Who Will The Dems Pick To Be Their Next House Leader? Someone As Steeped In Corruption As McCarthy?
I was just sitting down to write about the Jim Clyburn as kingmaker Politico story in regard to Hakeem Jeffries’ ascent, when a friend of...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 23, 2022
- 4 min
Dislike Pelosi? If Hakeem Jeffries Gets The Leadership Post, You'll Wish She Was Back In Charge
Earlier in the week I had a disturbing phone call with a very old friend, a member of Congress who Blue America stepped in to help many...
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Thomas Neuburger
- Jul 19, 2022
- 6 min
Can You Reform the Democratic Party Without Reforming Its Ecosystem?
To reform the Party, the ecosystem must be reformed as well.
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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 6, 2022
- 5 min
No One Plays The Bipartisanship Game Any Longer But A Hapless Biden
Yesterday, Ashley Parker and Matt Viser quoted former Harry Reid staffer Adam Jentleson: “There is a leadership vacuum right now, and...
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Howie Klein
- Jun 30, 2022
- 10 min
Ever Get The Idea Biden Is Just Fine Governing In Conjunction With Manchin & McConnell?
This morning, moments after the illegitimate Trump Supreme Court handed down their decision about Climate Change, MSNBC had Alex Padilla,...
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Thomas Neuburger
- Jun 28, 2022
- 4 min
How Do We Change the Democratic Party Without Changing Its Voters?
Do "normie" voters feel threatened enough to change the course of the Party? History suggests they don't.
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Howie Klein
- Jun 8, 2022
- 4 min
Is It Time For Progressives To Split From The Corrupt Corporate Democrats Led By Hakeem Jeffries?
The congressional Democrats are on the verge of electing Hakeem Jeffries their post-Pelosi party leader. You'll hear a lot about "first...
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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 29, 2022
- 4 min
Both Party Establishments Are Making It Clear They Will Not Tolerate Any Independent Thought
Last night, after the news broke that longtime corporate shill Bakari Sellers is leading an effort of Zionist businessmen to destroy...
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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 23, 2022
- 11 min
A Member Of Congress Explains Why Hakeem Jeffries Is An Exceptionally Bad Choice For Leader
-by Anonymous Member of Congress Hakeem Jeffries wants to be Speaker of the House. He’s 30 years younger than the rest of the House...
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Howie Klein
- May 6, 2022
- 12 min
It's Been Dripping Out: Trump Is A Traitor... So What Does That Say About Republican Voters?
That Esper book, A Sacred Oath (out next Tuesday), sure has a lot of unflattering revelations about Señor Trumpanzee. It surprises me...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 5, 2022
- 4 min
Yesterday's Hit Piece On Pramila Jayapal In Politico
Yesterday, Politico ran a hit piece on Pramila Jayapal, likely initiated not by Republicans but by No Labels and the anti-progressive PAC...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 11, 2022
- 3 min
Which Side Is The Democratic Party On? Really, Which Side?
In talking about the shortcomings of the Democratic Party with Seth Meyers on Late Night, Bernie plugged a classic song written by...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 13, 2021
- 17 min
Pelosi Should Retire & Make Way For Pramila As Speaker, Shahid Buttar As The Rep For San Francisco
I get the feeling that some of these politicians think they are so indispensable that they want to die in their jobs. Last time she was...
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Thomas Neuburger
- Oct 26, 2021
- 5 min
What Does the CA Dem Party's Sabotage of Anti-Fossil Fuel Policy Say About the Party?
Should climate-interested Democrats work first on changing Party policy, or Party leaders? Does the second depends on the first?
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Howie Klein
- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
The Democratic Party Is Being Bidenized-- Which Will Split It In Two
Ben Burgis' Jacobin post yesterday, Bipartisanship Is Garbage could have been titled Bidenism Is Garbage... and it could have been...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 31, 2021
- 7 min
Dems Fail To Extend The Eviction Moratorium-- Did They Even Try?
Conservatives must be walking around with boners today. Evictions begin again! And when I say "conservatives," you now what I mean: all...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 15, 2021
- 5 min
Tales From The Sausage Factory: Ugly Corruption... Uglier Leadership Battles
There were two fascinating inside baseball stories that broke this morning, neither of which is likely to get much mainstream media play....
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