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/
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How Power Works

The effectiveness of any source of power depends on several factors: its availability, the skill with which it is deployed, the level of support or opposition it faces, and whether it is recognized as a source of power.
Politics

Iran and the US: Brands of Political Violence

Many political and media personalities can be accused of fomenting a venomous environment, but political leaders have access to the largest megaphones, none more so than the nation’s leader. This is true across all forms of government, from democratic republics to theocratic autocracies. 
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Please: Save us from being SAVEd

“The most restrictive voting bill ever passed by Congress” is how Michael Waldman, CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice, describes the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The former counsel to Sen....
International

Trying to Parse Trump’s Iran Strategy(?)

Trump set that goal at the start of his war but has since abandoned it—probably because his MAGA base was built on a promise not to engage in another endless war, or at least those that last years, not weeks.
Politics

Classic Blunder: Trump’s Historically Disastrous Iran War

Crassus has been called a fool in history for literally losing his head by invading Iran, which was then known as Parthia. We need to wait and see how historians will view Trump’s invasion. 
Arts

Hijacking the Kennedy Center

Although this effort may seem minor compared to any war, it clearly shows how Trump tries to control any government institution that doesn’t fit with his agenda, including our nation’s top cultural and performance venue. 
Politics

Trump’s Road to Modern Serfdom: The “Right” Voters. The “Right Leaders

If conservatives accept President Donald Trump’s agenda to dismantle our republic’s laws and principles, they could go down The Road to Serfdom, as Friedrich A. Hayek’s book title suggests. 
Politics

The Trump ICE Force, Explained

ICE agents’ aggressive tactics in hauling people out of their homes, workplaces, and from their cars have sparked nationwide protests, as they appear to be acting as the president’s paramilitary police rather than as a publicly accountable government agency.
Politics

All about Me! — Trump’s Biggest Medical Issue

It is a mental condition officially defined and diagnosed by the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
Politics

Call to Action: How Democrats could still save the ACA Credits

Needed: Competent Leadership Members of the Democratic Party are arguing over who was responsible for their failed attempt to use the government shutdown to pressure the Republicans into renewing the...
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