Tag: Democratic party
Senate Democrats, with few exceptions, are a gang of warmongers
Where’s the 'democratic socialist' challenge to militarism?
Noam Chomsky on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “spectacular” victory & growing split in...
Noam Chomsky gives his honest opinion on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's win.
Geithner’s grift, paydays and Democratic drift
Unfortunately, too many Democratic operatives would still rather be like Tim Geithner, even if their party – and the country – pays for it in the end.
‘Progressive’ Democrats need to reconnect with the American people; regain their...
Progressive Democrats must make the restoration of this government to one “Of the people, by the people and for the people” their main objective.
Trump’s North Korea Summit reveals Democratic Party fault lines
In the United States, Democrats and Republicans should unite behind the peace movements that are driving this diplomatic opening.
‘Establishment wins’ are bad for Democrats – and the country
Even if they take back the presidency in 2020, the Democratic establishment’s ideas will once again fail to meet the great challenges of our time, politically or as policy.
Pyrrhic Party: The Democratic establishment’s War on Progressives
When the party machinery becomes a liability among its own voters, it is time for the party to change.
Change is coming: Grassroots organizing, Democratic politics and the 2018 elections
Time will tell how this transformation impacts the nation's politics.
Pushing for real change in the Democratic Party
Will the Democratic Party open itself up to the new grassroots energy and activism that is rising in American politics?
DNC chair Tom Perez, the Democratic Party’s grim metaphor
Sometimes a party’s leader seems to symbolize an enduring malaise.
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California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
New infographic shows how only 10 companies control every brand we know
Regardless of what the companies claim, the Big 10 do have the power and resources to address hunger and poverty within their supply chains.