Saturday, November 7, 2026

Late GOP gerrymandering mastermind’s daughter publishes his secret files

“These are matters that concern the people and their franchise and their access to resources.”

Useful idiots vs. the FBI

Trump himself has led an unrelenting assault on the bureau, with his trademark screeching tweets and verbal outbursts, repeatedly suggesting that the nation's premier law enforcement agency is "tainted."

Robert Reich Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

"I have the deepest respect and admiration for Hillary Clinton, and if she wins the Democratic primary I’ll work my heart out to help her become president. But I believe Bernie Sanders is the agent of change this nation so desperately needs."

Reactionaries in ragged retreat: A wingnut brew of bottom-dwellers

Trump politics are in shambles, whatever he and lackeys try boomerang, and why should anything change in the next five months?

CPAC and the DNC: A party is not a movement

The Democratic Party can’t be saved by one leader. But there’s a chance it can be saved by millions of them.

Thomas’ Citizens United vote enabled billionaire benefactor to boost political power

"The Crows' influence-buying and political spending are emblematic of a larger problem: the ongoing attempt by billionaires to purchase our democracy."

Funding freeze in $1.2 trillion bill threatens lifeline for starving Gazans: UNRWA in crisis

The decision to freeze UNRWA funding reflects the complex interplay of U.S. domestic politics and foreign policy.
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Biden must get Manchin and Sinema to fall in line

Joe Biden must learn from LBJ, and wield the power of the presidency to make senators fall in line with the larger goals of the nation. Otherwise, “what the hell’s the presidency for?”

‘There is no middle ground:’ Bernie Sanders says Democrats must not compromise on key...

"In my view, we will not defeat Donald Trump unless we bring excitement and energy into the campaign, and unless we give millions of working people and young people a reason to vote, and a reason to believe that politics is relevant to their lives."

The great reckoning

Chapter 1 The Launch From our present vantage point, it...