Status: Happened Prediction: Only Campaign Contributors Will Matter This dependence on cash is the single greatest threat to our democracy. Even good politicians are forced to chase cash from special interests. It’s the root cause of the financial crisis and terrible legislation like SOPA/PIPA. It also explains the disparity between what’s good for voters and what’s […]
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Enjoy this bonus episode with my guest Governor Jesse Ventura, author of The Marijuana Manifesto, we talk politics, including: Who Jesse will vote for His ideal scenario for this presidential election Why Jesse is or is not afraid of a Trump presidency Will there be a Jesse for President in 2020? How to solve problems
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My guest on the latest episode of The McFuture podcast is former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. Jesse is a former Navy Seal, pro-wrestler, TV host, and now author of The Marijuana Manifesto. Speaking with Jesse is refreshing and jarring, like diving into a burning lake on a balmy day. He’s unfiltered, unapologetic, and forceful. There’s no agenda
Donald Trump wants to make us great again. So far, my best guesses of when exactly that was are shaky, at best: When The Dukes of Hazzard was on TV When farm work was seriously discounted When I had hair But I think I found it! Here it is: It’s when we were moving closer
Like rotten fruit suspended in Jell-O, we’ve congealed inside a failing two party system. The two likely nominees for president have the combined likability of a hemorrhoid playing Mariachi music. Sure, many still yearn for a decade at Bernie’s 350-million-man kibbutz. Others now get their crackers…wafers…at The Church of Trumpology. Some endorse Donald Trump, hoping he can bring the apocalypse, er,
An unholy, elitist, unintentional alliance between the rich and the noisy is distorting politics & reality
Independence Day is an opportunity for ideas to fix America. Here are three of them.
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Has any organization ever failed so miserably that every employee should be fired? One finally has. And we are its executives. It’s called Congress. It has a 13% approval rating but a 90% re-election rate. Just like The Bachelor, you almost start to admire how something so bad can keep going. Exactly like that show,