Eric Lotke
| Hometown: | Arlington, VA |
| Interests: | An Economy for All, Health Care for All, New Energy, The Big Con, Quality Education, Real Security, Progressive Vision, Revitalizing Democracy, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corporate Accountability, Crime, Election Reform, Judiciary, Morality & Values, Privatization |
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Eric's Voice
- January 30, 2012 - 11:44am
I'm a middle-aged, middle-class PTA dad who participates in Occupy DC because I want a better country for our kids.
On Sunday, the National Park Service brutally tased a peaceful, young Occupy DC demonstrator. This was a prelude to their threatened crackdown of Occupy DC today at noon.
- October 25, 2011 - 6:56am
I’ve been spending evenings and weekends recently with the Occupy protestors in DC. I can’t stay full time because, unlike many protestors, I have two children and a full-time job. But I clearly share their interests and I’m glad they’re making the ruckus. Plan or not, I know what they want, too.
- July 13, 2011 - 7:53am
Yesterday evening I attended an event sponsored by my U.S. Representative, Jim Moran (D-VA). I accepted an invitation I received from his email list to a community forum called "Principles & Priorities: How would you balance the budget?"
- May 25, 2011 - 8:41am
Enough with blaming public employees for all of America’s problems. Last week public employees in Oregon marched on the state Capitol with a billion dollars worth of recommendations for government efficiencies and revenue enhancements.
- March 22, 2011 - 7:14am
As the debate heats up over Elizabeth Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I took a step out on my own. I got a divorce. I am no longer a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank.
- September 29, 2010 - 12:36pm
Yesterday I attended a conference on the Renaissance of American Manufacturing in Washington DC.
- September 7, 2010 - 2:51pm
On Labor Day, President Obama rediscovered his roots.
- September 3, 2010 - 9:23am
The August unemployment data are out. The unemployment rate was "about unchanged" at 9.6 percent,” says the BLS press release. Teenagers "showed little change" at 26.3 percent, as did African Americans (16.3 percent) and Hispanics (12.0 percent).
- August 6, 2010 - 8:46am
Today’s new unemployment report contains no news, just decimal point changes. It tells us what we already know, that times are bad. The question is whether our great nation can rise to the challenge.
- August 4, 2010 - 1:44pm
Three important things happened in the last few days for manufacturing in America. Two are good. One is really really bad. The House passed good bills promoting American manufacturing, and the Joint Economic Committee released a new report finding that our manufacturing sector has gained jobs for six months in a row.
