With apologies to Rachel Maddow, let’s play a game of “Debunktion Junction.” True or false: there is widespread progressive anger over Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s attempts to attract Republican support. Absolutely false. The New York Times missed the mark by a mile when it promoted the idea that there are legions of liberals who […]
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The Philadelphia Experiment
So, if US Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) loses to Democratic challenger Katie McGinty on November 8, will he also claim that it’s because the election was “rigged”? It can be argued that Toomey is the most cowardly Republican in the Senate (and boy, is that saying something), because he should be the one standing up […]
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The Gray Zone: A Florida Fiasco, or a Progressive Possibility?
Something about it just rubbed me the wrong way. Back in May, when Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) appeared on MSNBC’s AM Joy, I was disturbed to see the US Senate candidate lambaste and hector host Joy Reid for asking questions about his alleged financial improprieties. It was a sour segment: the image of a powerful […]
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Sanders Will Bolt the Democratic Party
Some Democrats are going to feel betrayed.
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Magical Thinking is a Moral Failing, Not a Charming Quirk
Bernie Sanders supporters need to listen to Bernie now.
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Sanders Versus Clinton Supporters on the Economy
A new survey finds that Sanders and Clinton supporters share strikingly similar views on trade – and not in the direction you might think.
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How Sanders Folks Were Manipulated
Diehard supporters of Bernie Sanders managed to boo, jeer or otherwise interrupt and disrespect an impressive roster of Democrats yesterday, including their champion himself when he appeared before them outside the convention. Here’s a list of the some of the people of color they mistreated: former head of the NAACP and Sanders supporter Ben Jealous, […]
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The Limits of Our Left/Right Political Continuum
Who’s more progressive, Bernie Sanders or Tim Kaine? It depends on the issues.
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Democrats Want to Open More Doors to College, But Can Their Plan Get More Students to the Finish Line?
Free college plan wouldn’t give any money to low income families in 48 states.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Resigns as DNC Chair
To quote Donald Fagen, it looks like Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz “just got the goodbye look.” The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee said she will resign this week in the aftermath of the release of thousands of embarrassing internal email exchanges among Democratic officials. The episode had pitched the party into […]
