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HOPE FLOATS: Maine Oysterman, Graham Platner, for U.S. Senate

Positioning is fundamental to brand advertising, and some of today's Democratic Party candidates are positioning themselves as pro-labor, anti-oligarch defenders of the American people and the American dream. Graham Platner, an oysterman from Maine, is one such candidate. https://youtu.be/53bZ_95nDjk He is running to replace the state's incumbent Republican Senator, Susan Collins. Democrats from coast to coast …

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The Trump Team and His Backers Believe in the Power of Advertising

The election came and went, but the campaigning never ends. Welcome to the new not normal, where the Trump administration invests millions of dollars in advertising to persuade people who have already voted. Maybe you've seen the commercial from the Department of Homeland Security featuring its newly appointed leader, Kristi Noem (the former Governor of South Dakota). The anti-immigrant spot has been running …

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Democracy Did Not Die In Darkness, But A Formerly Important Newspaper Did

Associated Press reporters have been barred from the White House and Air Force One because the venerable media business refuses to change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. On the other side of the Constitutional issue is The Washington Post, which is doing whatever it can to please the nation's Supreme Ruler. (Are you surprised? The newspaper is owned by billionaire tech bro, Jeff Bezos. And if we've …

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America’s Top Technology Firms No Longer A Reliable Source of Truth

Google, Apple, Microsoft, et al, would rather kiss the Supreme Ruler's ring than provide accurate information to its customers. According to The Guardian, Google’s online and mobile calendars no longer include references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month and LGBTQ+ holidays, among other events. Google is also rolling back its previous commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in its …

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Authenticity Or Bust

In the elder days of Art Builders wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part, For the Gods see everywhere. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In his pithy and spot-on book, On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt writes about the above lines of poetry, “The point of these lines is clear. In the old days, craftsmen did not cut corners… These craftsmen did not relax their thoughtful self-discipline even with respect …

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Federal Judge in Florida “Keeps It Simple for the State of Florida”

In Texas, the Attorney General's office has a nasty habit of using the courts to interfere with citizens groups, churches, and others working for the common good. Now, Florida is taking the litigious path. The state's Surgeon General's office wants to bring criminal charges against any broadcasters airing an advertisement it doesn't like. Right now, the far-right administration in Tallahassee doesn't like ads …

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Harris-Walz Have the Right Messaging for this Moment

I'm impressed by the quality and consistency of messages from the Harris-Walz campaign. Vice President Kamala Harris, in particular, is addressing the hard topics of our day with a straight-on, level-headed fierceness and compassion that's both remarkable and refreshing. For millions of voters, a woman's right to choose is at the center of the 2024 campaign and Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky woman and survivor of …

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Dan Osborn Is A Man Who Fixes Things. Can He Fix the Senate?

Nebraska is in the news, and I'm happy to say, it's for the right reasons. The Democratic candidate for Vice President is from small-town Nebraska. A Republican State Senator from Omaha joined with his Democratic colleagues to defy attempts to change how the state awards its electoral college votes (by Congressional district). University of Nebraska's football team is on its way back. And Independent …

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