Republicans are playing with a fire that could burn down our nation & Democrats must get control of the Senate now and nuke the filibuster so they can pass the laws that will protect our democracy.
The Ugly Truth: Republicans Want More Poverty & Crime
And you can bet your bottom dollar they’ll continue complaining about the crime that they’ve created, particularly in the election ads they’ll start running next year.
America’s Cops are Having Their Harvey Weinstein Moment
The casting couch is now largely a relic of the past. If we keep pushing hard, soon the same could be true of murderous and corrupt cops.
Can America Rise Above Racism & Embrace a Higher Vision of a Common Humanity?
Much like America gave the world democracy in 1776, our experience today may well determine whether the world moves forward or backward in the all-so-human struggle for equality, dignity and peace
Was Jan 6th Worse Than 9/11?
Politicians, corporations and billionaires who funded Trumpism and continue to support GOP efforts at outright sedition should face serious consequences, including expulsion from office and prison.
Republicans Are Stealing the most important things every American owns
While Democrats want to expand the commons, that which we all own, Republicans want to steal it & make it billionaire- or corporate-owned. It’s really that simple.
Blowing Up the Billionaires’ Con that’s Shattering America
As this nation recovers from a deadly pandemic and rightwing hate groups that are trying to provoke a second Civil War, let’s remember how this all came about. And all for a few extra pieces of gold.
Americans May Only See Fascism in the Rear-View Mirror When it’s Too Late
Typically, oligarchies flip in one of two directions within a generation: either back to democracy, or into a full-blown fascist police state
The Election War of 2024 Is Being Fought Now
This is not a fight over something like the minimum wage. This is a battle for the survival of the American republic and in a larger sense, it’s about the survival of democracy across the world.
Trump’s Paramilitaries Have Turned GOPers Into Bullies or Left Them “Scared Sh**less”
In the minds of the authoritarian base of the GOP, there are only two kinds of people: those who bully, and those who get bullied. Republicans in Congress have decided which side they’re on. Or at least which side they’re cowed by.