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...
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In the House, Democrats can benefit from primary challenges by Trumpian extremists. Conventional wisdom. It’s a bear when it works...
Part I: Get government on the side of workers and make the ‘gig economy’ a personal choice. Scalia’s Revenge One...
Defund the police? Words matter. Down-ballot losses couldn’t have come at a worse time. First, the good part. We can...
Democrats pull a 2016 in reverse, while Trump and Giuliani spin baseless and dangerous conspiracy theories. Joe Biden’s path to...
Nobody’s buying the Hunter Biden smear, and so this year’s ‘October Surprise’ is Trump surrendering to widespread coronavirus spikes. Prologue:...
Even a small shift toward Democrats among working class women could spell payback in battleground states. In this pandemic election...
The president has vowed to permanently shut off the funding spigot for Social Security and Medicare if reelected. Donald J....
Trump and his crony Postmaster trying to concoct chaos and confusion over the election. It’s not about the money. According...
No more dog whistles. Trump and Republicans freely admit winning depends on suppressing the vote. Prologue It was election day...
Not willing or able to govern, Donald Trump is woefully unsuited for these times. In its Sunday newsletter, the highly...
We should enjoy this liberal moment because Trump’s worst is yet to come. It is quite obvious that our country...
A robust role for government in the pandemic has given us a liberal moment. “The era of big government is...
‘Moscow Mitch’ McConnell’s mouthful about wanting states to go bankrupt sparks outrage, gets walked back big time. Senate Majority Leader...
It was Bush vs. Gore all over again, as the US Supreme Court once again made a mockery of our...
What’s a master retail politician to do with no access to crowds and no elective office to demonstrate his leadership...
Trump seems okay with endangering relations with China by shifting the blame of his mishandling the Coronavirus outbreak. People really...
You say you want a revolution…? Deliver us someone who can beat Donald Trump. Iowa and New Hampshire are in...
People have short memories of the painstaking process to bring about the Affordable Care Act. For disclosure’s sake, I must...
The honor of two accomplished women vs. Trump’s ‘grab ’em by the p—-.’ Two foreign service veterans were the first...
History will not be kind to William Barr, once thought to be principled, who seems to have ‘gone rogue,’ chasing...
VP Pence’s defunct ‘election integrity commission’ specifically traveled to NH to sniff out voter fraud. They left with their tails...
The false equivalency between an anti-fascist protest group and white supremacists is the centerpiece of Trump’s reelection campaign. We Go...
An ‘architect’ of the disastrous Iraq war, Bolton sets his sights on inciting war with Iran. Listen up, mothers and...
Unhinged GOP state Senate leader shouts down Democratic colleague pleading for cash assistance program for poor. If you’re not here...
Or else watch famed director Rob Reiner’s cinematic summary of the report’s finding. Before we get to the Mueller Report,...
It seems the only difference between Andrew Johnson and Donald Trump is that Trump doesn’t drink. Who could have predicted...
There are other ways to hold the president accountable. And Trump will just weaponize his Senate acquittal. After the release...
…even if he doesn’t realize it. The president remains the foremost threat to our national security. It’s right there in...
Trump and Republican deceit are a disgrace to America. In the 2018 midterm elections–the one in which the Democrats recaptured...
Yippie! Millennials will need to learn from our mistakes. No drugs. No violence. That was a minute and a half...
There’s way too much at stake for Democrats to make the wrong choice. One of the things I like about...
Seven articles from this website spotlight “alternative facts,” corruption, incompetence and a sneering disrespect for democracy. Prologue I watched shell-shocked...
A striking parallel to the 2000 Florida Gore vs. Bush presidential election crisis. Last week, Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew...
Gross Negligence? Fear-mongering the crisis at our southern border can’t hide the fact the fact that Trump and the Republicans...
Here is the infamous “crying” video of Brett Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearings, in which he blames a left-wing conspiracy...
Short of a Mueller smoking gun, Mike Pence takes impeachment off the table. Prologue There’s no better summary of the...
The following video, 3 minutes, 10 seconds long, was published by Guardian News and shown here courtesy of YouTube. It...
Presidential prospect Kamala Harris came to Philly last week to support Casey’s reelection. Twelve years ago, it was Senator Barack...
“Civilization as we know it is at risk in this election. We have to win.” Prologue The following quote has...
Nuclear diplomacy is a bit harder than running a hotel or golf course. May I present North Korea’s Supreme leader...
Libertarianism isn’t “cool”: Just isolationist conservatism. During the Iraq War, Rand’s father, Ron Paul, got a lot of mileage out...
It could be prevented but for Donald Trump’s irrational, bigoted hatred for Barack Obama. We see health care as the...
“We’ll remember in November,” vowed a striking teacher in West Virginia. Winning back the US Senate in the upcoming midterm elections...
We have a basketful of lethal talking points. But not a peep about impeachment! Take a look at the above...
“Treason’s just another word for nothing left to lose…” The Grim Reaper seems to be at the White House doorstep,...
Like his mentor in the White House, California House Republican Nunes has some problems with the truth. Here is our...
Voting panel conceived out of blind hatred for people of color. A boondoggle to New Hampshire sealed its fate. This...
(Video, my title, “The President Tells a Whopper,” courtesy of YouTube.) Trump’s assertion that the tax bill would hurt him...
Even flagrant GOP lies can’t rescue the poll numbers of this legislative turd. Like thieves in the night, the Republican...
There’s no ‘there’ there. Republicans have abandoned any allegiance to the truth. Spin Cycle With the Fox News-driven Republican echo...
Trump’s tax scam would enrich himself and fulfill Paul Ryan’s keg party fantasy Ah, the kegger in college. You always...
What’s the Matter With Kansas? Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on July 17, 2014. I changed the date...
Even with (or because of) a hard-right administration, Americans increasingly prefer liberal policies. There is no turning back. We’ll get...
The Republicans are sure to weaponize voter suppression and demonize our leadership. Democrats would be wise to deal with both....
‘Tail Gunner Joe’ would tip his hat to fellow con man Trump, who ironically cozies up to despised ex-KGB Vladimir Putin...
“In a democracy, there is one right that stands atop all the rest: the right to vote.” –Russ Feingold, the...
As Trump continues to unravel, Impeachment becomes the Republicans’ dilemma, not ours. When I say Donald Trump is “useful,” most...
His Boss Vows to Build a Wall, but Pence Wants to Tear Down the Only Wall That Matters: The Separation of...
The Senate is the Last Line of Defense Against a Wannabe Crime Family. Here, in two quotes by prominent conservatives,...
The Doomsday Clock Ticks as the World Watches Two Small Men Puff Out Their Chests Lying atop a Twitter trash heap, one particular tweet...
No Cooperation. No Compromise. Learn From the Past and Let Trump and His Confederates Bury Themselves. Obviously… The most important...
What’s Done Is Done. Could This Election Disaster Be a Blessing in Disguise? Prologue On election eve at Independence Hall in my...
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...
The Parallel Between Then and Now Is Striking At this point in the 2016 presidential election, it now seems that...
Democrats Have a Deep Enough Bench to Cover Some Blemishes A year ago, Team Blue couldn’t have wished upon a star...
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 believe their chances are better with low turn-out on Election Day, 2016. What a sad state of affairs for...
How is It That About 158 Wealthy Families Control the Bulk of Election Spending in America? Rubio, Cruz Leading the Billionaire Lottery...
New Law Puts State on Path to 50% Renewable Energy by 2030 Sunny California, the 8th largest economy in the...
But Republican State Legislatures Heed the Call of ALEC There remains a frustrating disconnect between the stream of cheerful economic data...