…public schools. “Wealthy families sending their children to elite, private schools will still be able to get a quality education even if every public school disappears in this country,” reads…

…the burden on the public to watch over the then-new, democratic republic and not let the “mischiefs of the spirit of party… [and] the spirit of revenge… [lead to] more formal and…

…“harness the power” of the public to force the unwilling politicians to work together, act respectfully, and solve problems. The public must be able to hold them accountable, monitor their…

…public pressure, procedural barriers alone do not explain the rarity of successful discharge petitions. The political risks to individual members are equally decisive. Discharge petition signatures are public acts of…

Guest Commentary: J.P. McJefferson, “The breakdown turned a strategic advantage into public confusion . . . “ In mid-February, Democrats held a clear advantage on the issue of ICE and…

…with Bruce. I have asked him to comment also. There is a concern as to whether access to the Public Option (PO) was limited. Bruce’s reading of the bill was…

by Bruce Webb Well it looks like Harry Reid is going to introduce a bill that includes a Public Option with a state opt-out provision. Which I guess means the…

…are free from foreign or domestic threat: I:  How much, which parts of our nation’s wealth should be publicly owned? If the internet in the US were publicly owned, we…

David Zetland at Aguanomics asks a very basic question about our perceptions of what constitutes management: Question of the week I’m thinking that “water manager” is not the right title…

…formula for figuring the cost of living ends up reducing the money citizens will receive in their SS checks. One of our commenters, Denis Drew labeled it the Cascading CPI….