Category Archives: Bridging the Divide

Bridging the Blue-Red Divide

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I regularly post recommendations on how we ordinary Democrats can best contribute to electoral victories.

Here are some ideas I have about efforts that only those with power, money, or influence might be able to make. If you like any of them, share them as widely as you can, and maybe one or more of them will find their way into the hands of someone who can make it happen.… [more]

Engaging the Right Wing Echo Chamber

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Democrats are beginning to understand the power and extent of the right wing media bubble. For the past three election cycles, many of us have asked, "How could so many people have voted for someone like Trump?" More and more, we're realizing that the answer is not any particular issue or line of reasoning, not anything "deplorable" about the people themselves, but: "Because right wing media was their sole source of the news." [more]

Dear liberal billionaires

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I know that many of you donate a lot of money to progressive causes and candidates, but I recently got an idea for another avenue for societal progress you might pursue. The idea is a general one about a kind of action you can take that combines business, philanthropy, and political activism, but in this post, I'll describe it in terms of a specific type of business.… [more]