Tag: Presidential Elections
What’s worse than a devouring, criminal president? A deified, raging outlaw excited by violence
Trumpism is not a slippery slope but a mountain avalanche on steroids.
Perfection no standard for re-election
Are we picking kings and queens,/ Or defending democratic dreams?
Black MAGA is still MAGA
Trump's evolving strategy for the Black vote has been high on empty symbolism and viral moments, but distinctly low on specific promised policy benefits for the Black community.
The case against RFK Jr.
Would RFK Junior be just another crackpot in the growing pool of fringe politicians?
US Supreme Court reverses Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to ban Trump...
The 13-page opinion reversed Colorado's Supreme Court ruling that Trump was ineligible to appear on the ballot under Section 3.
The impending wave of AI misinformation in the 2024 election: Experts...
Experts in the field of AI and digital media are raising alarms about the potential impact of this technology on the electoral process.
What Kevin Alexander Gray taught me
The late civil rights activist and author didn’t let elected officials off the hook, no matter how liberal. He understood the importance of intersectionality and what it takes to achieve progressive change.
Democrats didn’t win—they simply held the line
Yes, it was a relief that increasingly fascist Republicans didn’t sweep the midterms. But our democratic standards cannot fall so low as to accept a split Congress.
A third of 2022 midterm voters may use mailed out-ballots
Growing numbers of voters will mark their ballots at home, latest data finds.
Election deniers and defenders poised for next phase in voting wars
Unprecedented efforts by pro-Trump Republicans and election officials are targeting 2022’s general election.
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
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.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
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.