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Howie Klein
- Mar 3
- 7 min
The Debate Continues: Who Would Be More Destructive To Our Country— Trump Or DeSantis?
Yesterday, writing about CPAC for MSNBC, conservative #NeverTrumper Charlie Sykes declared that in the annual far right event that...
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Howie Klein
- Mar 1
- 3 min
Flirting With Fascism? The GOP Has Gone Way Beyond First Base... Especially In Florida
Last night on Chris Hayes’ show, former GOP strategist turned #NeverTrump activist Stuart Stevens slammed the Republican Party as an...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 25, 2022
- 17 min
Maxwell Frost Gets Sworn In On Jan. 3. If You Like Corrupt, Pretend Progressives, You'll Love Him
Last October, before the midterms and before the FTX implosion and political scandal, Ryan Grim posted a wicked-long substack piece, The...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 16, 2022
- 4 min
Finally, Statehood For Puerto Rico? Or Independence?
Not If The Republicans Have Anything To Say About It Conservatives don’t want anything to change. So yesterday when the House voted on HR...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
Today Is A Really Bad Day For Congressional Democrats-- And For America
As Pelosi and the rest of the Democratic establishment puts the finishing touches on transferring congressional power— with no debate and...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 23, 2022
- 7 min
Today Is Primary Day In New York And Florida
Expect Very Low Turnout-- Except In NY-03 I suspect most people have already voted, particularly in Florida. But I’m happy to make some...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 13, 2022
- 6 min
A Case For Alan Grayson
A few months ago, I spoke with Alan Grayson about his thinking about running for his old Orlando congressional seat. He was putting...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 10, 2022
- 8 min
Bullshit Detector Alert: Maxwell Frost
This cycle I’ve had lots of calls from lots of new candidates running for office. They want support from Blue America. And I’ve been so...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
The IRS Needs To Tax Crooked Political Operations Pretending To Be Religions
I’m so-so ok with bona fide religious institutions not paying taxes on donations from their members, you know, like when they pass the...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 2, 2022
- 4 min
Time For A Windfall Profits Tax On Gas And Oil
Alan Grayson is running for his old seat in Orlando. Since he was, arguably, the best member of Congress when he was a member, there’s no...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 24, 2022
- 3 min
Alan Grayson For Orlando, For Florida, For All Of Us... Not Just Another Faceless Congressman
Primary season is coming to a close but there are still a few very important ones, including House races in Michigan (Rashida Tlaib and...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 22, 2022
- 6 min
AIPAC Is Now Essentially A Money Laundering Operation For GOP Cash To Disrupt Democratic Primaries
Regular readers of DWT already know this but early this morning Robert Reich confirmed what we already know, namely that AIPAC is no...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 22, 2022
- 4 min
Wanted: More Fighters In Congress
Every Democrat I know likes a fighter. And more important, wants some fighters on Team Blue. It’s why Democrats are so excited, for...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Out Of Control Monopolies Like Google & Amazon Sure Know How To Control Schumer, Pelosi & Hoyer
This morning John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman had a quick couple of paragraphs for Punchbowl News about presidential hopeful Amy...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 16, 2022
- 5 min
Bernie, Ro Khanna And Alan Grayson On Making Chips In The U.S.
Congress has been trying to figure out how to deal with the microchip industry for many years. As you probably know, Alan Grayson, who...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 14, 2022
- 6 min
The Kids Can Save The Democratic Party From Its Doddering Leadership... But Will They?
Running for the open Long Island congressional seat (NY-03), progressive Melanie D'Arrigo told me this morning that she has "seen a...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 11, 2022
- 4 min
Voters Need To Be Told The GOP Still Wants To Eliminate Or Privatize Social Security If They Win
This morning, Data For Progress released a new poll about Social Security which showed what you would probably expect: there is...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 8, 2022
- 6 min
The Democrats Have A Lot Of Faults-- But It Is The GOP That Is Trying To Take Away Our Liberties
The GOP, which has called itself a party dedicated to individual freedom, has been sliding into authoritarianism and drifting towards...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 2, 2022
- 3 min
Increasing The Size Of The Supreme Court Shouldn't Be Controversial-- It's About Much Needed Reform
It isn’t that big a deal to increase the number of Supreme Court justices. In fact, the number really should be 13, not 9. The...
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