No Kings, Freedom!
Gather on March 28th.
Timothy #Snyder Mar 21, 2026
Next Saturday, March 28th, I will join millions of Americans taking part in No Kings protests throughout the country. I hope you will join in. Everything is at stake.
https://snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings-freedom
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#Prosperity #Constitution #Justice #Peace #Democracy
A message from Unite Oregon:
For generations, working families and communities of color in Oregon have been told that what's good for big business is good for everyone. But we know better.
And this Friday, March 20, we have a concrete way to make that case directly to the people shaping Oregon's economic policy.
Governor Kotek's Economic Prosperity Council is collecting public input through a survey that will influence Oregon's economic policy for years to come. The Council was designed with 14 business representatives and only 2 labor representatives, a structure that reflects who has historically had the most access to economic policymaking. We believe every Oregonian deserves a seat at that table.
The survey is asking what "prosperity" means to Oregon.
That's our question too, and our answer looks different from what corporate interests are pushing. We know that real prosperity is not built on tax giveaways to the wealthy or opening up farmland and forests for development. It is built by investing in people.
What they want to use this survey to push:
• More tax breaks for big corporations (expanding enterprise zones from 5 to 13 years)
• Cuts to local taxes on the wealthy that currently fund preschool, housing, and climate resilience
• Opening up farm and forest land for development
• Reducing income taxes for the most affluent to benefit CEOs, not working families
What we know actually works:
• Raising per capita income, the single best measure of a state's economic health
• Well-funded education from cradle to career, including job-linked training and apprenticeships
• Affordable housing with access to transit
• Universal, free, high-quality preschool, which delivers a 3-to-1 return on investment, raises family incomes by roughly 22% on average, and is a three-generation poverty reducer
Oregon's Preschool for All program is a national model. It is one of the smartest investments a community can make — for children, for families, for workers, and for our regional economy. We cannot let this survey be used as cover to defund it.
Local taxes on the wealthy that currently fund preschool, affordable housing, and climate resilience represent exactly the kind of community investment that produces lasting prosperity. We should be expanding that model, not dismantling it.
Take the survey now:
https://www.research.net/r/OregonProsperityCouncilSurvey
or
https://www.research.net/r/OregonProsperityCouncilSurvey?lang=es
The survey has three sections: Business Climate, Workforce, and Tools for Growth. You'll be asked to start with one section, and then offered the chance to complete the others. Do as many as you can.
You might also note the lack of public notice and involvement and the very quick deadline as problems with this process of getting public input.
Then share this with everyone you know who wants working families, not corporate lobbyists, to shape Oregon's economic future.
The deadline is end of day Friday, March 20.
In Solidarity
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Why prefer to fight over improving living conditions?: https://www.aurianneor.org/why-prefer-to-fight-over-improving-living-conditions/
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Wishing you a joyful Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, and Chaitra Navratri!
May this season of new beginnings bring prosperity, positivity, and growth in every step forward. 🌿✨
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Welcoming Ugadi with fresh beginnings, positivity, and prosperity 🌿✨
May this new year fill your life with growth, joy, and endless opportunities.
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Unfortunately, lack of affordability leads to less possibilities to participate in social activities. The state of economy affects people and their mental wellbeing.
Dinners, festivals, weddings and other activities are not luxury, but something that each person should be able to attend. Social life is important as it affects person's relations with others, mental health, creativity, and social integrity.
Ignoring the problem should never be an option. Bringing attention to it is the first step. Another one is to look for solutions to address it. https://fortune.com/2026/03/17/financial-loneliness-gen-z-millennials-skipping-social-events-money-constraints-cfp-board-report/
#USA #USpol #economy #society #wellbeing #MentalHealth #life #prosperity #GenZ
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is now 250 years old. Did you know that he thought plenty of the arts too? Not just about economics and trade.
#theatre #theater #dance #music #poetry #literature #art #thearts #arts #economics #business #commerce #trade #wealth #innovation #prosperity #efficiency #effectiveness #profit
Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith celebrates 250 years since its publication on March 9, 1776. This seminal book is considered the start of modern economics. He was a moral philosopher and his book; he gave moral legitimacy to earning an honest income by getting profits from professional activities and trade. Through this, the whole society would benefit collectively. Prices and profits would serve as an “invisible hand” and a guide for society. Adam Smith was not only interested in economics. He was also interested in the arts. In the lesser known ”Of the Affinity between Music, Dancing, and Poetry”, Adam Smith analyzed how the art forms are connected. His conclusion was that rhythm was foundational: · Rhythm organizes sound in music · Rhythm organizes bodily movement in dance · Rhythm organizes meter in poetry Smith thought it was likely that these art forms historically were performed together. Still, music and poetry could exist independently, but dance usually needed music because of the requirements of rhythm. Music and poetry could be combined into vocal music (songs). The idea of division of labor found in economics was something Smith wrote about in The Wealth of Nations. Perhaps, the picture that Smith painted of how the music, dance, and poetry had been divided into specialized professions within the arts is an expression of this, too. As the invisible hand guided towards an increased collective wealth in society, Smith thought that this was the key to an increase in the demand for painting, music, architecture, literature, and theater. In other words, business and art have a symbiotic relationship. Supervizion is a business consulting group that works with economics (business), the arts, and science. Clients in music, dance, literature get advice on business matters and business management of their companies.
#prosperity : advance or gain in anything good or desirable
- French: prospérité
- Italian: prosperità
- Portuguese: prosperidade
- Spanish: prosperidad
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