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Dancing with Claire and ghosts of Democrats past

January 12, 2015 Bill Kesler Activism, Congress, Democrats, Missouri region Leave a comment

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

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Elizabeth Warren Citibank owns Obama administration

Elizabeth Warren: Citibank owns Obama administration

December 16, 2014 Madonna Gauding Banks, Democrats, Obama 22 comments

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.

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Midterms: Democratic Party didn’t give people a reason to vote

November 12, 2014 Madonna Gauding Campaigns, Democrats, Politics, Prison, Privatization, Republicans, Widgets: Voting Leave a comment

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

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RIP Democratic Party: The best of the 2014 election post-mortems

November 6, 2014 Willy Kessler 2014 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Republicans Leave a comment

The average American lost big in the midterm election yesterday when their last, best, if imperfect, hope, the Democratic party, was, in legislative terms

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My local democratic club doesn’t cut it. How’s yours?

November 5, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2014 Election, Activism, Democrats Leave a comment

What the hell are democratic clubs good for, anyway? I received an email recently from the one in my area, imploring me, as a

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Democrats need to attend Elizabeth Warren’s “communication school”

July 24, 2014 Renee Shur 2014 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Ideas, Politics Leave a comment

The midterm elections are just four months away. Can you guess which party is flailing around on the campaign trail without a unified message?

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Dangerous beliefs: US moral superiority and our right to world hegemony

June 19, 2014 Madonna Gauding Banks, Campaigns, Corporations, Corruption, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Obama, Politics, War 3 comments

[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

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Global derivatives markets 20 percent larger than before the crash

June 3, 2014 Madonna Gauding Banks, Democrats, Economy, Financial reform, Obama One comment

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

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Democrats need to be more welcoming to candidates: 2014 election edition

March 17, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2014 Election, Democrats, Missouri region 5 comments

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

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A personal political journey from Republican to Democrat

February 27, 2014 Joanna Sandsmark Democrats, History, Ideas, Politics, Republicans 3 comments

I was born into a Republican family. Both my father and mother shared the same ideology. I am not certain how my father found

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