I recently received an email from Senator Claire McCaskill, D-MO, asking for my ideas about Congress’ efforts in the months to come. As Claire
Category: Democrats
Elizabeth Warren: Citibank owns Obama administration
In one of the most astonishing speeches ever given from the senate floor, progressive Democrat, Senator Elizabeth Warren, called out the Obama administration for being a wholly owned subsidiary of Citibank.
Midterms: Democratic Party didn’t give people a reason to vote
It’s absolutely true that Mitch McConnell and the Republicans obstructed every Democratic initiative. On the other hand, Democrats didn’t give people a reason to
RIP Democratic Party: The best of the 2014 election post-mortems
The average American lost big in the midterm election yesterday when their last, best, if imperfect, hope, the Democratic party, was, in legislative terms
My local democratic club doesn’t cut it. How’s yours?
What the hell are democratic clubs good for, anyway? I received an email recently from the one in my area, imploring me, as a
Democrats need to attend Elizabeth Warren’s “communication school”
The midterm elections are just four months away. Can you guess which party is flailing around on the campaign trail without a unified message?
Dangerous beliefs: US moral superiority and our right to world hegemony
[by Madonna Gauding] In the windowless rooms of American corporate media, the assumption of U.S. hegemony is echoed on the alphabet TV channels and
Global derivatives markets 20 percent larger than before the crash
What’s a derivative? The word “derivative” may ring a bell because Wall Street speculation in “innovative financial instruments” such as derivatives, helped tank the economy
Democrats need to be more welcoming to candidates: 2014 election edition
Last Tuesday, when my husband showed up in our state capital to file his candidacy for U.S. Congress–in a district where no other Democrat
A personal political journey from Republican to Democrat
I was born into a Republican family. Both my father and mother shared the same ideology. I am not certain how my father found