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Those alarmed by the actions of the radical right are going to have to warm up to agitation and provocation. American now stands at a crossroads.
ALTOONA, WI - Several decades ago three young students journeyed through dusty rural California in hopes of meeting famed migrant farm worker organizer Cesar Chavez. Once they found Chavez, they sat with him and asked, “Cesar, how do you organize? ” Chavez replied, “well, first you talk to one person, then you talk to another person, then you talk to another person….”
The students assumed Chavez misunderstood their question and clarified that they wanted to know how mass movements are built. Chavez repeated, “first you talk to one person, then you talk to another.”
The key to making change is as elementary as Chavez’s secret of organizing.
It comes down to discomfort.
Comfortable people don’t move. They stay where they are because they are comfortable where they are. To make them move, they have to be made uncomfortable.
It’s like the basic law of physics . . . and object at rest will remain at rest, unless some force makes it move. A corrupt political establishment will stay corrupt and a failing political system will keep failing us, unless some force makes the powers-that-be change their ways.
That force is discomfort.
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Investing in our teachers so that they can provide high-quality education is an investment in both our current workforce and future generations.
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The recount is important for five reasons, (1) it was close, (2) late deductions were from Trump, (3) Outagamie County had more people voting than voters, (4) Trump’s wild charge on illegal voters, and (5) it’s always good to test the machinery.
MADISON - I’m glad there’s going to be a recount here in Wisconsin.
Here’s why:
Five valid reasons for the Wisconsin presidential recount
Requiring an accurate count is a bare minimum for our democracy.
Another bare minimum is respect for the Fourth Amendment. But the Wisconsin Supreme Court, sharply and oddly divided, just took another whack at it, as I explain here:
Wisconsin Supreme Court shreds 4th amendment
One more thing: Today is Giving Tuesday, when people all across the country are encouraged to make charitable online donations. So I’m urging you to make a tax-deductible donation right now to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. It’s easy: All you have to do is click here.
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PFAS are harmful non-degradable chemicals used for decades in non-stick cookware, fast food wrappers, stain-resistant sprays, and certain types of firefighting foam.
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List includes a new Type 1 Juvenile Correctional Facility in Milwaukee County to get kids out of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake and closer to home.
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