A few more members, and we may be ready to "go live" and open up to the public. I think we will leave the top category as it is, and let new members look at the formation process, unless there are objections to revealing those conversations to the world.

I think that the forums and categories we chose will structure and steer the conversation. For example, the Kucinich board, there are dozens and dozens of forums, each dealing with a separate issue. Does not that force people to think in terms of isolated issues, and also define for them what the issues are? At DU, there is one big grab bag of anything goes – GD and then presumably less important forums dealing with a variety of special interests.

Here are some rough ideas for categories here to start discussion about this -

The politics of everyday struggles for everyday people

What is the interplay and relationship between the struggles people are facing everyday and national and international politics? How can we help them politicize their everyday life, while also putting a human face on our political theories?

The co-opting of the intellectuals

Perks, positions, recognition, “success,” prestige and status. All of these are offered to those intellectuals who agree not to rock the boat. What price does society pay for this, and what price do we personally pay?

The hidden ones

American TV presents a happy image of white picket fences, lovely automobiles, beautiful homes, and successful people. The implication is that we are all living that way, or could be. But who is left behind? Children born to poverty, minority people, the elderly, the unlucky. There may be far more people left behind than not.

Corruption of the language and destruction of culture

The dictates of the market, which now controls every aspect of our lives, has been destroying all of the cultural institutions and traditions and skills that human society needs in order to support human life. The language is corrupted, critical thinking has been devalued, and institutions from schools to agriculture to communities have been atomized, corrupted or destroyed.

Historical precedents

What can we bring from past struggles, both here and abroad, that will help in the current crisis?

The failure of liberalism

In many ways, modern liberalism, and the Democratic party, are working against the working class.

Organizations

What other organizations are working on behalf of the working class, or are encouraging broader participation in politics?

A few more members, and we may be ready to "go live" and open up to the public. I think we will leave the top category as it is, and let new members look at the formation process, unless there are objections to revealing those conversations to the world.

I think that the forums and categories we chose will structure and steer the conversation. For example, the Kucinich board, there are dozens and dozens of forums, each dealing with a separate issue. Does not that force people to think in terms of isolated issues, and also define for them what the issues are? At DU, there is one big grab bag of anything goes – GD and then presumably less important forums dealing with a variety of special interests.

Here are some rough ideas for categories here to start discussion about this -

The politics of everyday struggles for everyday people

What is the interplay and relationship between the struggles people are facing everyday and national and international politics? How can we help them politicize their everyday life, while also putting a human face on our political theories?

The co-opting of the intellectuals

Perks, positions, recognition, “success,” prestige and status. All of these are offered to those intellectuals who agree not to rock the boat. What price does society pay for this, and what price do we personally pay?

The hidden ones

American TV presents a happy image of white picket fences, lovely automobiles, beautiful homes, and successful people. The implication is that we are all living that way, or could be. But who is left behind? Children born to poverty, minority people, the elderly, the unlucky. There may be far more people left behind than not.

Corruption of the language and destruction of culture

The dictates of the market, which now controls every aspect of our lives, has been destroying all of the cultural institutions and traditions and skills that human society needs in order to support human life. The language is corrupted, critical thinking has been devalued, and institutions from schools to agriculture to communities have been atomized, corrupted or destroyed.

Historical precedents

What can we bring from past struggles, both here and abroad, that will help in the current crisis?

The failure of liberalism

In many ways, modern liberalism, and the Democratic party, are working against the working class.

Organizations

What other organizations are working on behalf of the working class, or are encouraging broader participation in politics?

Without sounding too blase, I think those are important questions, and important concepts but I don't know if they're the right categories or not. They are probably too heavy and too abstract IMO.

I still like anax's Crap and Steaming Crap suggestion