2024 presidential election poses new tests for guardians and guardrails of American Democracy
Despite many accomplishments by officials and defenders since 2020, Trump’s return revives election deceptions and distrust as GOP loyalty tests.
Bogus “rugged individualism” corrodes our social fabric, fueling violent protest & pandemic mayhem
Either “rugged individualism” is exposed as a mistaken, scam mythology, disrupting and exploiting what’s good for the many -- or we face something closer to “rugged extinction.”
Hillary Clinton lost the November election because she blew off Sanders activists and voters
The anger among Sanders backers by the time of the convention at the end of July was palpable.
How to fix a broken Supreme Court
The Supreme Court derives its strength not from the use of force or political power, but from the trust of the people.
So much for ‘the squad’—much-hyped new U.S. progressive bloc has caved to corporate power
People who want structural change in the U.S. will have to develop new channels and networks to overcome the established power system.
“Here’s the deal”: Joe Biden’s very bad month
The seeming media consensus going into the third Democratic debate held by ABC news in Houston on September 12th, was that the...
The Democratic Party Once Again Hacked
A second round of cyber attacks has occurred leaving the party wondering what information was tampered with and who is responsible.
Scotland becomes first country to end ‘period poverty’ with the offering of free menstrual...
"This is so often characterized as a women's issue, but it is not. It is a social justice issue, an equalities issue, and a rights issue."
Progressive legislation would tax Wall Street to pay for free college and eliminate student...
"We bailed out Wall Street in 2008. It's time to tax Wall Street's greed to help the American people."
Biden made it harder for Democrats to win. He’d be an albatross on the...
He’s a drag on the party, a boon to Republicans, and—if he runs again—he’d be a weak candidate against the GOP nominee in the 2024 presidential campaign.