessary, and we’re likely going to watch that crack under the strain. We’re going to live through the consequences of the neoliberal...
by Liano Sharon | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Featured, National Politics
Socialism is proactive, capitalism is reactive. Which design principle should we build our health and safety systems around? Capitalism will never properly prepare for unexpected or low probability events because projects to defend against those types of threats never...
