People have no idea what tax rates were on the wealthy prior to 1980. Propaganda has been winning the messaging for way too long. Bernie started to wake some people up, and now even more people are finally waking up. We need to get back to many Progressive things that move society forward and not the magical "center" that the Overton window keeps moving farter to the right. But we need to do it carefully as too many people still don't pay attention to reality.
Farter to the right seems to be a correct adjective to describe the right. They like being called alt-right. Perhaps we should change it to farter-right. It seems ver apropos especially with trump leading them. 🤭😂
Neoliberal bullshit needs to end. We don't want or need republican lite. And "progressive" should be the democratic baseline. It's not some outer perimeter. Progressive policies poll well with everyone until they're named "progressive policies". Get back to being Democrats. The era of chasing Reagan is dead.
The issue isn’t global policy: It’s USA policy. The root cause: Corporations run the country now. Fix that right here at home first. You have many tools at your disposal as other commenters have written.
I just came from a Washington Post list of Democratic presidential candidates, where I commented that Senator Murphy was the only good one in the list. Only Senator Van Hollen would be better, and i don't know if he would be willing to run.
Given the seven-year difference in their ages and how fed up American voters are with MAGA, I could imagine (and would love to see) eight years of President Van Hollen followed by eight years of President Murphy. By that time, the shame of our complicity in the genocide in Gaza and our failure to give Ukraine adequate help would be erased and America would be Good Again.
I see no reason Chris Murphy could not he president tomorrow. That would be my choice. With AOC as VP or vice versa. AOC as president and Murphy as VP. The country needs fresh progressive strong leaders. Both are firey and passionate about making the US a much better, safer, caring place.
I’m sorry—“We want something new”? The Republicans? MAGA? Seems to me greed and gleeful incivility, is what they want. Plus the old standby racism, with a side of misogyny.
I have never heard one Average American refer to the post WWII order. As a 76 year old student and teacher of American history and government I have never heard an average American voice any knowledge of "the consequences of the decision we made after World War II to create an integrated global economy." This argument might work in Washington, but it is not under discussion among many everyday Americans who want to know why they can no longer afford their lives.
I agree with you, but I am not sure what an average american is. Chris Murphy has made his points in the language he is familiar with, forgetting that most of us don't speak or think in that language. It makes his argument very abstract, and won't appeal to many voters. I would vote for him over any Republican, but I doubt that argument will be effective in Democratic primaries.
US international relations have an impact on how Americans live their lives and what we can afford. Just think of the awful impact of Trump's stupid tariffs on all us non-billionaires. You focus on an important issue: how can we talk about these issues in ways that are not jargon-dependent and are clear to people who are not policy wonks? I think it's possible, but Democrats certainly have a tendency to sound like we're reading off policy memos. There's work to be done here.
Unfortunately, many Americans are poorly educated about history and aren't aware of what occurred after WW2. I think Mr Murphy explained it well. Of course , we all can help to inform others who aren't aware.
Global Economics -- this is not about integrated global production, but rather about ensuring that all "costs of production" are factored into corporations expenses and profits.
For example, when an oil prospecting firm does NOT include the ongoing costs of capping and managing retired wells, that cost is left for us, the public; rather than being one of the critical life-cycle costs of the oil prospecting activity. The corporation that leaves this expense for the public gains an inappropriate benefit.
There are myriad "costs of production" that corporations are permitted to ignore, exclude, offload.
Regulation is not deep-state evil, but rather regulation is the accommodating for accountability that corporations shirk. If corporations truly acted responsibly, there would be less need for legal regulation -- after all, regulations are only the means for recognizing and holding accountable available if the corporation will not hold itself accountable.
Holistic expensing, addressing full life-cycle costs (e.g., environmental resource recovery/replacement), would be a strong step towards improving that which Senator Murphy advocates.
True. Sadly too much of the political class is captured by the forces (monopoly) that you describe. And too many voters are misled by the those same forces into voting for those same captured politicians. There are a few bright spots but it’s not a wave. Yet.
Not only progressive foreign policy, but progressive domestic policy. Up to now, all the breaks have gone for corporations and wealthy private investors. We NEED policies that address income disparities, health care, child care for the benefit of people below the 90th percentile of income and wealth.
So proud you are my Senator. This year when you do your long walk thru Connecticut, there are many people in northwest CT ( Winsted, Torrington) who would like to see you. it was just mentioned at our monthly progressive book group. We will be reading your book in August.
Dems need to detach from Israel, AIPAC and Crypto and Fetterman, Schumer right away
People have no idea what tax rates were on the wealthy prior to 1980. Propaganda has been winning the messaging for way too long. Bernie started to wake some people up, and now even more people are finally waking up. We need to get back to many Progressive things that move society forward and not the magical "center" that the Overton window keeps moving farter to the right. But we need to do it carefully as too many people still don't pay attention to reality.
