This Month’s Book Recommendation by Paula McCormack, VP High Conflictby Amanda RipleySimon & Schuster (April 6, 2021) 368 pages Many of us are feeling bewildered and powerless by the extreme polarization which has gripped our nation’s citizens as political differences have …
This Month’s Book Recommendation by Paula McCormack, VP BLINDSPOT, Hidden Biases of Good Peopleby Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. GreenwaldBantam; Reprint edition (August 16, 2016) 272 pages Part of the extreme polarization that we Americans are experiencing today comes from …
The LJDC Monthly MeetingSunday, June 13, 20212 – 4:30 pm PROGRAM: TAX THE RICH / SAVE AMERICA ROADSHOWThe TAX THE RICH / SAVE AMERICA Roadshow features a lighting-quick (30 minutes) highly engaging, dynamic dissection of the current federal tax code. Topics …
This Month’s Book Recommendations 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everythingby Mark Z. JacobsonCambridge University Press; 1st edition (October 1, 1920) 450 pagesNumerous laws – including the Green New Deal – have been proposed or passed in cities, states, …
La Jolla Democratic Club Newsletter April 2021 The LJDC Monthly MeetingSunday, April 11, 20212 – 4:30 pm Our speaker will be Tasha Williamson, who last year became one of the first black women to run for San Diego mayor. She …
Ten Lessons For A Post-Pandemic Worldby Fareed ZakariaW. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (October 6, 2020) 320 Pages Fareed Zakaria, noted columnist, author and CNN host, has applied his considerable intellect to examining the “emerging post-pandemic world”. His ability to …
This Month’s Book Recommendations Parable of the Sowerby Octavia E. ButlerGrand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (April 30, 2019) 368 pagesWhen global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from …
The LJDC Monthly MeetingSunday, March 14, 20212 – 4:30 pm NOTE! March 14th is the start of Daylight Savings. SPEAKER: Maz HadaeghPROGRAM: Medicare For AllThe U.S. healthcare system’s per capita cost is approximately twice as much as our international peers, …
This Month’s Book Recommendations Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economistby Kate RaworthChelsea Green Publishing (March 22, 2017) 320 PagesEconomics is the mother tongue of public policy. It dominates our decision-making for the future, guides multi-billion-dollar investments, …
La Jolla Democratic Club Newsletter February 2021 The LJDC Monthly MeetingSunday, February 21, 20212 – 4:30 pm NOTE! The LJDC meeting is rescheduled to the third Sunday this month, because of Valentine’s Day! Our first speaker will be San Diego …