In an effort to help sell copies of the book I co-authored with Robyn Tippins, I've done a couple of stints on Blog Talk Radio shows. It's been great, and I've enjoyed it. We were on Wayne Hurlbert's Blog Business World. Earlier today we were on The Power Connection with Marie Pijanowski. You can listen to the shows.
You can also enter to win a free copy of the book. Head over to Robyn's blog, Practical Blogging, to enter the contest. There aren't very many entries, so if you want a free book, all you have to do is leave a comment. And, of course, I'm perfectly happy if you want to go buy the book :)
I don't watch Rachel Maddow much, but I thought this was an interesting look at what's going on right now. As an economic populist myself, I have been rather frustrated with the Dems' move toward corporate money and interests. It's one of the reasons I am not registered to vote with either party.
No one talks about being a populist anymore -- much the way that few people talk about being social progressives. Some of the political nuances that existed 100 years ago have been swallowed up by the lazy thinking that divides people squarely into two camps: Democrat and Republican. This tendency to use party names as labels has led to a lot of the acrimony we see today.
However, it appears that many are getting fed up with the simplistic idea that belonging to one party or the other can tell you everything you need to know about a person. I don't like how Maddow seems to continue the idea that all Republicans are the same, but she makes some good points about some of the economic elite in the party. At any rate, I am glad that between the Tea Party and general dissatisfaction many progressives have been feeling, it appears that the two-party system could be on the verge of cracking. Which wouldn't make me sad at all.
We could use a little more critical thinking and nuance in our politics.
