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Nick Licata

Nick Licata, was a 5 term Seattle City Councilmember, named progressive municipal official of the year by The Nation, and is founding board chair of Local Progress, a national network of 1,000 progressive municipal officials. Author of Becoming a Citizen Activist. http://www.becomingacitizenactivist.org/changemakers/ Subscribe to Licata’s newsletter Urban Politics http://www.becomingacitizenactivist.org/
Politics

How Authoritarianism Becomes Appealing (For Some)

What endangers our democracy is that many citizens see the federal bureaucracy as currently or potentially restricting their freedoms. 
Politics

Why Selecting Tim Walz Was Smart

Josh Shapiro may have won Pennsylvania for Harris, and he still may, but Tim Walz can help carry those three Great Lake states much better than Shapiro. 
Politics

Trump/Vance Playbook: How they Attack Kamala Harris

The Republican party now faces a new challenge—a surge in enthusiasm for a Democratic candidate that did not exist with Biden.
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What Happens Now: Republicans Try to Invalidate Harris

Mike Johnson tried another tactic on the day of Biden’s announcement. He said Biden must resign immediately. He conflated not running for president with not being fit to serve as president and then continued the narrative that the Democrats should not be allowed to choose someone other than Biden. 
Politics

The Ultimate Leadership: The Path for Biden is Clear

Biden can avoid a brokered convention by shifting his focus from being the presidential candidate to being the ultimate negotiator who successfully brings people together. 
Politics

Are Libertarians Really in Play?

If Trump is elected, the Libertarian Party’s future independence from either major party may vanish and could become more subservient to the Republican’s right-wing agenda.
Politics

Student Protests in Context: Vietnam to Israel-Palestine

Protestors are motivated by legitimate outrage at the government’s actions. If there is little or no response, over time, impatience sets in. And for a growing number of protestors, the push for a perfect solution overshadows more achievable solutions.
Technology

Tools or Weapons: What the Internet Hath Wrought

Digital technology has already facilitated domestic rebellions against autocratic governments. On the downside, it also has given authoritarian governments a powerful weapon to manipulate democratic elections.
Politics

How Russia and China are Trying to Influence the 2024 Election

There’s no doubt that November voters will be deluged with an onslaught of disinformation.
Politics

Biden vs Trump: Who’s Grown the Economy?

If Biden tries to validate his economic policies by explaining complex data, he'll lose his audience to Trump, who has spent his life promoting his successes, real or not, in simple soundbites.
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