Tag: Progressives
Bernie’s Still the One
Bernie Sanders doesn’t embody what a 2016 mainstream Democrat is. He embodies what a 2016 mainstream Democrat should be and the support base that has been championing his messages is what the Democratic Party should be. And no, I don’t mean 70 year old Jewish guys from Brooklyn. I mean progressive. Democrats should be progressive and, dare I say, liberal. Sanders has started to bring the progressive core of the Democratic Party out of a decades long hibernation and he’s succeeding in getting the newly awoken to help wake up people sleeping next to them.
If Progressives Show Up to Protest, Will Anyone Hear About It?
This past Sunday, 80K – 100K people from all over the US took to the streets in Raleigh, NC to protest the draconian policies that the GOP are implementing there. The protest, called the Moral March on Raleigh, was kick off of this year’s long Moral Mondays marches in Raleigh — marches that resulted in arrests of non-violent protesters last year.
The “Moral March on Raleigh,” organized by Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) and the North Carolina NAACP, marched from Shaw University to the state capitol to push back against the “immoral and unconstitutional policies” of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory during the 2013 NC General Assembly session. Since North Carolina Republicans took over both legislative chambers in 2010, legislators have eliminated a host of programs and raised taxes on the bottom 80 percent, repealed a tax credit for 900,000 working families, enforced voter suppression efforts, blocked Medicaid coverage, cut pre-Kindergarten funding, cut federal unemployment benefits, and gave itself the authority to intervene in abortion lawsuits.
Tuesday Lunch With Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt
On Tuesday, I will be attending a lunch discussion with Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt at an event sponsored by DCRAC, The West End Neighborhood House and The YWCA. DCRAC describes the event this way: Baker will discuss how the Washington press corps misreports economic issues and why the federal government needs to invest in […]
Tone Deaf
I’m really not certain if writing this post is worth it. I’m also not certain I want to go down this road again. Truth is… I’m weary. Even sadder, I’m tuning out. First, this isn’t a post about policy – it’s about tone. On that note, I have a few questions for certain Progressives/Liberals/Democrats: What […]
PDD Announces Primary Endorsements
The Progressive Democrats for Delaware have announced their slate of endorsed candidates for the September 14th primary. There are some surprises: Richard Korn – Auditor Rep. Helene Keeley – State Rep. – 3rd District James Maravelias – State Rep. – 27th District For the State Treasurer race they have deemed both candidates (Velda Jones-Potter and Chip […]
The Brutal Politics for House Progressives
If you read nothing else today, this article is the one you should settle in with.
Ryan Grim and Arthur Delaney at the Huffington Post write one of the best articles I have seen in a long time surveying a political landscape — but this time for House Progressives. Ranging from details on the financial extractions by the House Committees from Progressives, to the role they played in trying to keep the Public Option open to some of their own internal fractiousness, this article paints a pretty tough picture of the politics of being in the Progressive Caucus.
Unicorns, Ponies, Rainbows, Oh My
From our beginnings in the 18th century, the United States of America has been the underdog in the international scene. Though our underdog status has left us long ago, the American people have a penchant for rooting for the underdog that is exemplified in rooting for sports teams and characters in Hollywood movies. Some Americas […]
I’m Having Trouble Seeing This Marriage End In Anything Other Than Divorce
Cenk Uygar (the Seminal at Fire Dog Lake) has issued an invitation to tea parties. I issue a challenge to the tea-party movement. If you’re true to your word, and you believe in protecting the American people and principles, and you think government is too big and hands out money to the wrong people, then […]
This Is Gonna Hurt…
I’ve been wanting to use this classic post (I Hate Your Politics) for years, but never really had the opportunity. Well… I do now. And what I’m writing here isn’t directed at any individual politician – it’s directed at us. I’m highlighting the section on liberals, but you should really read the whole thing, because […]
Kowalko Fundraiser Reminder
Don’t forget about the John Kowalko fundraiser this Friday in Newark.
25th District State Representative John Kowalko
Featuring the delectable cuisine of Michael Gritz, Master of the Meatball and Marinara
Friday, November 13th, 2009
6:00-9:00 PM
Universal Unitarian Fellowship of Newark
420 Willa Rd. Newark, De
$25 per person, $200 per table
Bill Moyers on Real Time
Bill Moyers is always great to listen to. He is especially interesting on the relationship of Progressives to the Democratic Party and the relationships of he Party to health insurance issues.
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