unions
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A Cold Civil War
Are we not all Americans? If you are a Trump voter, you are an American. If you voted for Hillary, you are an American. This past week, on CNN, I heard the term “Cold Civil War.” It sent shivers up-and-down my spine. The Cold Civil War is a term describing the volatile nature of contemporary… Continue reading
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About – The New American Progressive
New American Progressives seeks to include a spiritual component—self-awareness and empathy—to the political world. For too long, we on the left have focused on copying right wing tactics, such as controlling the language of debate, raising money through corporations that are not good corporate citizens, and focusing on what the progressive movement can do for… Continue reading
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Massachusetts Liberals
Social democracies are the happiest countries in the world today. The United Nations has been able to quantify it. Why are they so happy? 90% of their workers are in labor unions, and therefore they get paid a living wage. They have universal health care. And they also have universal daycare. They adhere to a… Continue reading
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Hopelessness, Heroin, and Corporate America
“I’ve seen the needle and the damage done” sings Neil Young. We can relate to that verse. Due to overdoses, A whole generation of young men and women are dead, dying, lost. I have lost so many family members and friends to this insidious disease. Collectively, we shed a sacred river of tears. Today, I… Continue reading
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A Rallying Cry for True Progressives to Fight Back (a response to a friend that slammed unions)
The first three paragraph’s of the following is a comment I left for a friend who does not think very highly of union folks. He uses these tired arguments that there are no need for unions and that we are lazy (which is laughable): “Well, my honorable, good friend. I’m still confused. Maybe a personal… Continue reading
About Me
My name is Paul Adams and I have