Social Policy and Change: Oct 8, 2010

Friday, October 08, 2010

2010-10-08

The Daily Brief

Drew Westen: Bringing Up Boehner

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Drew Westen: If Democrats want to hang onto their seats in November, they would do well to define this election in terms of the middle class and small business versus the billionaires and big corporations that are hijacking our democracy; to use John Boehner as a poster child for the party whose primary commitment is to the latter and whose tan is a testament to that commitment; and to avoid giving voters reason to regret their vote if they give it to Democrats again this time, by supporting the things they say they stand for and avoiding that golden mean between the public interest and the special interests that finance campaigns on both sides of the aisle. Click here to read more.

Ron Howard: Making Campaign Ads More Honest
We need campaigns to have a level playing field. Election popularity shouldn't be a matter of which candidate hires the most creative and effective propagandists. It should depend on a candidate's running conversation with the public.

Robert Reich: The Secret Big-Money Takeover of America
We are now facing an election that marks an even sharper turn toward plutocratic capitalism than before -- a government by and for the rich and big corporations -- and away from democratic capitalism.

Alex Blaze: LGBT People Need to Take the Fight Back to School
DADT repeal and same-sex marriage won't solve the problem of homophobic bullying in schools -- solutions to this problem are going to have to focus on schools themselves.

Judith Orloff MD: How To Deal With a Control Freak
When you mindfully deal with control freaks, you can free yourself from their manipulations. Knowing how they operate will let you choose how to interact with them.

John Robbins: How Bad Is McDonald's Food?
Our fast-food culture has produced a population with widespread chronic illness and is a primary reason that health care costs are taking a devastating toll on just about everyone.

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