Tag: Democrats

Trump may have given Democrats more leeway to do what Americans – including most Trump supporters – need them to do.

Poverty is a policy choice. Congress must make the Child Tax Credit permanent.

When it comes to voting, small margins are a luxury Democrats can’t afford.

“The scheduled resumption of student loan payments in October could create a significant drag on our economic recovery.”

“If the aim is to avoid a midterm massacre, why would you do this?” asked one political critic.

Democrats have to get rid of the Senate filibuster and stop worrying about bipartisanship.

Congress is now considering legislation to address many of these problems.

On the anniversary of his assassination, Martin Luther King’s full radical vision is still the best guide for how to lead America to the promised land.

Joe Biden must learn from LBJ, and wield the power of the presidency to make senators fall in line with the larger goals of the nation. Otherwise, “what the hell’s the presidency for?”

It’s past time for progressive Democrats to stop focusing on the places they win votes easily, in the cities and the suburbs and to go where the Republicans win by default: rural America.