One of the ways Donald Trump secured the republican nomination for president, and ultimately the White House in 2016, was his opposition to other GOP contenders on Medicare, Social Security, healthcare, and the Iraq war.
While the other republicans–Jeb Bush,...
This week we witnessed another example of how much the republican party hates democracy.
On Wednesday, Senate republicans blocked debate on S.2747, “The Freedom to Vote Act," the Senate's version of the “For the People Act”...
"What the hell are we doing here?"
That's the question Democratic California Congresswoman Maxine Waters exclaimed last week in response to images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback whipping Haitian asylum seekers who have been...
Democrats hold the majority in both houses of Congress and they hold White House.
So how did such an important democratic issue like the eviction moratorium in place since September slip through the Democrats' fingers?
Now 15...
What do former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and recently ousted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have in common?
They are examples of corrupt former leaders being held legally accountable for the crimes they committed while in...
For all the ways Joe Biden is surprising many by taking more uncharacteristically progressive stances on domestic issues, there is one area in particular where he so far bears little significant resemblance from “the former guy“.
Immigration.
While immigration...
The clock is ticking.
There are four weeks left in the congressional calendar, which means when federal lawmakers return to Washington in September, it will be time to be gearing up for November elections.
While it's not...
Democrats hold the majority in the House of Representatives.
They hold a narrow majority in the Senate.
They have the White House.
So why are they bowing to republicans?
At a carpenters’ training center outside Pittsburgh, Pa. last month,...
Despite being accused of "doing nothing," when Democrats reclaimed control of the House of Representatives in 2019, they wasted no time in passing a slew of legislation.
The first, and arguably the most necessary, was HR1,...
As a candidate for president, Joe Biden promised to get control of the COVID-19 pandemic with robust federal intervention and oversight–two qualities the Trump administration did not believe were necessary.
Days before being sworn in, Biden outlined...
We've been stuck at home a lot this year.
Maybe you've been working at your Netflix list.
Perhaps you've discovered The Mandalorian on Disney+.
Quarantines, lockdowns, and general anxiety about going out in public have been boons to streaming media companies.
So...
As we celebrate and savor President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump, we must also be cognizant that, despite record voter turnout, the 2020 election did not bode as well for Democrats as it could have.
Two years ago, a...
Thirty-third president Harry Truman proclaimed:
"Given a choice between a Republican and a Democrat who acts like a Republican, the voters will pick the Republican every time!"
As we celebrate and savor former Vice President Joe Biden's...
A jointly authored article from The Nation and the Columbia Journalism Review noted last year:
“Judging by the climate coverage to date, most of the US news media still don’t get grasp the seriousness of this issue. This journalistic failure has given...
Next week will be the long-awaited Democratic National Convention.
The digital format due to the COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding, the convocation in Milwaukee is expected to be a historic event.
Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe...
A month ago, as New York became the national coronavirus/COVID-19 epicenter, many were hailing Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a hero.
Looking and sounding far more of a leader at his daily press briefings than Donald Trump,...
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's entrance into the presidential race is not only indicative of the growing fervor to take out Donald Trump next year.
It is indicative of how divided the Democratic party...
I expected the typical build-up.
Most of the day my phone pinged with alerts like this one from Politico:
“4 key questions about 2020 that Democrats are about to answer”
Then there was this one, also from Politico:
“Warren...
After nearly a decade of dithering on gun violence, comprehensive gun control legislation has passed the House of Representatives.
The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (HR8), which passed 240 to 190 on Wednesday, requires background checks for...
One step forward, two steps back.
That's a way to describe two recent policy revisions the Democratic National Committee (DNC) instituted as the party formulates a platform for the 2020 presidential election.
First the forward.
In June, the Democratic...
