Tag: Democrats

"A disappointing number of Democrats have buried their heads in the sand and helped Trump and Mitch McConnell to pack the courts with judges representing the far-right fringe of the country."

Representative Omar has only held office for two months and not only faces attacks from within her own party, but also what amounts to a campaign of incitement launched by the right.

Whether Biden can win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination will largely depend on how many voters don’t know much about his actual record.

“HR 1 restores the people’s faith that government works for the public interest, the people’s interest, not the special interest.”

"Now we need to push lawmakers extra hard to support the new legislation before the lobbyists get to them."

We must confront those corporate media forces while vastly strengthening independent progressive media work of all kinds.

We only elect twosomes to the White House. Why not learn sooner, not later, what that combo would look like? Frankly, I don’t see much downside – and distinct benefits.

Will it nominate someone based on perceived electability, which is usually code for incremental policy ideas and a long political career, or a fresh-faced progressive reformer with big ideas?

The American left, using all the platforms available to it, will have to push back against the attacks that are sure to come against Sanders and other progressives in the race, whose coverage is likely to vary between slinging mud at them and ignoring them.

"This is a milestone in the fight for universal healthcare and an equitable society, where working people make the decisions that determine our destiny."