Why Are We Talking About Medicare For All?
People have short memories of the painstaking process to bring about the Affordable Care Act. For disclosure’s sake, I must...
Category: Politics
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...
Millennial Socialism Preference Incites Sixties Flashbacks
Yippie! Millennials will need to learn from our mistakes. No drugs. No violence. That was a minute and a half...
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...
Ballot Design Probably Doomed Florida Democrat in Recount
A striking parallel to the 2000 Florida Gore vs. Bush presidential election crisis. Last week, Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew...
Midterms 2018: Closing Arguments for the American Family
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...
Reality TV Show: Trump vs. North Korea. 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...
Health Care Premium Spikes Now Owned by Republicans
It could be prevented but for Donald Trump’s irrational, bigoted hatred for Barack Obama. We see health care as the...
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...
Crafting the Democrats’ Midterm Message
We have a basketful of lethal talking points. But not a peep about impeachment! Take a look at the above...
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...
Trumpence’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...
Let Republicans Own the “I” Word
As Trump continues to unravel, Impeachment becomes the Republicans’ dilemma, not ours. Donald Trump can be useful to Democrats. When I say Donald Trump...
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...
Showdown in the United States Senate
The Senate is the Last Line of Defense Against a Madman and his Henchmen Here, in two quotes by prominent...
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...
Back in the Day: Kennedy vs. Carter
The 1980 Democratic Convention: “The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never...
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...
Planned Parenthood, ACORN Video Frauds Are All About the Ballot Box
Republicans Aim for Low Turn-Out on Election Day, 2016 What a sad state of affairs for the beacon of democracy...
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 Recovery
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
by Andrew Goutman The clock is ticking on the 2014 midterm elections, a non-presidential election year in which the...
Red Caucus Blues
Three Republican suburban Philadelphia congressmen who serve blue state swing districts continually face tough votes that force them to choose...
