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I Am Convinced That Climate Change Represents A Historic Opportunity On An Even Greater Scale.

The Parties With The Most Gain Never Show Up On The Battlefield.

The Theory Of Economic Shock Therapy Relies In Part On The Roleof Expectations On Feeding An Inflationary Process. Reining In Inflation Requires Not Only Changing Monetary Policy But Also Changing The Behavior Of Consumers, Employers And Workers. The Role Of A Sudden, Jarring Policy Shift Is That It Quickly Alters Expectations, Signaling To The Public That The Rules Of The Game Have Changed Dramatically - Prices Will Not Keep Rising, Nor Will Wages.

Ever Since Steve Bannon Was Demoted, And Drama Started Playing Out Between Bannon And Jared Kushner And The Firing Of Comey And "is He Going To Get Impeached?" We Have Been Trapped In A Classic Survivor Reality Tv Show, Like, "who's Going To Get Voted Off The Island?" And This Has Every Single News Show Enjoying Ratings Never Seen Before. And It Physically Pains Them To Talk About The Stakes Of This Administration, Whether It's Health Care Or Climate Change Or The Deregulation Of The Financial Sector Or Social Security. None Of It Can Compete With This Reality Show.

I Do Believe That Our Ability To Jam The Trump Brand Is Somewhat Limited. I Think We Can Chip Away At It, But Ultimately The Way To Undermine The Trump Brand Is A Better Product In The Political Marketplace, If You'll Forgive The Capitalist Metaphor. I Do Think That The Negative Messaging On Trump Is Severely Limited Because He Is Tapping Into A Very Deep, And In Many A Rightful, Desire For Deep Change, And A Feeling That The Whole System Is So Broken And So Corrupt That You Might As Well Raise A Middle Finger As Some Kind Of Act Of Agency.