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Reactionary Republicans— The Old Country Club Variety— Have Grabbed The Third Rail And Can’t Let Go
Biden And Trump will Eat Them Alive Neither Trump nor Biden has clean hands when it comes to Social Security. Trump is an inveterate liar...

Howie Klein
Feb 19, 20236 min read


Congressional Republicans Are Not Unified Around Policies-- Just A Naked Lust For Power
The Neo-Fascist Wing Has Wrecked The Party Agenda Aside from Hunter Biden’s laptop, do the House Republicans have any agenda— something...

Howie Klein
Feb 16, 20235 min read


Do GOP Politicians Really Want To Cut Social Security & Medicare Benefits? You Better Believe It!
Short of a goobers like Mike Lee (R-UT), Ron Johnson (R-WI) and multimillionaire criminal Rick Scott (R-FL), even the most reactionary...

Howie Klein
Feb 14, 20236 min read


Who Were Those Rednecks Embarrassing Their Constituents?
Were Voters In Chattooga County Proud Of Their Little Margie Tuesday Night? Probably For many people, the picture that remains in their...

Howie Klein
Feb 9, 20237 min read


Congress Has A Choice— Cut Social Security Benefits Or Make The Rich Pay Their Fair Share Of Taxes
Yesterday, Catherine Rampell wrote that the House Republicans “say they want to reduce deficits— but meanwhile have ruled out virtually...

Howie Klein
Jan 25, 202311 min read


GOP Hostage Takers? Disarm Them... Permanently, Part I
25% Of All The National Debt Ever Accrued In American History Was Added Under Trump In 1996, the Republicans rammed through a platinum...

Howie Klein
Jan 21, 20236 min read


Trump Demonizes House Republicans For Plans To Cut Social Security And Medicare Benefits
Tongue planted firmly in cheek this morning, Catherine Rampell wrote that “Researchers have identified a previously unknown species in...

Howie Klein
Jan 20, 20233 min read


The French Have A Good Answer To Conservative Plans To Raise The Retirement Age-- General Strikes
Last night, Le Monde reported that over a million people took to the streets to protest the kind of pension “reform” that the Republicans...

Howie Klein
Jan 20, 20233 min read


Voters Will Back Dems If They Fight For THEM-- Not For Gottheimer's, Manchin's & Sinema's Donors
That’s Mandela Barnes’ new TV ad— the kind of economic populism every Democratic candidate should be leaning into. Incumbent Ron Johnson,...

Howie Klein
Oct 26, 20225 min read


Social Security Under Threat-- A Guest Post By Congressman Ted Lieu
Ted Lieu represents much of the West Side of Los Angeles and has been a stalwart progressive voice, first in the state legislature and...

Rep. Ted Lieu
Oct 25, 20224 min read


Why Would Anyone Think A Wall St Shill Like Sean Patrick Maloney Could Message To The Working Class
Trump won Ohio, long considered the ultimate swing state, both times he ran. In 2016 he beat Hillary 2,841,005 (51.3%) to 2,394,164...

Howie Klein
Oct 24, 20224 min read
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Does It Even Matter Which Crappy Party Wins In November? [Spoiler: This Cycle It Does]
Let’s face it, the Republicans have a lot of over-the-top crazies running this cycle— from gubernatorial hopefuls like Tudor Dixon (MI),...

Howie Klein
Oct 7, 20225 min read


The MAGA Kiss Of Death Is Beginning To Kick In All Over The Senate Map-- NH & AZ Are Already Lost
Trump’s shady Save America PAC raised almost $100 million so far this cycle and, by law— not that Trump has ever cared about any laws—...

Howie Klein
Sep 22, 20225 min read


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...

Howie Klein
Jul 11, 20224 min read


Joe Manchin Is Always Out To Screw West Virginia Voters-- and The Rest Of Us Too
I hope that no one mistakes that statement by Manchin as something remotely progressive. It isn't. Voters overwhelmingly want the rich to...

Howie Klein
Feb 10, 20223 min read


Universal Programs Are Better-- And They Stand The Test Of Time
Means testing has always sounded, at least on the surface, like it makes sense-- just help the poor, not rich people who don't really...

Howie Klein
Oct 15, 20215 min read
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