Ferraro was right
Geraldine Ferraro is right about Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama's campaign being facilitated, even made possible, by their race. Of course, the same would have to be said about Ferraro's VP nomination...
View ArticleDare to struggle vs. national unity
From a comment: "Obama just gave a GREAT speech in Plainsfield, Indiana on bringing together those who hate on both sides. Reject what the haters say but understand their anger. We can't solve...
View ArticleObama's Powerful Faith Statement
Questions about Obama's religious orientation and faith have been an annoying element of this campaign. Lingering rumors about some Islamic background, his so-called messiah complex, and the black...
View ArticleVoting Rights--the struggle continues
I marked my first ballot in 1971, as a white college student pollwatcher for the Charles Evers gubernatorial campaign in Mississippi. I was helping illiterate black voters, many of them over sixty, who...
View ArticleCaroline Kennedy? Yes! We need more dynasty pols.
I was so relieved to read that Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg was interested in the senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton. It's good to see such a talented person coming out of her shyness shell....
View ArticleSotomayor and Right-wing Silliness
Reactionary senators like Jefferson Beauregard Sessions (R-AL) take a stand against confirming Sonia Sotomayor because she believes that life experiences can inform in a positive manner the ruling...
View ArticleCapuano--the progressive choice, not Martha Coakley!
Mike Capuano is the progressive candidate in the special election to replace Ted Kennedy in the senate and he deserves our support. There are a lot of good things to say about Capuano but it is also...
View ArticleMA-10 handed to Dems.
Teabaggers didn't limit their favors tonight to the Delaware and New Hampshire senate races (although they were yummy and thank you very much). In an open House seat rated as a toss-up by many...
View ArticleGive Them Something to Vote for
It's a devastating night for Democrats. We can talk about how great 2016 is going to be but that's hope. Tonight is reality and it is a serious slap in the face.Yes, six years into an administration...
View ArticleIt's the Base, Stupid!
It’s the base, stupid.Every election is now a base election. It really is quite simple. In the U.S. voter turnout is low and variable (from very low to very, very low). In mid-term elections...
View ArticleA Poem for Smug Victors Who Can't Help But Overreach
Fulvia, wife of Antony, Considers The Skull of CiceroO senex! O greatness descended from so little!O orator, give us a speech. Please praise the republic.How hungry your ears must be to hear the...
View ArticleWhy I Have Switched from Bernie to Hillary
I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about the presidential race. As a democratic socialist it seemed obvious to me that I would support Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race. I have followed his...
View ArticleDon't tell me I'm not a progressive because I voted for Hillary
I am really tired of Bernie supporters acting as if they are the only true progressives. It is so arrogant that I can’t justify it even though I know they are butthurt about being on the losing side...
View ArticleNotes from Kenya on Clinton v. Trump
I’ve been in Kenya for three weeks, traveling from Nairobi to Naivasha, a market town an hour west of Nairobi and then down to the coast to Mombasa and Kilifi, a beach town an hour north of Mombasa....
View ArticleTaking Care of Ourselves and Each Other
Brothers and sisters: tonight is a devastating event that will leave many of us grief-stricken, angry, frightened, confused, and feeling like we have entered an alternate universe. Mother Jones once...
View ArticleTrump: Just Another Medicine Show/Ready To Be Exposed
As the American frontier expanded there were many communities that had no real health care. In these rural areas folk remedies, most of limited effect, were the only treatments. Indian medicine men...
View ArticleHow Dems Can Regain the House and Senate in 2018
How Democrats Can Retake the House and SenateThe 2018 mid-term elections could and should be a wave election for Democrats. Democrats lead the generic congressional polls by an average of 13%, an...
View ArticleCelebration Poem
For all who have resisted the past four yearsthe marchersdoor knockerspost cardersphone talkersFor the candidates who gave it all of their time in GeorgiaArizonaor on Philly’s Main LineIn memory of...
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