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Populism sounds like such an innocent term. But the word has been beaten beyond all recognition. For instance, Donald Trump is a populist. In name only. One has to be concerned about the needs of ordinary people, to actually be a populist. New York Times opinion writer, Roger Cohen, argues for retiring the term altogether: Populists may be authoritarians, ethnonationalists, nativists, leftists, rightists, …
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In the political arena, there's a Washington, DC firm that understands brand storytelling. Thankfully, more and more candidates are turning to Putnam Partners for strategic guidance and video production. The firm has helped elect 10 U.S. senators, 10 U.S. governors and 46 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The former Mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, who is now running for Governor of Florida …
When you have no accomplishments to your credit, and a mountain of evidence that you're not only incompetent but vile, how do you go forward in the political arena? Simple. You come out swinging, blaming, diverting, and lying your way to the next election. Let's have a look... https://youtu.be/eFRHX6glTSM Wow, that hurts. Who knew that celebrities like Madonna and Johnny Depp are dangers to the state and …
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I am from Nebraska. I live in Texas. I have also lived in Utah and South Carolina. Do you see the trend? Because I come from the Corn, I get pissed when the Huskers don't show up to play, and I get pissed when a short-sighted rancher and Trump cheerleader from the Sandhills occupies a U.S. Senate seat. Thankfully, Jane Raybould is working hard to change the political problem and Scott Frost is on the football …
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Scott Pruit, the Trump Administration's scandal-plagued EPA Administrator was sent home to Oklahoma today. The incoming director has a cleanish slate, but Trump's Earth-damaging policies are not about to change. All of which makes today a great day to focus on the problem solvers who battle to preserve and restore nature and honor all living creatures every day, win, lose, or draw. Define Steadfast: The Sierra …
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Are Ronald Reagan-Republicans stunned by the rapid erosion of conservative values by a reality TV star POTUS? Their professional actor POTUS held ideas about immigration that would make today's Democrats blush. https://youtu.be/JJsyCl84ciQ The ad above is playing on FOX NEWS today. The ad is the work of Becoming American initiative, which exists to counter the White House narrative on immigration and provide …
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I hope that candidates from coast-to-coast are studying Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s historic win this week in New York and asking themselves what they might learn. There are quite a few political lessons to focus on, but there's also a communications lesson. Fast Company was one of the first to correctly identify her campaign's visual identity as a primary driver. In posters, on Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign …
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Travel changes a person. The more one experiences away from home, the more one sees how all humanity shares one planet and one common destiny. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that President Trump has the authority to ban travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries if he thinks it is necessary to protect the United States Airbnb Co-founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk have …
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