The Democratic Party Is Dead.

Anyone Believing The Tpp Is Good For Americans Take Note: The Foreign Subsidiaries Of U.s.-based Corporations Could Just As Easily Challenge Any U.s. Government Regulation They Claim Unfairly Diminishes Their Profits - Say, A Regulation Protecting American Consumers From Unsafe Products Or Unhealthy Foods, Investors From Fraudulent Securities Or Predatory Lending, Workers From Unsafe Working Conditions, Taxpayers From Another Bailout Of Wall Street, Or The Environment From Toxic Emissions.

Well-trained And Dedicated Employees Are The Only Sustainable Source Of Competitive Strength.

Education Is Not The Only Answer And It's Certainly Not The Immediate Solution. At Best, It's A Necessary, But Not Sufficient Response To Widening Inequality.

I Think The Obama Administration Has Done A Lousy Job Marketing And Selling And Explaining This Entire Thing. And, As A Result, All Of These Right-wing Front Organizations Financed By The Koch Brothers, Are Blanketing The Airwaves With Lies About Obamacare. And People Are Scared.

Given That Ever-broadening Array Of Options And Alternatives, As Consumers And Investors, We Are Often Bewildered. We Need Guidance. That's Where Today's Brands Come In. They Are Not So Much Signals About A Particular Product, They Are Signals About Good Judgment, Trustworthiness. A Big Brand, Whether It's Schwab Or Disney, Is Becoming Analogous To A Portal That Sells Us Advice About Where We Can Find Great Deals.