Democrats need to make the point that their policies are designed to protect consumers, workers and businesses that operate in an ethical fashion. They also advocate strengthening the safety net so those who are experiencing mis-fortune or are simply not skilled enough to function in today’s economy have the means to have a livable income.
Author: Arthur Lieber
Trying to cut through the B.S. in Missouri’s U.S. Senate Race
Let me suggest ways in which at least one candidate, McCaskill could make her campaign more honest, spend far less money, and do the voters a real service. Here are some proposed talking points for Claire to say:
We Need Help – Understanding the Republican Brain
How did it happen? Susan Collins, a seemingly sensitive person who is pro-choice on abortion rights, disses Christine Blasey-Ford’s a contention that she was sexually abused by Brett Kavanaugh. Is Collins (a) insensitive to the history of women not being believed when men say something contrary, (b) simply a poor judge of character (who could not see Kavanaugh as a bully), or (c) just a Republican who has a very different way of looking at life from the way others do?
It’s not just Kavanaugh; it’s the whole process
n a truly just world, Brett Kavanaugh would not be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court for so many reasons. While the “he said – she said” conflict between Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is stealing center stage, there are countless reasons why the process is flawed.
Disheartening to hear criticism of NY Times and Anonymous
Words like cowardly have been used to describe the person who wrote the anonymous op-ed to the New York Times.
It’s difficult to handicap Missouri’s Second Congressional District
Nate Silver’s 538 website is considered by many to be the gold standard in political handicapping. It gets a lot right, although like most
The Perils of Labels
I was once riding down an elevator and struck up a conversation. The gentleman told me that he was a ‘labeling specialist.’ I was
Watching the news: why do we have warnings about prescription ads, but not about political ads
We know that viewership of network news has declined precipitously in recent years, and the intended audience is primarily those who are currently or
Post-Dispatch story on STL congressional races leaves unanswered questions
Is there a course in Journalism School that teaches that the best way to cover a political campaign is to use the following metrics:
Beware of Putin after World Cup and meeting with Trump
Four and a half years ago, on Sunday, February 23, the 2014 Winter Olympics ended in Sochi, Russia. Four days later, masked Russian troops