Conservatives In Congress Want To Take Things Away From People-- Will Voters Take Away Their Jobs?
Oregon Blue Dog Kurt Schrader was the last Democrat in the House to vote against raising the minimum wage and one of the last to oppose...
Down With Tyranny
feat. Howie Klein
Search
Howie Klein
- Jul 14
- 8 min
There's No Organized Effort Among Progressives In Congress To Defend Themselves From AIPAC
The most evil of the Republican PACs is AIPAC’s United Democracy Project (plus their associated Democratic Majority for Israel), not just...
178 views1 comment
Howie Klein
- Jul 5
- 7 min
It's Fine That The Conservative Dems Are Vanishing-- But They're Wrecking the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party Is Self-Destructing At The Worst Possible Time Yesterday, if you got past my reminiscences about my early...
169 views1 comment
Howie Klein
- May 26
- 4 min
Is Funding Anti-Semitism The Same As BEING An Anti-Semite? I Wonder What AIPAC Says
When I first heard of AIPAC, in the late 1960s, it was a non-partisan group that seemed to lean heavily towards the Democrats. A lot has...
126 views2 comments
Howie Klein
- May 24
- 4 min
Sean Patrick Maloney Is The 8th Worst Democrat In The House; Alessandra Biaggi Is Primarying Him
When the Democrats in the New York state legislature made their ridiculous gerrymander blunder, on of their stupidest moves was to turn...
153 views1 comment
Howie Klein
- May 16
- 6 min
For Progressives-- Tomorrow's Most Important Races
There will be plenty of entertaining primaries to watch tomorrow-- the 3-way shit show among Republicans vying to go up against John...
150 views0 comments
Howie Klein
- Apr 6
- 4 min
Beating An Entrenched Incumbent Is Never Easy-- Nor Is It Impossible. Vincent Fort Is On The Way
David Scott, a corrupt Blue Dog who represents-- although does not live in-- a very blue inner suburban district south of Atlanta, was...
153 views2 comments
Howie Klein
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Doug Schoen, Still Pretending To Be A Democrat
If there was a dictionary definition of "conservative treacherous scumbag lobbyist," the photo would be of Doug Schoen. Usually referred...
136 views1 comment
Howie Klein
- Mar 18
- 5 min
Putting People First! Meet San Diego Progressive Joaquín Vázquez
A decade ago, then Congressman Bob Filner described then state Senator Juan Vargas like this: "While Juan has not yet been convicted of a...
161 views1 comment
Howie Klein
- Feb 27
- 4 min
Pulling The Democratic Party Right-- Prevention Is A Battle Worth Fighting
All the regular suspects are inundating the media with "news" items about how the only way for Democrats to win is by turning right and...
154 views1 comment
Howie Klein
- Feb 21
- 5 min
Cristina vs Robert-- A Congressional Race You Should Expect To Hear A Lot About This Cycle
Yesterday's L.A. Times ran a nice "both sides now" piece about the Dem vs Dem congressional race in the newly created 42nd district...
149 views0 comments
Howie Klein
- Feb 5
- 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...
238 views0 comments
Howie Klein
- Jan 26
- 5 min
With Katko Retiring, There Are 7 Conservatives Running Against Progressive Steven Holden
I'm reluctant to spend too much time writing about the New York State congressional races because the state legislature is still working...
122 views0 comments
Howie Klein
- Jan 24
- 4 min
NYC Gave Us Bernie... But Unfortunately Just Gave Itself Eric Adams As Mayor
Both Bernie and NYC's new conservative Democratic mayor, Eric Adams were on State of the Union with Dana Bash yesterday. Bash brought up...
209 views1 comment
Howie Klein
- Dec 31, 2021
- 6 min
You Can't Blame Voters For Being Confused When Dems Support Tax Loopholes For The Very Rich
On the last day of the year, I want to remind you of why it's so crucial, especially during primary season, that not any blue will do....
145 views1 comment
Howie Klein
- Dec 30, 2021
- 7 min
What It Means To Be A Progressive Candidate For Congress-- Guest Post By Summer Lee (D-PA)
When I first began to organize around electoral politics, and then ultimately run myself-- I never consciously decided to do it all as a...
126 views0 comments
Howie Klein
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
New Michigan Redistricting Has New Dem Haley Stevens Primarying Progressive Andy Levin
In 2017 I got a call from Haley Stevens, a young woman who was running to represent western and northern Detroit in Congress (MI-11), a...
182 views0 comments
Howie Klein
- Dec 26, 2021
- 7 min
The Enemy: Conservatives
Mostly under the Build Back Better rubric, Bernie and other progressives came up with a relatively strong package of programs to address...
246 views1 comment
Howie Klein
- Dec 23, 2021
- 6 min
It May Be Xmas, But Conservatives Are Still Working Tirelessly To Shrink Build Back Better
Around noon today, the Washington Post editorial board wrote that Manchin is wrong on inflation and Build Back Better. The editors point...
113 views0 comments
Howie Klein
- Dec 22, 2021
- 5 min
Is There A Path Forward For Build Back Better-- Or Even Build Back Worse?
In the last couple of days, the GOP-- though not Trump-- has increased the drumbeat of love towards Joe Manchin and both McConnell and...
111 views0 comments
: Political News