Lippitt’s Policy & Politics Blog
A central purpose of this blog is to share information that is under-reported by the mainstream, corporate media. If you find the posts too much to read on occasion, please just read the bolded portions. Here’s the link to this blog’s former website with over 400 posts and 10 years of history.
Common Sense Policies for America

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John Lippitt is a long-time practitioner, analyst, and professor in the field of policy and politics. He earned a Ph.D. in Social Policy from Brandeis University. He has been an active member of the Reading (MA) Democratic Town Committee since the 1980s and a member of the Leadership Team of Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts since 2015. As a volunteer, he has been active in many campaigns for offices ranging from local town offices to State Representative to President. He worked as paid staff for the Dukakis for President campaign in 1988. Professionally, in addition to on-the-ground work in the early childhood field, he was adjunct faculty at Tufts University and the University of Massachusetts at Boston, teaching policy and early childhood programming from 2012 to 2020.
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Corporatocracy
Cybersecurity
Economy & Inequality
Federal Budget & Taxes
Please contact your US Senators NOW and ask them to vote against the Continuing Resolution (CR) funding bill that the House Republicans passed. It has many very objectionable provisions. If you have a Democratic Senator, ask them to filibuster it.
Government, Politics, Democracy
Musk, DOGE, and Trump do not care about efficiency & reducing waste. They’re not targeting for-profit contractors, which is where the bulk of fraud & waste occurs. They’re focused on ending investigations & enforcement actions against Musk’s companies, letting Musk corruptly line his own pockets.
Contact your US Senators and ask them to block the SAVE Act. It’s pure voter suppression. And the No Rogue Rulings Act. It would limit federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions. Ask them and your US Rep to demand the return Abrego Garcia from the El Salvador prison.
Democrats in Congress are stepping up to resist the unprecedented challenges the Trump administration and complicit Republicans are presenting to our democracy and its foundational institutions. Contact your members of Congress to thank them for what they’re doing to resist and ask them to do more.
The resistance to Trump and company is building. Public protests and pushback at congressional town hall meetings are growing. A few Republicans in Congress are standing up. Democrats are resisting more strongly. Contact your members of Congress and tell them to do more to resist!
Contact your US Representative and Senators and ask them to demand that law abiding, legal U.S. residents that have been abducted and detained by ICE be released immediately and that these illegal arrests stop. If you can, join the big, nationwide HANDS OFF! protest planned for Saturday, April 5. Also, ask your US Rep to support and vote for Senate Bill S.1077, the 2025 District of Columbia (D.C.) Local Funds Act.
Top Trump administration officials in the military and intelligence agencies have committed an unbelievable and unforgivable breach of national security. Investigations by Congress and the military are essential. Officials responsible should resign, be fired, or be impeached, and perhaps prosecuted.
Contact your US Rep & Senators. Demand a full investigation of the recent, major national security breach. Demand resignations, firings, or impeachment of the officials involved. Also, nationwide protests at Tesla dealerships Sat., 3/29 & BIG, nationwide protests on Sat., 4/5.
Trump’s proposal to eliminate taxes on tips sounds good but analysis shows it’s bad policy. Tariffs can be used effectively, but Trump’s tariff actions are already hurting our economy and will raise prices. They’re also ripe for political corruption.
Contact your US Rep and Senators regularly to thank them when appropriate and encourage them to resist and protest when needed. Join a protest in-person if you can. Big, nationwide protests are planned for Sat., April 5, and there are many protests planned before then.
The resistance to Trump, Musk, and Republicans is growing. You are all heroes for whatever you’ve contributed to the resistance. There are many heroes, including federal workers who work diligently despite the chaos and threats, as well as those who have resigned or resisted being fired to protest.
Please contact your US Representative and Senators NOW and ask them to support Ukraine. Contact Trump and ask him to stop the tariffs, the Republican budget, Musk, and Kennedy’s lackadaisical response to measles and the bird flu. Sample messages and contact information are provided.
The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are not trying to make government work better. They’re focused on destroying our government and making it unable to perform functions we all rely on in our everyday lives. They want to give huge tax cuts to wealthy individuals and corporations.
The Trump administration, DOGE, and Republicans do NOT care about efficiency and making government work. They’re focused on destroying government and making it unable to function. Please contact your members of Congress and ask them to oppose indiscriminate firing of federal workers.
Our democracy is in danger. President Trump and co-President Musk are attempting a coup to establish a dictatorship. They are creating chaos, fear, and despair, while breaking our government and destroying our democratic institutions. We must take action to resist. See options below.