Still Working For Progress
Six or so years ago, in the summer of 2010, with the loss of Congress becoming more probable, I wrote a post about progress.Progress is a continuum, not a light switch.I still want a public option.I...
View ArticleEvery Race, Every Year
My name is Evan D. Macbeth, and I started doing Democratic politics because of DailyKos. Kossacks really do kick my ass. I have been meaning to "get involved" for something like ten years. Every time I...
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VA-10 Democratic Elector, A Story
This year, I have the privilege of being Virginia's 10th Congressional District Elector.I consider this to be a rather incredible honor, and also an example of my family's story coming full circle, in...
View ArticleReactionism Starts Here
DailyKos is fantastic for getting to what's behind national issues. It does a great job of publicizing community-wide ideas and issues that get no traction anywhere else. It leads the way on stories...
View ArticleMcKinsey: HCR Study "Not predictive"
It turns out that massively flawed McKinsey study about employers dropping coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, didn't count. It was for entertainment purposes only, or something. The survey...
View ArticleOriginalism is a Logical Fallacy
I've always been fundamentally uncomfortable with the theory of original intent. Ever since learning about Constitutional interpretation from Professor Abraham at UVA, the idea that our Constitution...
View ArticleMedicine, Progress, Politics and HIV
An incredible, amazing headline was posted on CurrentTV's website yesterday morning:San Francisco Man First Person Ever To Be Cured Of AIDSIn essence, a bone marrow transplant from a man with an...
View ArticleDraft David Waldman!
Fellow Kossacks.Help me draft KagroX, our own David Waldman, to run for office.David lives in a local District without a Democratic candidate right now. The Republican running for office (Loudoun...
View ArticleThere's More To Do
Progress is a continuum, not a light switch.I still want a public option.I still want us to leave Iraq, and Afghanistan.I still want cramdown, and the formalization of the short sale process.I still...
View ArticleWe Can, And We Did
A moment of levity from the healthcare denouement over the past few weeks was the shout of "Yes, we did" from a Congress member during the President's signing ceremony. The President had commented...
View ArticleOn A Progressive Echo Chamber
In a time when Democrats control Congress and the White House, many debates in the progressive blogosphere have tended towards questions of what it means to be a progressive Democrat in a time of...
View ArticleRepublicans Vote For A Public Option
Our Democratic Congress has moved to extend unemployment benefits for people suffering from the Great Recession. Jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a...
View ArticleStill Working For Progress
Six or so years ago, in the summer of 2010, with the loss of Congress becoming more probable, I wrote a post about progress.Progress is a continuum, not a light switch.I still want a public option.I...
View ArticleEvery Race, Every Year
My name is Evan D. Macbeth, and I started doing Democratic politics because of DailyKos. Kossacks really do kick my ass. I have been meaning to "get involved" for something like ten years. Every time I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA-10 Democratic Elector, A Story
This year, I have the privilege of being Virginia's 10th Congressional District Elector.I consider this to be a rather incredible honor, and also an example of my family's story coming full circle, in...
View ArticleReactionism Starts Here
DailyKos is fantastic for getting to what's behind national issues. It does a great job of publicizing community-wide ideas and issues that get no traction anywhere else. It leads the way on stories...
View ArticleMcKinsey: HCR Study "Not predictive"
It turns out that massively flawed McKinsey study about employers dropping coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, didn't count. It was for entertainment purposes only, or something. The survey...
View ArticleOriginalism is a Logical Fallacy
I've always been fundamentally uncomfortable with the theory of original intent. Ever since learning about Constitutional interpretation from Professor Abraham at UVA, the idea that our Constitution...
View ArticleMedicine, Progress, Politics and HIV
An incredible, amazing headline was posted on CurrentTV's website yesterday morning:San Francisco Man First Person Ever To Be Cured Of AIDSIn essence, a bone marrow transplant from a man with an...
View ArticleDraft David Waldman!
Fellow Kossacks.Help me draft KagroX, our own David Waldman, to run for office.David lives in a local District without a Democratic candidate right now. The Republican running for office (Loudoun...
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