Pent up Fury Beneath the Bernie and Donnie Phenomena
They are the reason the Bernie and Donnie phenomena are not just 2016 flare-ups — but in the words of Sanders' clarion call — "a political revolution."
Looming fascism and the question of hope
Let’s make the most of it, no matter how much hope we have. What we need most of all is not optimism, but determination.
Trump-GOP tax bill delivers $5 trillion to billionaires while slashing aid for working families
The legislation extends Trump-era tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, adds new corporate giveaways, and revives controversial provisions targeting civil society, while gutting Medicaid and SNAP.
8 thinkers on the left explain what the midterm results mean for Progressives
“From now on there should be no excuse: anticipating such inevitabilities has to be made an active part of Democratic strategizing.”
STUNNING NEWS! Trump experiences an Enlightenment, takes actions to end his term with positive...
If you believed that Trump had had an enlightenment and had become a completely changed man. If you were suckered into buying into that, then I have to tell you this: it was all a huge hoax, nothing more than fake news.
Bill O’Reilly: “Abolishing the electoral college” is “all about race”
O'Reilly: "The left wants power taken away from the white establishment"
Only as an irate “F-ck You” does the mystery clear: why Trump fiddled for...
How well America survives Trumpism depends on how well current efforts establish for all time who Trump was and what he remains.
I’m the Pied Piper
Anybody remember the 1966 rock song by Crispian St. Peters I'm the Pied Piper? The part that got me recently was this rift:
Band together, progressives, so you can win
As the number of Democratic candidates increases, I think that it is more important than ever that progressives band together so that their point of view prevails.
Can Congress Really Use Insider Information to Trade Stock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HXpLyg-iVg
Members of Congress use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed...