W.J. Astore: Jacinda for President!
Trump, America’s very stable genius, doing what he loves. My wife perceptively notes how the USA is sliding backwards. Racism has new vigor even as science is rejected, e.g. climate … Continue reading
Jake Johnson: Poor People’s Campaign Unveils Agenda to Combat Poverty, Racism, and Militarism
“The Democrats talk about the middle class. The Republicans talk about the military. No one’s talking about the poor.” — Reverend William Barber . In the spirit of Dr. Martin … Continue reading
Robert Borosage: Can Democrats Catch a Wave in 2018?
Democrats won’t build an enduring majority for the profound reforms we need without a clear explanation of why we are in the mess we are in, who did it to … Continue reading
Video: Robert Reich — “America actually has six political parties”
. Robert Reich explains that the old Democratic and Republican parties are exploding. When you take a closer look, America actually has 6 political parties right now. Whoever can put … Continue reading
John Atcheson: The Long Game For Progressives
Resistance, while necessary, is merely reactive. Progressives need to start being proactive. Conservatives navigate using a polestar; Democrats steer by their hood ornament. As a result, conservatives set the agenda, … Continue reading
Adam Johnson: Action Alert — With Sleazy Innuendo, NYT Lays Virginia Attack at Bernie Sanders’ Feet
New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor (6/14/17) started with a false premise and patched together a dodgy piece of innuendo and guilt-by-association in order to place the blame for a … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Like Republicans, the Democrats mostly agreed with each other in their first debate.
There can be no doubt that the best moment of the debate between the five Democratic candidates for president came early when ex-Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley verbally slapped around Vermont … Continue reading
Patricia A. Nugent: When Hillary Clinton announced that she’s again running for president, I cried.
I had also cried when I voted for her in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. I didn’t realize they were that close to the surface, but when I actually saw … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: The Party Of ‘No!’
If Democrats want an emotionally charged, yet meaningful bumper sticker for the 2016 election, I suggest, “Republican = Anarchy + Nihilism.” I am not anti-Republican. Nor am I anti-conservative. I … Continue reading
Sam Pizzigati: The Peasants Still Have Their Pitchforks
Americans want what 21st century politics has so far not delivered: real options for challenging concentrated wealth. What can we expect Congress to do about America’s staggeringly top-heavy concentration of … Continue reading
Republican Political Alchemy and the Disappearing Democratic Party
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
Trust him! He’s wearing a flag lapel pin — and pointing heavenwards! Matthew Jacobson Today’s Democrats do not realize the extent to which the…
GOP Seeks to Further Weaken Campaign Finance Laws
Experts say latest challenge could further erode contribution limits Republican lawmakers hoping to rake in more campaign cash from Wall Street are challenging a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule … Continue reading
Why am I moving left?
I used to be right down the middle. But America’s changed, and so have I. In my late 50s, at a time of life when most people are supposed to … Continue reading
Glenn Greenwald: Jeb Bush v. Hillary Clinton — the perfectly illustrative election
Jeb Bush recently suggested he was running for President in 2016. If he wins the GOP nomination, it is highly likely that his opponent for the presidency would be Hillary … Continue reading →