Thursday, August 21, 2025

Dear fellow progressives: Please vote for Biden

It is also a vote for the inspiring possibility of a progressive challenger in 2024.
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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?”

Finland’s NATO move leaves others to carry on the ‘Helsinki spirit’

What are the consequences for Finland and the world, including Finland's historic role as a peacemaker.

The McConnell/Trump GOP guts ethics rules for its billionaire cabinet

Senators must reject any nominee who fails to make the necessary disclosures.

The Arc of Justice Bends Like a Rainbow

The painful struggle by brave gay and lesbian activists along with the movement for equality arose from the Stonewall Inn in New York in 1969. And therefore the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling came out of the power of struggle.

An Act of Protest, Not Sabotage, at the Birthplace of the Bomb

The security breach at the military complex Y-12 sent shock waves through the national-security establishment. While the three Transform Now Plowshares activists faced federal sabotage charges and up to 30 years in prison, they were still out on bail and free to attend the congressional hearings prompted by their act of civil disobedience.

TPP Is Not a Trade Fight—It’s a Fight for Democracy

The more we know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership the more we see what a raw deal it is for your democratic rights. It's time for a comprehensive movement to restore a forward-looking people's politics.

The huge tax heist

The moneyed interests who run the GOP depend on the Trump bomb to divert attention from their huge heist.

Blending capitalism and socialism

Why can't we detach personal income from industry so that we can all make rational decisions about what is good and bad for society?

Trump is about to be blindsided by this rapidly emerging “October Surprise”

Mr.Trump, think of this surprise as a massive political tsunami racing right at you and that there is no way that you can escape it.