DKos Meetup!

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Sunday January 09, 2005 · 1:02 PM PST

2005/01/09 · 13:02

My last post suggested a good level of interest in the idea of a weekly discussion group (Friday, 6pm would be a good time) through meetup.com called WeeklyKos or "Politics with Dinner" or whatever.

I was going to organize this myself via the meetup.com website but it doesnt seem to be functioning well--i can't figure out how to start the group.

Is there anyone who can either do this and get things started or tell me what im doing wrong?

Lets get the ball rolling!

WeeklyKos: Time to get Local.

sonandar

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Saturday January 08, 2005 · 11:38 PM PST

2005/01/08 · 23:38

I think its about time that Kos gets local--there are plans in the works for the national convention and there has been plenty of talk about regional meetings to lead up to it---but I havnt seen any action on that so I figured I would propose something here.

A very useful and fun thing for the Kos community would be weekly dinners or once/twice weekly discussion groups wherever there are enough Kossacks to warrant it (these, of course, can and should include any other democrats/greens/progressives or other political/fun friends who want to get together and discuss political issues).

In an time of dwindling community WeeklyKos will be a great way to make "political" friends--the best type of friends as we know from our net community.

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Progressive NYC Internships?

sonandar

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Saturday January 01, 2005 · 8:06 AM PST

2005/01/01 · 08:06

I am looking for a summer internship in NYC somehow involving the insurgent progressive movement. Places like media matters, DFA, KOS, The Nation are all of interest but i dont know where to look or what to do.

I am a Junior @ Vassar College in Poughkeepsie NY, a Philosophy major and president of the Forum for Political Philosophy + member of the United Students Reformation Party with excellent GPA.

If you have contacts or information about important and interesting internships this summer i would really appreciate them!

Thanks!

Something is Missing at KOS

sonandar

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Friday December 17, 2004 · 2:19 PM PST

2004/12/17 · 14:19

The reason that KOS is such a popular and amazing place is because it simulates, via the internet, a real political community that is so lacking in contemporary american (western) societies.

The importance of this type of venue is obvious--we have already seen how decisions made here can create tidalwaves that can eventually reach the highest reaches of our government. At DailyKos we dont just report the news, we are increasingly helping to make the news both literally, with opinion pieces, and more literally, when we change the conditions under which the rest of the country speaks and acts about politics.

Still, i cant help but feel that something is missing at KOS. We are a community that is connected anywhere and everywhere yet in many ways we are fundamentally disconnected--we have no physical contact and cannot share in the truly important forms of human association that can only happen on a face-to-face level. Read More

Roadmap: What the Dems (and kossaks) dont see

sonandar

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Monday December 13, 2004 · 12:35 AM PST

2004/12/13 · 00:35

I think that much of what is going on in this diary is being ignored by the democrats and the people at KOS and that they do so at their peril. The american left needs to wake up and smell the coffee--get with the program guys,

(I quote liberally from a professor of mine but thought it better to change his name to a john doe (John Livingston) - he is not aware of this post.)

A Vision for democrats:

"The realities of global interdependence are challenging traditional principles of national autonomy and sovereignty. Because the international realm is changing so rapidly, democratic citizens must revise their background picture of the world and the place of their nation within it. To do this responsibly, they will need to accept and explore the difficult and unfamiliar concept of a Global Common Good, an idea that when taken seriously, challenges narrow and outdated interpretations of the national interest."
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[Long] The Global Common Good

sonandar

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Sunday December 12, 2004 · 10:03 PM PST

2004/12/12 · 22:03

This is another essay that i just finished on Global Federalism and the Common Good.

I quote liberally from a professor of mine but thought it better to change his name to a john doe (John Livingston) because he is not aware that I am posting this.

I think you will find this more helpful than the last which was mainly criticism

Towards a Global Common Good:

The Corporations Will Eat Your Soul

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Saturday December 11, 2004 · 1:48 PM PST

2004/12/11 · 13:48

This is another sermon from the same UU minister who did that fantastic sermon on american style fascism.

Please recommend it quicly if it sparks your interest--because its so long it might just fall off the list too quickly.

from: http://austinuu.org/sermons/2004/2004-04-25-TheCorporationsWillEatYourSoul.html

SERMON: The Corporations Will Eat Your Soul

You may know the story of the frog and the scorpion. A scorpion wanted to cross a swift river, and asked a frog to carry him on his back. The frog asked "How do I know that you won't sting and kill me as soon as you get on my back?" "Well," answered the scorpion, who was good with words when he wanted something, "then I wouldn't be able to get across the river." "Well," said the frog, "then how do I know that you won't sting and kill me as soon as we're across the river?" "Oh," said the scorpion, "because I'll be so grateful for the ride, why would I want to kill you then?"
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The GOP Economic Mythology

sonandar

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Friday December 10, 2004 · 6:26 PM PST

2004/12/10 · 18:26

An essential element in tackling issues like Social Security, Corporate Taxes and anything else related to economics will be debunking the mythology surrounding discussions of economics.

The implicit way most people speak about economics and economists in general is that economics is an objective science that is the only field capable of seeing deeply enough into reality to warrant consultation on issues of public policy.

It is precisely this faith in economics as the science of reality that allows places like CATO and Heritage to exert so much influence on our lives through their govt cronies in the rethug (and even our own) party.

Below is a selection of an essay that i posted last night--It diddnt get much coverage so im going to just put the more accessable parts up here for people who dont have the philosophical background. Read More

Ideology at CATO, IMF & Bush admin

sonandar

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Friday December 10, 2004 · 1:24 AM PST

2004/12/10 · 01:24

This is an essay i wrote for a globalization seminar at vassar--figured i would post it in its entirety since it would take way too much time to water it down. Its quite long so sorry about that, hopefully you will find some value in it :)

Sorry if any of this is unintelligible--it how they teach us how to write in the philosophy department.

"The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design" -Hayek, The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism

"What should have died along with communism is the belief that modern societies can be run on a single principle, whether that of planning under the general will or that of free-market allocations." -Charles Taylor, The Ethics of Authenticity

sonandar

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Monday December 06, 2004 · 4:59 PM PST

2004/12/06 · 16:59

From Michael Moores website:

Were fucked...

"Fox to Provide News for Clear Channel

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO - Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's largest radio station operator, has selected Fox News Radio to provide national news for most of its news and talk stations in deal expected to nearly double Fox's radio presence. Read More

Show this to your Republican friends

sonandar

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Saturday December 04, 2004 · 6:40 PM PST

2004/12/04 · 18:40

Show this to your republican friends!! (the links are missing in the text here but are on the website)
from http://www.perkel.com/politics/clinton/repub.htm

"Republicans for Bill Clinton

President Bill Clinton is more Republican than Republicans

Being a Republican isn't just joining a party, it's a point of view. And when you look at the issues Republicans stand for and then compare our elected officials to our beliefs, President Clinton is the one who is delivering what traditional Republicans are looking for. To me it's more important what a candidate does and what he stands for than what party label he runs under.

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What is an Insurgents?

sonandar

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Friday December 03, 2004 · 3:40 PM PST

2004/12/03 · 15:40

Want to know what an insurgent is?

Its sitting at home in front of your computer, typing away at your screen. One minute later you have no legs, the bookshelf has crushed them. Your youngest children are dead, your wife is in the hospital. Your house is destroyed.

What is an insurgent?
Your son. He happened to be out of the house studying that day.

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