Former President George W. Bush gave a speech last week that could be summed up as “racism is bad” and “democracy is good”. The
Category: Democrats
Iowa, already, really?
I remember that Barack Obama, upon leaving office, said that one of his post-presidency goals was to reform our democracy. He seemed to have
Dems: Let’s try politics without the donor class
There’s nothing particularly sexy about what’s happening above the radar in Democratic politics. Primaries for Congress and states don’t start until well after the
Dems’ Better Deal: Courting white voters, abandoning social justice
Since the harrowing, soul-crushing Democratic defeat in the 2016 elections (and ever since), liberals have been desperately wracking their beleaguered brains trying to devise
2020 Potential Democratic Contenders: A Closer Look
The race for the 2020 Democratic nomination began at 11:30 PM, November 8th, 2016 when the networks projected that Donald Trump would carry the
Kelli Dunaway challenging Ann Wagner: First impressions
Kelli Dunaway introduced herself to a small, informal group of progressive-minded Democrats last week and, as she told her jaw-dropping origin story, made a
Dems – Beware of sleepwalking into compromise
We can see it now, the smiling faces of more than forty Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives who are working on
It’s Never Too Early! Narrowing the 2020 Field
(Methodology) Pundits and politicos have been curating lists of potential contenders for the 2020 Democratic, including on this site, but how do we sort
12 Possible Endings for Trump’s 1st Term
This list isn’t organized in any particular way, but rather it’s just a selection of possible places we might find ourselves in 4 years.
Media must step it up on Medicare-for-All
There are two key reasons why mainstream media must be talking about Medicare-for-All. First, it is sound policy, something that all Americans should hope