Necessity as the mother of invention has long been a driving force for progress. In our political system, the main driver of change has been crisis. The political system is so robust by design that only when there is a true crisis, do we begin to see movement on anything. Obviously, the same must be true for the economy. The …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Serious Economic Policy Should be Predicated on Economic Development
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — February 25, 2020 – As Bernie Sanders appears to be heading towards front-runner status, any number of people are expressing their shock and dismay over electing a socialist. Instead of separating themselves from Sanders ideologically, the rest of the candidates bend over backwards to show how progressive they are too. Now Bloomberg is endorsing unions, which, of …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Reforming Healthcare Requires Severing Insurance from Employment
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — February 10, 2020 – The policy of the day appears to be Medicare for All, which is really nothing different than a single-payer system. We need a single-payer system, the argument goes, because 1) not everybody has adequate coverage and 2) it is immoral that people who get sick should go bankrupt due to high medical …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Purchasing Votes with ‘Free Stuff’ is Really Contempt for Democracy
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — January 28, 2020 – We hear a lot on the campaign trail these days about programs and new investment. We also hear lip service to the meaning of democracy. That is, in a democracy government gives the people what they want, and if the people want new programs, then that is precisely what being responsive to …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
American Democracy is Nothing More than a Market
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Those pushing for Trump’s impeachment argue that it is essential to preserve the integrity of American democracy. By placing his own interests, i.e. ensuring his reelection, over those of the nation — supposedly delivering aid to Ukraine — he has abused his power. And yet, one wonders if American democracy is really a democracy. The reality that nobody speaks about …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Globalism and Inequality: The Real Threats to Our Democracy
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
For those on the right, inequality is a nonissue because gaps between the top and the bottom only serve to incentivize those at the bottom to work harder. That is, after all, how market economies work. For those on the left, inequality only illustrates how the wealthy have stolen from the poor, for which the only real answer is punitive …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Only a National Primary Day Will Bring Moderation to Either Party
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
In the presidential debates for the Democratic Party nomination so far, instead of a debate, we have seen each candidate attempting to out do the other in terms of how far to the left she or he can be. Unfortunately, in a country where at least one third of the electorate is independent and in the middle, this is not …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher/Editor, Michael Edelman, Esq., National/International Political Analyst, Victoria Gearity, Ossining Mayor, and a Panelist Attending the Ossining Documentary and Discussion Series Screening of “Who Is Dayani Cristal? on Westchester On the Level – Monday, October 14, 2019th @10am EST
Share your perspective or inquiry. Call: (347) 205-9201. Computer access to Monday’s broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” is accomplished via this hyperlink … http://tobtr.com/s/11517701 Please note the broadcast is activated at 10am and an archive of the broadcast is created by 12:15pm. Topics of discussion are noted herein: John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher/Editor engages us on the following subjects …
Victoria Gearity, Ossining Mayor, Lenore Friedlaender, Assistant to the President of 32BJ SEIU and Vice President of 32BJ in the Hudson Valley, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level – Friday, October 11, 2019 @10am EST
Call-in for Guests and Listeners: (347) 205-9201. Broadcast Heard “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11517697 Please note the broadcast goes “live” at 10am EST sharp and is archived by 12:15PM WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — October 11, 2019 — Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity opens the broadcast day on Friday, October 11, 2019 @ 10am. Discussion centers with respect …
Victoria Gearity, Ossining Mayor, Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large, and Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Unvarnished Blogger on Westchester On the Level – Friday, September 13, 2019 @10am EST
Call-in for Guests and Listeners: (347) 205-9201. Broadcast Heard “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11496367 Please note the broadcast goes “live” at 10am EST sharp and is archived by 12:15PM WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — September 13, 2019 — Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity opens the broadcast day on Friday, September 13, 2019 @ 10am. …