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elleng

(141,926 posts)
Thu May 7, 2015, 12:16 PM May 2015

Talking With Martin O'Malley: Reform, or Pitchforks?

An underdog (potential) candidate makes the case for a new approach.

'The geographic-information systems company Esri, which hosted the Q-and-A session I did on Tuesday night with former governor Martin O'Malley of Maryland, has put the video of the discussion online. You can see it here or below.'

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/05/talking-with-martin-omalley-reform-or-pitchforks/392633/

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Talking With Martin O'Malley: Reform, or Pitchforks? (Original Post) elleng May 2015 OP
We're heading for pitchforks but I'm still in there fighting mmonk May 2015 #1
Pitchforks (Made in USA) will be a lucrative business opportunity. Koinos May 2015 #2
interesting comments on iraq bigtree May 2015 #3
Yes, very interesting, bigtree. elleng May 2015 #4

mmonk

(52,589 posts)
1. We're heading for pitchforks but I'm still in there fighting
Thu May 7, 2015, 01:18 PM
May 2015

for change in the US that can come peacefully.

Koinos

(2,800 posts)
2. Pitchforks (Made in USA) will be a lucrative business opportunity.
Thu May 7, 2015, 01:47 PM
May 2015

O'Malley understands that the present arrangement, where a few own almost everything, is not sustainable.

elleng

(141,926 posts)
4. Yes, very interesting, bigtree.
Fri May 8, 2015, 02:42 AM
May 2015

Maybe first such we've heard, and wisdom we're learning to expect, imo.

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