Conservatives Oppose Democracy-- And There Is No Ironclad Rule That They Can't Win
Yes, Trump’s a stupid and dangerous asshole; but so are many— how many?— of his voters. And, yes, Republicans have nothing to offer the...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 10
- 4 min
It's September... So Democracy Must Be Under Attack In Red States
This morning, a trio of Politico writers, noted that “citizen-led initiatives have been used to legalize marijuana, expand Medicaid,...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 20
- 9 min
At This Point, Saving American Democracy And Stopping Trump Are One In The Same
Writing for The Atlantic this morning, Lawfare senior editor Quinta Jurecic warned that the reason the top secret files scandal is so...
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Danny Goldberg
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Majority Rules
-by Danny Goldberg “Abortion will be on the ballot in November” insist Biden, Pelosi and Schumer but that isn’t necessarily true, and a...
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Howie Klein
- Jun 4
- 6 min
What's Worse, A Tyranny Of The Majority Or A Tyranny Of The Minority?
Raise Your Hand If You Think Democracy Is Working? Clear majorities favor a wide range of progressive issues from gun control and women's...
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Howie Klein
- Apr 13
- 14 min
Good Morning! Can Democracy Survive?
Although the House Republican conference is filled with nuts who believe all kinds of the crackpot conspiracy theories that circulate...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 11
- 6 min
The Democrats May Suck, But The GOP Is The Party Of Dysfunction, Perfidy, Anomie & Violence
Washington Post reporters Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett broke the news today that the Department of Justice has a new unit to address...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 29, 2021
- 4 min
Is It Too Late For Democracy?
Just before dawn-- right around the time our post about how Americans have turned against the Supreme Court went up-- the NY Times...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 10, 2021
- 6 min
Republicans Peel Off Their Masks And Show Their Ugly Anti-Democracy Faces
I'm not one to shy away from calling out conservative Democrats from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party-- the Blue Dogs and New...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 6, 2021
- 13 min
Does Anyone Care That American Democracy Is Inexorably Slipping Away?
Writing for the Associated Press early this morning, Brian Slodysko looked at how the far right-- think fascism-- is changing the GOP. He...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 4, 2021
- 10 min
The Capitalistic System And Democracy Are Incompatible... Even Antithetical
Banksy created this disturbingly provocative image and I got it from Umair Haque's latest piece about how the capitalistic system is...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 23, 2021
- 5 min
The World Has Become More Authoritarian Over The Last Year
The Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) released its 2021 Global State of Democracy...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Wisconsin Voters Deserve A Real Contrast: Tom Nelson Vs Ron Johnson
On Wednesday, Trumpist-nihilist senator Ron Johnson told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that "There’s no mention of the governor in the...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 26, 2021
- 7 min
Bye-Bye? Miss American Pie?
In 1787 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philly were exiting Independence Hall, when a group of citizens asked Benjamin...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 11, 2021
- 5 min
Some Voters Don't Like The Whole Idea Of Societal Collapse; Other Do
You may have noticed that lately we've been posting quite a few pieces on societal collapse and national disintegration-- like here and...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 12, 2021
- 5 min
The Republican Party Has Given Up On Democracy
In a new poll released early this morning by CNN, the Democratic lead in the congressional midterm elections is far too small (45-44%)...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 17, 2021
- 5 min
Can Manchin & Sinema Destroy America's Democracy? This Is What Comes Of Voting For The Lesser Evil
No one wants to hear this-- except Republicans-- but Amherst political science professor Austin Sarat came out and said it out loud in...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 12, 2021
- 8 min
Trump Isn't Finished Trying To Destroy American Democracy-- And He Has A Whole Party Backing Him Up
Writing for the New Republic today, Señor Trumpanzee's neice, Mary Trump, bashed the fat orange criminal but good: Donald's Plot Against...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 25, 2021
- 3 min
Democrats Are Fighting To Hold Onto Democracy-- Where's Joe Biden?
Reminder: Biden Is Jim Clyburn's Fault Last last week, Pew released some very ominous data about the state of American democracy....
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Howie Klein
- May 22, 2021
- 5 min
Republican Party vs Democracy-- Voter Initiatives
You know what makes Republicans look really bad? Sure, sure, everything they do, but one thing that makes them look really bad even to...
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