Progressives cannot become divided by the DNC chair race.
Hillary Clinton
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What Would You Say to an Embarrassed Trump Voter?
Oh, I can’t believe it And people are strange Our president’s crazy Did you hear what he said? –Talking Heads, “Making Flippy Floppy,” 1983 Oh, I say and I say it again, ya been had! Ya been took! Ya been hoodwinked! Bamboozled! Led astray! Run amok! –Denzel Washington, “Malcolm X,” 1992 They’re embarrassed now. They […]
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Closing the Preschool Gap at Home
By the time kindergarten starts, wealthy kids already have a major head start over their low-income peers. A novel program hopes to change that.
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March Now, Vote Later
I’m not impressed. Yet. No, I’m not referring to DT–the perfect initials for the 45th president, as those initials also stand for “delirium tremens,” which is what everyone who voted for him must have been suffering from when they endorsed this extremist–but with those who are demonstrating against Mr. Trump. Yes, millions will take to […]
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The Task Before Us
Was he appreciated in his time? When Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office in twelve days, he would be well within his rights to depart from the White House as a bitter man–bitter over the level of unjustified hatred he received from the right, bitter over the mainstream media’s refusal to comprehensively cover his successes […]
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Don’t Tell Me How Stupid People Are
It’s amazing how many Americans lack any critical thinking skills.
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No More Drama
Let’s all make a New Year’s Resolution for 2017: no more hand-wringing about why Hillary Clinton didn’t win the Electoral College. In the days following the dark night of November 8, I have been mystified as to why most Democrats and progressives didn’t come to the obvious conclusion that the Electoral College win of the, […]
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Learning from Hillary’s Loss
There’s a lot to be learned if Democrats want to win in 2020.
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Moving Backwards
Did anyone seriously think Donald Trump would change his mind on climate change? Apparently, former Vice President Al Gore’s highly publicized efforts to convince the Addams, er, Trump family to give efforts to reduce CO2 their due were for naught, as the apparent President-elect went ahead with plans to hand the Environmental Protection Agency and […]
