The US need not inevitably descend into violent chaos if and when disaster strikes
It’s not too late to begin building a new politics designed to allow us as a people to respond to these crises in a constructive way.
After Trump
The Donald in the rear-view mirror.
Kavanaugh’s disdain for workers disqualifies him
Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court would pose an extreme risk to workers.
Kavanaugh will further divide us
When Congress has become a cauldron of bitter partisanship, American needs a Supreme Court that can be trusted to fairly manage our national disagreements.
It’s time for Democrats to abandon stale centrist politics once and for all
The party’s centrist wing is terrified. The political enterprise they’ve spent their careers building runs counter to the big, universal redistributive policies being supported by the Democratic base.
It’s the base, stupid! – the know-nothing swamp drives toxic politics
We can’t have a know-nothing president without an ongoing know-nothing base. The "other swamp" is a multitude willing to forego life-improving deliverables for endless, smoke and mirror wedge distractions.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 10
"How much perjury is too much perjury from a Supreme Court nominee?"
To stop the next financial crisis, we need public ownership of banks – now
Public ownership of banks is not as crazy as it may sound. It has been the default political response to financial crises around the world for decades.
The Kavanaugh hearing is about political posturing, not keeping a political hack off the...
Sen. Gravel’s high bar for political courage.
Lock him up! Lock him up! The Flipper regime
Will Congress grow a backbone in time to fix this?