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Howie Klein
- Jul 30, 2022
- 5 min
The Assault Weapons Ban The GOP Is Blocking
The final vote came Friday evening at 6:30 as the House voted 217-213 to pass a modest assault weapons ban. 5 reactionary Democrats voted...
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Howie Klein
- Jun 1, 2022
- 4 min
An Assault Weapons Ban Would Take Politicians With Courage &, Generally, We Don't Have That Kind
Instead We Have Careerist Politicians Even if the Pelosi-Hoyer-Clyburn-Jeffries-AIPAC scheme to defeat Jessica Cisneros and keep the...
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Howie Klein
- May 31, 2022
- 6 min
Pelosi's Putrid Hypocrisy & Opportunism Are On Display In South Texas
We still don't know who won the two progressive vs reactionary south Texas races-- TX-28 between reformist challenger Jessica Cisneros...
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Howie Klein
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
There's Something Seriously Wrong With Congressional Democratic Leadership
Tuesday's TX-28 primary runoff is far from over. There are still votes to be counted (and recounted, considering the mind-boggling degree...
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Howie Klein
- May 25, 2022
- 5 min
The Morning After In South Texas: TX-28 Still Too Close To Call
Before dawn this morning, with around 95% of the votes in TX-28, yesterday's primary runoff is still too close to call, about 175 votes...
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Howie Klein
- May 17, 2022
- 8 min
Polls Are Open And Today Biden & Pelosi Are Doing More To Hurt Progressivism Than Trump Is
We ran through the big races yesterday. I was so busy that I forgot to mention Alexandra Hunt in Philly and Matt West in the crowded new...
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Howie Klein
- May 9, 2022
- 9 min
Pelosi And Clyburn Should Be Organizing A National Strike Instead Of Campaigning For Henry Cuellar
I come from a Democratic neighborhood in Brooklyn and never met an admitted Republican until I went away to college. My political mentor,...
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Howie Klein
- May 5, 2022
- 6 min
Will The Democrats Protect Choice-- Or Just Use The Issue To Bludgeon Republicans & Raise Money?
I got an e-mail from the Ohio Democrats' pathetic Senate candidate this morning, begging for money. I can't imagine a more wasteful...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 19, 2021
- 5 min
What's The Worst Thing About The Worst Candidate You Know?
Yesterday I drew a contrast between North Carolina progressive champion Erica Smith and the conservative Democrat who is opposing her for...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Big Oil Is Bribing Members Of Congress To Look The Other Way On Climate Change
So far this cycle, the top half dozen direct oil and gas contributors to congressional campaigns were Koch Industries, Samson Energy,...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 2, 2021
- 7 min
Who Did The SCOTUS Anti-Choice Decision Help Politically?
Abortion Showdown Looms Last year, despite massive spending by the Republican wing of the Democratic Party-- and by Republican donors--...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
Conservative Dems Still Aiming To Wreck Biden's Agenda
Yesterday everyone voted-- no abstentions or absentees. Every single Democrat voted yes, including the fulminating right-wingers (like...
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Howie Klein
- Mar 10, 2021
- 5 min
Strong Labor Bill Passed The House Last Night-- Headed Straight To The Senate Filibuster Graveyard
Last night, betrayed by far right Texas Blue Dog Henry Cuellar, but backed by 5 Republicans, House Democrats passed the Protecting the...
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