I'm not for the dystopian approach, especially as I am entering retirement. I think the needed to be a less radical approach. I have previously recommended a full-bore PR campaign just extolling the virtues of democratic leadership. Dems are actually better on the economy and defense than Republicans ever have been. Quick, name the last successful GOP war President. Stumped? I thought so.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich