Trump’s MAGA Revolution Won’t Change Hearts and Minds
Trump is shoving right-wing MAGA ideology down America’s throat. It’s not a recipe for success. January 1981 We’re about six...
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Behind the False Claims of Social Security Fraud
Social Security, a beloved government program, is in Trump’s crosshairs. Just the Facts Sheer numbers attest to why Social Security...
The Big Lie 2.0: Noncitizen Voting
The claims that undocumented immigrants are showing up in droves to vote are simply not true. Common Nonsense When you...
Disinformation, DeSantis Mischief Probable for Florida’s Abortion Election
Florida’s 2018 midterms and the notorious 2000 presidential election are cautionary tales about close elections. Abortion on Ballot in Florida...
Trump-Aligned Election-Denier PA Congressman Scott Perry May Get Dethroned
Demographic changes to Perry’s congressional district make his 2024 reelection bid against a newcomer Democrat a close race. Prologue...
FL Governor Ron DeSantis Wants to Lead the Culture War
DeSantis uses minorities and immigrants as props to enflame his white grievance base. It just might blow up in his...
Georgia’s Case Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ for USA vs. Trump
During his darkest moments (feigning that persecuted look that plays well with his base), Trump has Georgia on his mind....
The Republican Candidate for PA Governor Vows Partisan Elections Oversight
MAGA Warrior Doug Mastriano recently named Jenna Ellis, a face of Donald Trump’s court battles over nonexistent voter fraud, as...
Censoring Race in the Classroom Protects Students? It Fortifies a Culture of Ignorance
Ask the good people of Tulsa, Oklahoma: American history cannot be unlived. Critical Race Theory You know that conservatives have...
Reforming the Electoral Count Act Is a ‘Back Door’ to Securing the Vote
Both voting rights bills died in the Senate and elections remain vulnerable to partisan bad actors. Let’s embrace what’s possible....
‘Alternate’ Trump Elector Slates a Crime of Forgery?
The Justice Department, state prosecutors, and the House Select Committee are on the case. In the 2020 post-election craziness in...
Trump and Cronies Aim to Infiltrate Local Elections Machinery
“Having election deniers run elections is like having arsonists take over the fire department.” Sound the Alarm If you are...
Texas’s Changing Landscape and Misgivings About the GOP’s Far-Right Agenda
Texas Republicans’ strict ‘pro-life’ stance conceals a culture of death. Election Audit for Texas? Being from the east coast, my...
GOP: COVID Is Like a River in Egypt
But just in case COVID exists, say Republicans without evidence, its spread is being caused by recent immigrants. I can’t...
Multiculturalism in Census Results Must Be a Factor in Redistricting
Republicans still have the edge in redrawing state maps. That means gerrymandering is alive and well. Prologue At first blush,...
Trumpworld and Fox News Tout Hungary’s ‘Soft Fascism’ as a Blueprint for America’s Future
Though on the surface a Euro-democracy, Hungary under autocrat Viktor Orban has dismantled democratic norms much like Donald Trump tried....
The GOP Plan to Overturn Democracy…By the Numbers
Republicans are busy changing the rules to make it easier for their party to overturn the will of the voters...
The Hapless Demise of Trump Disciple Ashli Babbitt
Q: Who shot Ashli Babbitt? A: The people who keep asking that question. All of a sudden, six months after...
Clown Show Arizona Recount’s Ultimate Goal: No Election Will be Safe From Partisan Meddling
Is relitigating the past the smartest electoral strategy for the GOP? The bogus recount of ballots cast in Arizona’s Maricopa...
Whither Goes the Republican Party?
A break-away third party? A Trump indictment? The demise of our democracy? Will the fever ever break? Autocrats of the...
They Just Lie…and Lie…and Lie
Republicans weaponize political misinformation through a right wing echo chamber. When it’s debunked, some damage filters through. Rogue Recount Here...
Democrats Might Be in Decent Shape to Retain the Senate in 2022
In the House, Democrats can benefit from primary challenges by Trumpian extremists. Conventional wisdom. It’s a bear when it works...
The Jan. 6 Seditionists: No Profiles in Courage with This Bunch
The rioters included dozens of financial deadbeats and some convicted of violence against women. Requiem for an Ex-President With Donald...
Post-Trump: Undoing the Damage
Part I: Get government on the side of workers and make the ‘gig economy’ a personal choice. Scalia’s Revenge One...
The Down-Ballot ‘Red Wave’ Election Explained
Defund the police? Words matter. Down-ballot losses couldn’t have come at a worse time. First, the good part. We can...
Biden Rebuilds ‘Blue Wall,’ Wins Presidency
Democrats pull a 2016 in reverse, while Trump and Giuliani spin baseless and dangerous conspiracy theories. Joe Biden’s path to...
Trump’s ‘October Surprise’ a Reality Show of Presidential Incompetence
Nobody’s buying the Hunter Biden smear, and so this year’s ‘October Surprise’ is Trump surrendering to widespread coronavirus spikes. Prologue:...
Women Bearing Brunt of Pandemic Recession
Even a small shift toward Democrats among working class women could spell payback in battleground states. In this pandemic election...
Trump’s Payroll Tax Cut a Covert Attack on Social Security
The president has vowed to permanently shut off the funding spigot for Social Security and Medicare if reelected. Donald J....
Democrats: Vote by Mail or In-Person Voting?
Trump and his crony Postmaster trying to concoct chaos and confusion over the election. It’s not about the money. According...
Bully Boys Coming to a Polling Place Near You?
No more dog whistles. Trump and Republicans freely admit winning depends on suppressing the vote. Prologue It was election day...
Biden’s Commanding Lead Looks Different From Hillary’s Four Years Ago
Not willing or able to govern, Donald Trump is woefully unsuited for these times. In its Sunday newsletter, the highly...
Trump Campaign Flailing Against National Unity Opposing Racism
We should enjoy this liberal moment because Trump’s worst is yet to come. It is quite obvious that our country...
The Era of Big Government Is Back, Baby!
A robust role for government in the pandemic has given us a liberal moment. “The era of big government is...
Maybe Mitch McConnell Was Referring to His Moral Bankruptcy
‘Moscow Mitch’ McConnell’s mouthful about wanting states to go bankrupt sparks outrage, gets walked back big time. Senate Majority Leader...
Wisconsin Primary: A Post-Mortem
It was Bush vs. Gore all over again, as the US Supreme Court once again made a mockery of our...
What Biden Must Do
What’s a master retail politician to do with no access to crowds and no elective office to demonstrate his leadership...
Let’s Call It the ‘Trump Coronavirus’
Trump seems okay with endangering relations with China by shifting the blame of his mishandling the Coronavirus outbreak. People really...
Don’t Tell Me It’s ‘Bernie or Bust’ for the American Dream
You say you want a revolution…? Deliver us someone who can beat Donald Trump. Iowa and New Hampshire are in...
Put ‘Medicare For All’ in your Pocket for Now
People have short memories of the painstaking process to bring about the Affordable Care Act. For disclosure’s sake, I must...
Poetic Justice? Two Diplomatic Women Break the Stonewall
The honor of two accomplished women vs. Trump’s ‘grab ’em by the p—-.’ Two foreign service veterans were the first...
What’s Up with our Trumpy Attorney General?
History will not be kind to William Barr, once thought to be principled, who seems to have ‘gone rogue,’ chasing...
Trump Continues Baseless Claims of Voter Fraud in New Hampshire
VP Pence’s defunct ‘election integrity commission’ specifically traveled to NH to sniff out voter fraud. They left with their tails...
Who Are the ‘Antifa’?
The false equivalency between an anti-fascist protest group and white supremacists is the centerpiece of Trump’s reelection campaign. We Go...
Odious Warmonger John Bolton Really, Really Wants to Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran
An ‘architect’ of the disastrous Iraq war, Bolton sets his sights on inciting war with Iran. Listen up, mothers and...
Dem Courage, Republican Cruelty on Full Display in PA Senate
Unhinged GOP state Senate leader shouts down Democratic colleague pleading for cash assistance program for poor. If you’re not here...
The Mueller Report Did Not Say, ‘No Collusion.’ Read It!
Or else watch famed director Rob Reiner’s cinematic summary of the report’s finding. Before we get to the Mueller Report,...
First Impeachment: Striking Similarities Between Andrew Johnson, Trump
It seems the only difference between Andrew Johnson and Donald Trump is that Trump doesn’t drink. Who could have predicted...
Impeachment? Nah. Democrats Should Keep Their Eyes on the Prize: the 2020 Election
There are other ways to hold the president accountable. And Trump will just weaponize his Senate acquittal. After the release...
Donald Trump Is a Russian Asset…
…even if he doesn’t realize it. The president remains the foremost threat to our national security. It’s right there in...
Mueller Report: The (White) House of Lies
Trump and Republican deceit are a disgrace to America. In the 2018 midterm elections–the one in which the Democrats recaptured...
For Your Consideration: Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio
There’s way too much at stake for Democrats to make the wrong choice. One of the things I like about...
Compiling the Lies and Havoc of the Trump Presidency
Seven articles from this website spotlight “alternative facts,” corruption, incompetence and a sneering disrespect for democracy. Prologue I watched shell-shocked...
Midterm Elections 2018: Closing Arguments
Gross Negligence? Fear-mongering the crisis at our southern border can’t hide the fact the fact that Trump and the Republicans...
A Partisan Warrior on the Supreme Court?
Here is the infamous “crying” video of Brett Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearings, in which he blames a left-wing conspiracy...
Impeachment Quagmire: Trading a Bad Liar for a Good One
Short of a Mueller smoking gun, Mike Pence takes impeachment off the table. Prologue There’s no better summary of the...
Remember Helsinki! ‘The Appeasement Summit,’ Revisited.
The following video, 3 minutes, 10 seconds long, was published by Guardian News and shown here courtesy of YouTube. It...
Is PA Sen. Bob Casey Once Again Courting Presidential Star Power?
Presidential prospect Kamala Harris came to Philly last week to support Casey’s reelection. Twelve years ago, it was Senator Barack...
An Early Summer Snapshot of Democrats’ Electoral Prospects
“Civilization as we know it is at risk in this election. We have to win.” Prologue The following quote has...
North Korea is Trump’s Reality TV Show. But What About America?
Nuclear diplomacy is a bit harder than running a hotel or golf course. May I present North Korea’s Supreme leader...
Libertarian Millennials: Rand Paul Just Sold His Soul to Donald Trump
Libertarianism isn’t “cool”: Just isolationist conservatism. During the Iraq War, Rand’s father, Ron Paul, got a lot of mileage out...
Public Education a Winning Issue for Democrats
“We’ll remember in November,” vowed a striking teacher in West Virginia. Winning back the US Senate in the upcoming midterm elections...
Russia Probe: Paul Manafort’s Secrets are Trump’s Nightmares
“Treason’s just another word for nothing left to lose…” The Grim Reaper seems to be at the White House doorstep,...
Republican Congressman Devin Nunes: Trump’s Chump
Like his mentor in the White House, California House Republican Nunes has some problems with the truth. Here is our...
Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Panel Put Out of its Misery
Voting panel conceived out of blind hatred for people of color. A boondoggle to New Hampshire sealed its fate. This...
Taxing Trump: How Do You Lie to the Face of the American People Like That?
(Video, my title, “The President Tells a Whopper,” courtesy of YouTube.) Trump’s assertion that the tax bill would hurt him...
Tax Scam Will Cost Republicans Big-Time in the 2018 Midterms
Even flagrant GOP lies can’t rescue the poll numbers of this legislative turd. Like thieves in the night, the Republican...
The Uranium-to-Russia Uproar Lacked Hillary’s Fingerprints
There’s no ‘there’ there. Republicans have abandoned any allegiance to the truth. Spin Cycle With the Fox News-driven Republican echo...
GOP Tax Plan: Savaging Medicaid to Transfer Wealth Upward
Trump’s tax scam would enrich himself and fulfill Paul Ryan’s keg party fantasy Ah, the kegger in college. You always...
Kansas Loses Jobs, Revenue as Right Runs Amok
What’s the Matter With Kansas? Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on July 17, 2014. I changed the date...
Liberal Democracy Will Ultimately Prevail
Even with (or because of) a hard-right administration, Americans increasingly prefer liberal policies. There is no turning back. We’ll get...
Dump Trump? Winning Back the House Is Our Most Urgent Priority
The Republicans are sure to weaponize voter suppression and demonize our leadership. Democrats would be wise to deal with both....
Trump’s Constant Lying Has Roots in the Kremlin & Senator Joe McCarthy
‘Tail Gunner Joe’ would tip his hat to fellow con man Trump, who ironically cozies up to despised ex-KGB Vladimir Putin...
Voting Rights and Wrongs, from White House to Wisconsin
“In a democracy, there is one right that stands atop all the rest: the right to vote.” –Russ Feingold, the...
Donald Trump’s Incompetence Can Be Useful to Democrats
 As Trump continues to unravel, Impeachment becomes the Republicans’ dilemma, not ours. When I say Donald Trump is “useful,” most...
President Pence: From Chaos to White Christian Supremacy
His Boss Vows to Build a Wall, but Pence Wants to Tear Down the Only Wall That Matters: The Separation of...
Can the United States Senate Tame Trump?
The Senate is the Last Line of Defense Against a Wannabe Crime Family. Here, in two quotes by prominent conservatives,...