Farter to the right seems to be a correct adjective to describe the right. They like being called alt-right. Perhaps we should change it to farter-right. It seems ver apropos especially with trump leading them. 🤭😂
I just call them "reichwing". It just seems to fit.
Neoliberal bullshit needs to end. We don't want or need republican lite. And "progressive" should be the democratic baseline. It's not some outer perimeter. Progressive policies poll well with everyone until they're named "progressive policies". Get back to being Democrats. The era of chasing Reagan is dead.
Neoliberalism is fascism in disguise.
Chris Murphy is spot on!
The issue isn’t global policy: It’s USA policy. The root cause: Corporations run the country now. Fix that right here at home first. You have many tools at your disposal as other commenters have written.
100 percent
I just came from a Washington Post list of Democratic presidential candidates, where I commented that Senator Murphy was the only good one in the list. Only Senator Van Hollen would be better, and i don't know if he would be willing to run.
Given the seven-year difference in their ages and how fed up American voters are with MAGA, I could imagine (and would love to see) eight years of President Van Hollen followed by eight years of President Murphy. By that time, the shame of our complicity in the genocide in Gaza and our failure to give Ukraine adequate help would be erased and America would be Good Again.
I see no reason Chris Murphy could not he president tomorrow. That would be my choice. With AOC as VP or vice versa. AOC as president and Murphy as VP. The country needs fresh progressive strong leaders. Both are firey and passionate about making the US a much better, safer, caring place.
My choices as well!
I’m sorry—“We want something new”? The Republicans? MAGA? Seems to me greed and gleeful incivility, is what they want. Plus the old standby racism, with a side of misogyny.
I have never heard one Average American refer to the post WWII order. As a 76 year old student and teacher of American history and government I have never heard an average American voice any knowledge of "the consequences of the decision we made after World War II to create an integrated global economy." This argument might work in Washington, but it is not under discussion among many everyday Americans who want to know why they can no longer afford their lives.
I agree with you, but I am not sure what an average american is. Chris Murphy has made his points in the language he is familiar with, forgetting that most of us don't speak or think in that language. It makes his argument very abstract, and won't appeal to many voters. I would vote for him over any Republican, but I doubt that argument will be effective in Democratic primaries.
US international relations have an impact on how Americans live their lives and what we can afford. Just think of the awful impact of Trump's stupid tariffs on all us non-billionaires. You focus on an important issue: how can we talk about these issues in ways that are not jargon-dependent and are clear to people who are not policy wonks? I think it's possible, but Democrats certainly have a tendency to sound like we're reading off policy memos. There's work to be done here.
Unfortunately, many Americans are poorly educated about history and aren't aware of what occurred after WW2. I think Mr Murphy explained it well. Of course , we all can help to inform others who aren't aware.
Global Economics -- this is not about integrated global production, but rather about ensuring that all "costs of production" are factored into corporations expenses and profits.
For example, when an oil prospecting firm does NOT include the ongoing costs of capping and managing retired wells, that cost is left for us, the public; rather than being one of the critical life-cycle costs of the oil prospecting activity. The corporation that leaves this expense for the public gains an inappropriate benefit.
There are myriad "costs of production" that corporations are permitted to ignore, exclude, offload.
Regulation is not deep-state evil, but rather regulation is the accommodating for accountability that corporations shirk. If corporations truly acted responsibly, there would be less need for legal regulation -- after all, regulations are only the means for recognizing and holding accountable available if the corporation will not hold itself accountable.
Holistic expensing, addressing full life-cycle costs (e.g., environmental resource recovery/replacement), would be a strong step towards improving that which Senator Murphy advocates.
True. Sadly too much of the political class is captured by the forces (monopoly) that you describe. And too many voters are misled by the those same forces into voting for those same captured politicians. There are a few bright spots but it’s not a wave. Yet.
But you never tell us how we go about. Doing this.
At least he is focusing on what must be done.
The military industrial complex is the culprit.
Big oil and bomb makers make wars
Bellicose amoral leaders enrich corporations
And the warring leaders retain power
By starting wars that
Harm people but yield profits
For big oil and big weapons makers
Keep on keeping on, Senator!
We also need to acknowledge the harms our colonialism abroad has caused most especially in the global south.
Not only progressive foreign policy, but progressive domestic policy. Up to now, all the breaks have gone for corporations and wealthy private investors. We NEED policies that address income disparities, health care, child care for the benefit of people below the 90th percentile of income and wealth.
So proud you are my Senator. This year when you do your long walk thru Connecticut, there are many people in northwest CT ( Winsted, Torrington) who would like to see you. it was just mentioned at our monthly progressive book group. We will be reading your book in August.