“The Democratic Party Needs its Soul Back” by Marianne Williamson

In the article, “The Democratic Party Needs its Soul Back” by Marianne Williamson she writes on the categories the Republican party has made relevant, hiding the “more important” issues that should be our governments main focus. The author elaborates on the negativity of a corporatist, and how they would affect our nation, “What can we do? Make it clear -- make it really, really clear -- that hell no, we will not support a corporatist nominee.” Corporatism is the “sociology-political organization of a society by major interest groups, or corporate groups, such as agricultural, business, ethnic, labor, military, patronage, or scientific affiliations, on the basis of common interests”.

The majority of the Democratic Party is against this category of political organization due to the belief that this society puts the economics before the general needs of American citizens. “Corporate America is not dumb; it's worked hard to sew up both political parties in its nefarious schemes to place their short-term economic interests before the health and well-being of the average American.” This political organization has participants from both parties, Republican and Democrat.  The corporatist Republican is said to be, “true to their principles, however abhorrent those principles might be to some of us.” In other words, not all citizens agree with the proposed Republican methods of organization within our nation.  The corporatist Democratic role is said to be, “leeched out of it whatever moral authority.” These few Democratic corporatist have “gone along” with the principles of corporatism, encoring the economics behind the political organization of our nation. This leading to the conclusion that the Democratic Party has lost its soul and needs to recognize the best organization for our society is to prioritize the well-being of Americans.

The authors intended audience is to both the Democratic and Republican parties; I also believe it is intended for all Americans. From reading this article I conclude that the author is a Democrat who is critiquing her opponents as well as her colleagues. The author of this article, Marianne Williamson, is a best-selling author and lecturer. After reading her article, and keying in on her previous accomplishments, I believe this author’s credibility is substantial. Williamson’s argument was greatly constructed, due to the flexibility she presented by critiquing not only the opposing party, but her party as well.

 I am mutual on this topic, as I believe that interest groups and corporate groups are very important in our nation. But, the well-being of Americans is essential to the creation of a nation as a whole.