(Informed Comment) – Is a candidate a centrist? This question matters because many voters like to think of themselves as moderates or centrists. Other voters, not heavily engaged in the political process, are responsive to labels. Therefore the candidate who captures the label in the eyes of the corporate media has a leg up. But […]
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Ukraine Scandal shows the Squad was Right about Impeaching Trump, & they’re Telling the Dems so
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi) was widely castigated for saying, virtually as soon as she was elected, that it was necessary to impeach Trump (she used a colorful epithet in doing so, which some observers said made a bad impression, even though rich old white guys speak like that all the […]
It isn’t Just Trump: It is Washington DC out to get The Squad
Trump’s not the only one terrified of these four congresswomen — leading Democrats apparently are, too
Is Rashida Tlaib in Sights of Israel Lobbies b/c she is a Palestinian Muslim Congresswoman?
Tlaib said her comment was critical of US Senators who were seeking to strip Americans of their Constitutional right to free speech.
First Palestinian-American Socialist Woman to Enter Congress: Rashida Tlaib
The strong number of female candidates comes midway through the term of Trump. Rashida Tlaib is set to become the first Muslim and Palestinian-American woman to enter the U.S. Congress following Tuesday’s primary election in Michigan. Tlaib received the endorsement of the Justice Democrats, People for Bernie, and the Greater Detroit Democratic Socialists of America […]