Democratic Party

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s petty cancellation of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip on military transport to Brussels and Afghanistan was clearly his revenge for her cancellation of his State of the Union message until he ends the shutdown of the government. Here are the top 5 things wrong with this step: […]

Democratic Party

The First Muslim-American Women in Congress may get to Impeach Trump

Juan Cole

And one of them is loudly calling for him to be removed from office.

BDS

Why Politics in 2019 will have a Lot More Backbone

Tracey L. Rogers

Democracy in its current iteration can no longer sustain us

Democratic Party

Massive Blue Wave Answered GOP Bigotry, but also Challenges Dem Establishment

Tomdispatch

A new House majority will be nearly 1/2 women, 1/3 people of color, and include more Muslim Americans, Native Americans, and LGBTQ members

Bernie Sanders

Democrats Need to Go Bold on Wages, Ed, or Why would their Big Win Matter?

Sam Pizzigati

The party’s leaders have been far too cautious in the past. Newer ideas could spark real change in who owns and runs America.

Democratic Party

The Top 11 Things the Dems Absolutely must Do in the House

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – More progressive Democrats in the House must be prepared to fight like hell against the Pelosi-Schumer establishment, which will try to make them quiescent and go along with corporate priorities. What 2016 showed is that that platform is a formula for humiliating defeat and irrelevance. Democrats have to stand for […]

Elizabeth Warren

Dear Elizabeth Warren: Run for President, Challenge the Blob and End the Wars

Andrew J. Bacevich

Boston (Tomdispatch.com) | – Senator Elizabeth Warren 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. Dear Senator Warren: As a constituent, I have noted with interest your suggestion that you will “take a hard look” at running for president in 2020, even as you campaign for reelection to the Senate next month. Forgive me for saying […]

Democratic Party

What Happens in Vegas may Swing the Senate Blue

Rebecca Gordon

San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) – It’s what campaigners say every November, I know, but this year’s election really is as important as it gets. Will U.S. voters choose to halt the progress of Donald J. Trump’s slow-motion coup? Or will the tide just continue rolling over us? So much depends on what happens in Nevada — […]

Democratic Party

Taylor Swift to GOP & Kanye: I’ma Let you Finish but First I’m Registering 65K New Dem Voters

Chris Lefkow

Washington (AFP) – The bad blood between Taylor Swift and Kanye West goes way back. At the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards, he famously interrupted an acceptance speech by the then 19-year-old Swift for Best Female Video to say that Beyonce deserved the honor. “Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish, but […]