“I want people, the next time you see a problem, to think about what a public, democratic, institutional, universal fix for that problem would be...We need to move from an age of fake change to an age of genuine reform.”
@BostonGlobe chat with @katekilla.https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2018/09/06/how-top-percent-fosters-inequality/xESESPKE0F9imWhLndz2qK/story.html …
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I’m going to highlight people seeking real, rather than fake, change as I roam around for
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Another idea that surfaced yesterday in
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That said, I think the pressure to give solutions is often a desire for premature absolution. A rigged society is a crime scene, and it is just as important to unravel the whodunit as to move forward.
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Follow us and our great leaders at http://www.localprogress.org - Helen is our board vice chair and we have a membership of over 700 leading progressive local electeds working hard to create change.
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Your thinking is right but negative. Love you. Arpit jain
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“Lets stop waiting for DC” Cities, towns, states & Americans are doing this!



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Although there’s this which may make it harder for local governments (state preemption) https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303756 …
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