Solutions for the Underaffiliated

Recovery in Asheville with the American Red Cross

Helene devastated Western North Carolina. Listen to what Todd James and Michael Tanner of the American Red Cross had to say about Helene's impact on Western North Carolina MEASURED IN YEARS, the importance of collaboration, and why local action is likely the key to success as these disasters become more common.
What's more? Be kind and remember: These climate events cause trauma.
 
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You're right. Google and other conglomerates are taking your liberty. Stand up.

Google and other global corporations have consolidated capabilities and services and manipulated regulations to capture all of our shopping and online behavior. They are monopolistic, so can control the information, products and services to which we have access. That means they manipulate us with messages to make us buy and think based on what political groups, companies and special interest groups pay them. 
These conglomerates reduce your wages and benefits and use social media to make you accept it because what they sell looks so good. Your liberty fades -- your jobs pay less with fewer benefits. You depend on corporations that don't serve you. And you votre against your best interests. 

Maybe no universal income, but the unAmerican white rage is the elephant in the room.

--  Who gets a universal basic income? Oops! Maybe it's not universal.
--  The roots of the donkey and elephant as mascots
-- What is your United States? Hope or Revenge and Rage to make a nation better. 
Photo by Marina Vitale on Unsplash
 

The Free Speech You Want to Take Away | 9 Tricks to Win | They Aren't Taking Your Job

-- We seem to want to limit other people's speech even though we say it's foundational to democracy.
-- 9 actions to take to get out of your rut, and become more successful and happy.
-- Immigrants are still not taking anyone's job, but we need to pay them more so they spend money to boost the economy and not just make their employers rich. 
Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash

Weed Addiction is Real | Grocery Habits Effect Credit Scores | Why Weird Works so Well

More potent, easier to get, and totally acceptable. Weed addiction is a problem.
Understanding grocery store buying behavior can help more people get credit, but also misses the real problem with poor shopping habits.
Weird works because it's true, and it flips the high school script. They are on the outside. That's what they are worried about. It's why they are so angry.
Photo by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash

All Americans want freedom and opportunity, right? Why are we divided?

USA! USA! means cheers for the uber-diverse women's Olympic gold medal team and Donald Trump.
One nation, divided but we all want freedom and opportunity. What's the problem, how do we unify the United States?
Photo by Edgar Colomba: https://www.pexels.com/photo/human-hands-and-us-flag-2240293/

The Parents of Misogynists | America's Ignorant Defiance Disorder | Bring Back Vocations

Misogyny begins at home and mons and dads help. Maybe it's time to reflect.
Ignorant defiance disorder is usually visible in adolescents. What if an entire nation is behaving like angry 15-year-olds with no accountability?
Vocations -- what teachers, social workers, nurses, fire fighters, journalists do -- you know, the people who care for our health, safety,  and knowledge are underpaid and marginalized. We need to raise our voices and give them the praise and money they deserve.
https://ericjcarrig.podbean.com/e/the-parents-of-misogynists-americas-ignorant-defiance-disorder-bring-back-vocations/
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The left needs to be more inclusive to win in November / Too big poses a security risk / Stop believing people you don't know

Why the left needs to change its approach to folks on the fence. 
The risks of monopolies to our safety
Why we trust misinformation from people we don’t know -- and should stop.
 
Photo by Ayo Ogunseinde on Unsplash

Just when we need more civility, the left and right attack humanity's lessons!

Why are the left and right crushing the humanities when religious leaders wanted to use them to teach kids to be better citizens?
We spoke with Jeremy Philips, a humanities instructor, who explains why the humanities makes democracies stronger. Meanwhile the left and right crush lessons about being human with their agendas for individual rights and profit, which just lead to incivility. Not working.
Photo by Markus Winkler: https://www.pexels.com/photo/writings-on-the-wall-2893772/
 

A hopeful alternative to toxic politics for the good of our democratic republic.

The path to a collaborative government and civil society is to listen, speak our mind, and accept that we can disagree and still work together.
Braver Angels www.braverangels.org, teaches politicians and regular folks to listen and respond in productive ways to build back a society that isn't sucked into social and national media's hyper-inflammatory speech.
We spoke with three regional leaders, representing the left, right, and independents. They all got along. They are building a path for the health of humanity.