This Developing Life

Note to Readers:

The quantity of material available to an advocacy blogger these days is enormous.  And as time goes on, needs change both for readers and bloggers.

It happens that I have recently pre-filed to stand as a candidate for a political convention.  While this may or may not develop into a major time commitment, it does mean I have to prepare for a new role.

Since the election is still a little ways away, I will take the time to let you know how deeply frustrating the national picture in America is or can be.  If you are a regular reader you are well aware of the many challenges we face in the United States with a President who represents powerful monied interests in a way we have never really seen before.  Even the President himself is a wealthy dude.

The only good news is that Americans are finally beginning to wake up to the danger facing our democracy.  But with a media which is itself a very lucrative business, it is hard for the truth to get through.  And you can imagine, in a country as large and diverse as ours, what a problem this creates in and of itself.  For when the people don't get the clear and complete picture of what is really happening, it becomes next-to-impossible for them to react and act appropriately.

Fortunately, the feeling now is beginning to take hold:  something is very wrong, and not just with the danger of coronavirus, but with the economy.  If we can make clear to people that the problem with the economy is foundational, not just symptomatic, we will have taken a very large step forward.