Tag: Democrats
House passes budget resolution slashing Medicaid to fund tax cuts for...
The Republican-led House advances sweeping Medicaid cuts, potentially impacting millions while paving the way for tax breaks for the richest Americans.
Democrats irritated by voters who elected them need an attitude adjustment
While Trump’s forces are setting fire to the basic structures of American democracy, Democrats in Congress are widely perceived to be wielding squirt guns.
Democrats have a massive opportunity as a pure opposition party
If they want to win, Democrats should view themselves not as the minority—but as the opposition.
US Court of Appeals strikes down net neutrality
Appellate court strikes down net neutrality ending the push to regulate internet service providers like a public utility.
5 key reasons Democrats were unable to stop fascism’s decisive mandate
It is extremely important to understanding the fundamentals of why Democrats got embarrassed at the polls this election.
Aftermath: Paint it black
Track 1 on the Rolling Stones "Aftermath" album is the rock classic "Paint It Black." Sometimes there's no point in painting inside the lines.
How long before this storm turns political?
What's at stake in 2024 — from (my) rural America.
What’s certain about results of the presidential election
While we don't know who the next president will be, some outcomes of the election can be foreseen.
Uplifting commotion across FL & TX Senate races: Mindful backlash to...
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Why can’t the two sides just talk to each other?
Is there just no one to talk to on the other side.
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
The environmental and social impacts of fish farming and industrial aquaculture
Often promoted as sustainable, fish farming can increase pressure on wild fisheries, deepen global food inequities, and damage marine ecosystems.