West Virginia’s teachers on the front lines of another trickle down failure

Tax cuts for West Virginia's largest businesses somehow did not bring the economic benefits that the state anticipated. As a result, teacher pay in the Mountain State has fallen to the 48th-lowest in the country. In addition to barely getting by, striking teachers point out that West Virginia schools are now dangerously understaffed as younger teachers flee the state in search of a living wage.

On Presidential Heroism

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Donald Trump today made his most deranged statement yet since assuming his office, claiming that, had he been there, he would have confronted the Parkland school shooter even without a…

How America works in 2018

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1) Trumps states that he would have run into Parkland HS to save students. 2) Next week the story is revised after Trump convinces himself that he did run in and stop the shooting. 3) Later that same week, Trump-bots attack random people who question Trump's version of events. 4) The media covers both sides of the "debate". 5) The following Monday morning Chris Coons appears on Morning Joe and states, "People of good will on both sides of the question have to agree to disagree on the total number of students Trump saved that sad day."

Can Carper and his cancerous moderation really be defeated in a primary?

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It is self evident that Tom Carper's loyalty is not to the people of Delaware who have constantly returned him to office while hoping for the best. His votes, his public statements, the things he shows concern over set him apart from the concerns of the people he "represents" in the US Senate. But can he be defeated? I have always answered "no" that question. But now that I take a good look at Carper and his club of insiders, now that I see Professional Dems being exposed for what they are all over the country, I'm putting my cynicism on the shelf.