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Democracy Is Not Something That Happens, You Know, Just At Election Time, And It's Not Something That Happens Just With One Event. It's An Ongoing Building Process. But It Also Ought To Be A Part Of Our Culture, A Part Of Our Lives.

The Good News, Though, Is That I Find In My Political Travels That People, As Regular Citizens, Are More Interested Than Ever In Getting Together And Having Discussions. They Want To Hear About Other Viewpoints That Differ Entirely From What The Administration Is Putting Out.

There's Enormous Progressive Activism And, More Often Than Not, Success At The Grassroots Level - Everything From Living Wage Campaigns To Efforts To Finance Our Elections Are Having Terrific Success.

But The Good News Is That Out In The Countryside, Just About Every Place That's Got A Zip Code Has Somebody Or Some Group Of People Battling The Economic And Political Exclusion That Wall Street And Washington Are Shoving Down Our Throats.

Good Wages Are Pro Business, Since They Reduce Turnover, Increase Morale, Produce Better-skilled Employees, And Improve Productivity.