Nuclear Brinkmanship: “My Button Is Bigger Than Yours”?
The Doomsday Clock Ticks as the World Watches Two Small Men Puff Out Their Chests Lying atop a Twitter trash heap, one particular tweet...
The Resistance
No Cooperation. No Compromise. Learn From the Past and Let Trump and His Confederates Bury Themselves. Obviously… The most important...
Silver Linings Payback
What’s Done Is Done. Could This Election Disaster Be a Blessing in Disguise? Prologue On election eve at Independence Hall in my...
Third Party Candidates Might Make Things Interesting Out West
But There’s No Way They’ll Earn Ralph Nader’s Title of ‘Spoiler’ The presidential election of 2000 still manages to occupy a tiny...
Are Dems Inciting a ’68 Chicago Outcome?
The Parallel Between Then and Now Is Striking At this point in the 2016 presidential election, it now seems that...
Completing Two Imperfect Candidates
Democrats Have a Deep Enough Bench to Cover Some Blemishes A year ago, Team Blue couldn’t have wished upon a star...
Veteran Candidates on Mission To Turn US Senate Blue
Can Democrats Retake the Senate? If you look closely at the numbers in the map, it would seem that super-pollster Larry Sabato’s...
Republicans’ Only Viable Election Strategy for 2016 is Low Turn-Out
There is a disturbing similarity between the Planned Parenthood videos and the demise of ACORN. Both were designed to keep...
The Billionaire Boys’ Club
How is It That About 158 Wealthy Families Control the Bulk of Election Spending in America? Rubio, Cruz Leading the Billionaire Lottery...
California Leads Nation on Climate Change
New Law Puts State on Path to 50% Renewable Energy by 2030 Sunny California, the 8th largest economy in the...
Higher Wages Key To Robust Economic Growth
But Republican State Legislatures Heed the Call of ALEC There remains a frustrating disconnect between the stream of cheerful economic data...
Good Riddance: House Republican Leadership Goes ‘Poof’
Memo to Kevin McCarthy: Truth-Telling and GOP Politics Don’t Mix Memo to Eric Cantor: That’s Why They Hold Elections Editor’s Note:...
PA Senate Race: Joe Sestak No Longer Walks Alone
Kathleen McGinty Enters the Race With Key Dem Endorsements Admiral Joe Sestak Still Hopes the Second Time’s the Charm Ever since...
Politicized Churches Should Answer Nation’s Calling
It’s Time to Tax Churches Organized Religion’s Tax Subsidy: $71 Billion Annually When a religion is good, I conceive it...
For our 1st Lady President, Heart is Where the Home is
Agenda: What’s Good for Women is Good for America NRA Reckoning? Probably Unavoidable The buzz over Hillary Clinton’s recent announcement of...
Trickle Down Buffoonery Pushes Louisiana to Edge of Bankruptcy
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s State Joins Kansas’s Race to the Bottom It’s deja vu all over again in trickle down fantasy...
The Art of Governing Seems Part of a Bygone Era
Even Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill Would Be Unable to Overcome the Ideological Barricades of the Electoral Map. Exhibit A:...
North Carolina Senate Race Sows Voter Confusion
Last Minute Voter Suppression Tactic Probably Cost Democrats Senate Election In the closest US Senate skirmish tallied thus far in the 2014 midterm...
VA Wait-Time ‘Scandal’ Is Rooted in Iraq PTSD Surge
As scandals typically go, this one started with a “whistleblower.” According to Politico, it was in December 2013 when “Sam Foote,...
In Mr. Paul’s Kitchen, ‘The Big Lie’ Is Passed from Father to Son
Taking a cue from his famous father Ron Paul, US Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), presumed 2016 presidential hopeful, looked past the...
Dems Counting on ‘Field of Dreams’ for Upset Win: If They Build It, Will They Come?
By Andrew Goutman It is an undisputed fact that Democrats have won the popular vote in five out of...
Why I Am a Liberal
Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr., he one of the many cable news political pundits and a former aide to several prominent Democrats, wrote...
Where’s the Fracking Money for PA?
by Andrew Goutman What sort of imagery runs through your mind as you gaze across the endless expanse of North...
Upcoming Midterm Elections: D’s Can’t Do Any Worse Than 2010
The clock is ticking on the 2014 midterm elections, a non-presidential election year in which the maneuvering is quieter but...
Red Caucus Blues
Three Republican suburban Philadelphia congressmen who serve blue state swing districts continually face tough votes that force them to choose...
