Dairyland in denial: Red states & the myth of the real American
Unless or until progressives start to recognize the cost of losing the underpopulated red states in Middle America, ultra-right-wing Republicans will continue to have power in Washington all out of proportion to the popular will.
Trump vetoes defense bill because of Section 230, calls it a national security threat
The House will meet on Monday to vote to override the President's veto of the NDAA and Senate will do the same on Tuesday.
Sanders rips GOP for happily endorsing Trump’s assault on Democracy but refusing to back...
"Republicans in Washington are happy to cheer on Trump's bogus conspiracy theories on non-existent election fraud, but refuse to support him when it comes to providing a $2,000 direct payment to working-class Americans facing economic desperation."
Trump issues pardons to Blackwater mercenaries and corrupt congressmen
“I’m really shocked…The American judiciary is fair and equitable. I had never imagined that Trump or any other politician would affect American justice.”
Coalition sues Trump administration over ‘outrageous assault’ on Tongass National Forest protections
“Trump’s reckless plan to clearcut old-growth trees in the Tongass will irreversibly damage our climate, kill wildlife, and devastate Southeast Alaska communities.”
‘Yes, exactly,’ say progressives after Pence warns democrats will ‘make rich poorer and poor...
“You have to be all sorts of twisted to think ‘making poor people more comfortable’ is a bad thing.”
California is 40% Latinx. In Alex Padilla, it will finally have its first Latinx...
“This is really a reflection of the historic importance of Latinos.”
Adam Smith’s invisible hand is at our throats
Today our greed-based, war addicted, and growth-obsessed economic system poses even greater threats than it did during the early phases of the Industrial Revolution.
What Election Day revealed about progressive policies
Americans are hungry for change, as evidenced by what happened on Election Day.
‘Pathetic’: Congress passes COVID relief bill with billions in gifts for the wealthy, $600...
"I have watched as many of my colleagues rush to provide billions to corporations and wealthy individuals, while admonishing the needs of the majority of families."