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Trump uses 3 Jacksonian Strategies: Define Citizenship, Use the Military, Hire Loyalists

Presidents Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump are not just changemakers but revolutionaries who want to overthrow the established political apparatus.

The Return of a Demagogic Populist President after 200 Years

This year, our nation experienced the mobilization of the lowest economic class against the establishment controlled by the elites for the second time. It’s...

Trump – “It’s the economy, stupid!”

Special Note: Please go to my interview with Brian Callanan of the Seattle Channel on his podcast  Seattle News, Views, and Brews. I describe why Donald Trump won the...

Harris Can Stop Losing the Senior Vote to Trump

Harris is losing senior voters to Trump by not presenting crisp, short points that can be easily understood, such as addressing their concerns that...

Extremism of Student Protests Today and in the ’60s

To achieve peace and protect our democracy, political leaders and protest organizers must condemn all extremism. They must speak above the chants and accusations by asserting that we are all American citizens.

Haley Could Threaten Trump’s Hold on the Republican Party

Nikki Haley listens to Gov. Ron DeSantis, Photo by Charlie Neibergall, AP

Seattle’s Socialist Alternative: a Marxist’s puzzle of what to do when you win an election?

After being a Seattle Councilmember for a decade, Kshama Sawant will retire from public office at the end of December. In January 2023, Sawant...

Our Cultural Assumptions stop us from achieving National Health Care Coverage

If you like this piece, email it to others. And if you really liked it, become a Patreon patron to help me reach other readers.  This piece is...

How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times

            With the public gravitating toward insular hostile camps, bipartisan cooperation is rare in our current politics. Mónica Guzmán building a bridge between such groups....

The Battle Will Come After the Voting is Over!

Written by Nick Licata Even if Biden had clearly won enough electoral votes after the November election, Trump’s attorneys are prepared to go nuclear.  Two recent...

RBG’s replacement will cut Civil Rights for Women

Written by Nick Licata | Originally published 9/27/20   Senate Republicans discard their principles and rally religious anti-abortion voters to re-elect them. In Republicans’ rush to appoint a...

Citizenship – Bridging Individualism & Community to Sustain our Democracy

Written by Nick Licata | Originally published 9/17/20 Citizenship should support a democratic republic that protects individuals’ freedoms and the community’s welfare. We need it...

Two Conventions – In One Nation Divided between Liberalism and Populism

Written by Nick Licata on 9/2/20 for Medium     Defanging Repressive Immigration Legislation City by City The party conventions televised a growing chasm in our nation. Under Biden, the...

An “Autonomous” Three Block-Long Seattle Street Threatens America – What?

Written by Nick Licata   President Donald Trump from his New Jersey private golf club tweeted this past Friday morning June 12, that “The terrorists burn...

Seattle’s Urban Light Rail Needed Transparency to Get Built

Written by: Nick Licata     I often read the inspiring tale of The Little Train That Could to my two-year-old granddaughter.  When she gets older, I should read...

Debating Climate Change Has Limits – Let’s Start Talking About the Weather

Written by Nick Licata This piece also appears on Medium for easier reading and submitting comments   In a debate, one side wins and the other side loses. How...

Trumpian Tactics Shape Progressive Seattle’s Local Elections

Written by: Nick Licata   President Donald Trump attacks four women in congress as a wild socialist “squad” intent on destroying America if they stay in...

The Green New Deal Died in Congress – Because the Dems did not have 2 Key Allies

Written by: Nick Licata   Without the support of farmers and unions, the GND will remain a list of talking points for politicians. The Democrats made...

Mississippians are Organizing to Get Government Accountability

Written By: Nick Licata Not all deep red southern states are alike.     Virginia over the past several years has become more purple while Mississippi has remained...

Virginia’s Approach to Government Accountability

Part II of Identifying a Winnable Southern State Strategy Written by: Nick Licata   Despite the top three elected Virginia State Democrats generating national headlines for being...

Identifying a Winnable Southern State Strategy in 2019

Written By: Nick Licata What does a win look like? Seeing a win depends on who’s looking at it. I take the viewpoint of a Pragmatic...

The Wall, The Democrats and The Art of Negotiating

Originally Published Jan. 9 on Medium by Nick Licata The first rule of successful negotiating is to do so from a position of strength. If you are...

The Campaign for Abolishing ICE – Is it a Winnable Strategy?

Originally Posted on 7/12/18 By Nick Licata    The Campaign for Abolishing ICE – Is it a Winnable Strategy?      What does a win look like...

Netflix Series on Rajneeshpuram

Originally Published March 23, 2018  UP – USA – Netflix Series on Rajneeshpuram By Nick Licata The Strange Tale of a Paradise Lost             This month, March 2018, Netflix...

Can Promoting a Beautiful America Unite this Nation?

  Originally Posted in Urban Politics – US - 3/5/18 By Nick Licata  Can Promoting a Beautiful America Unite this Nation? This nation’s politics have become ever...

If Politicians Actually Want to Make Change, They Have to Think Like Organizers

This 8-page PDF brochure details "Six strategies to empower your constituents and help get you the votes you need to pass progressive legislation." >> Download...

The Boxer and the Preacher

We generally don’t think of boxing champion Muhammad Ali closely identified with Martin Luther King Jr.  Certainly, they were national figures admired by many...

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