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No Mandate Only 29 percent say Trump has a mandate. Politico: "Less than 30 percent of Americans say Donald Trump has a mandate to carry out as president the agenda he proposed on the campaign trail, according to new Washington Post/Schar School poll ... 59 percent...
Don't Underestimate The Damage Stephen Bannon Can Do
Steve Bannon is racist, misogynist and whip smart. With the authority of the Federal government, Bannon will be able to carry out witch hunts against perceived political enemies and to empower the most hateful elements in society.
Today's Broken Trump Promise: "Blind Trust"
President-elect Donald Trump made a number of promises to his voters. Here is today's post about a promise that he has already broken. "Today's Broken Trump Promise" is certain to be a regular series.
TPP Is Dead. What Did We Learn From This Great Progressive Victory?
On Friday the White House announced it was dropping its effort to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the "lame duck" session of Congress. It looks like TPP is really dead. Let this be a lesson to us.
Welcome to Swamp Trump. Please Don’t Feed the Gators.
When one of the President-elect's appointments gets positive responses from the KKK and the Nazis, it's hard to focus on his other hires. But it’s important. If "personnel is policy," as Sen. Warren says, then Trump’s policy is plunder.
DNC Race Is On Rep. Keith Ellison formally enters race for DNC chair. The Hill: "The Minnesota Democrat begins his pursuit of the chairmanship with the support of liberal icon Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and progressive grassroots groups, as well as Senate Democratic...
Progressive Breakfast
Timely book on Populism. Timely discussion on Tuesday. As the epic election was ending, journalist John Judis published "The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics," explaining the left populism of Bernie Sanders and the...
12 Notes From a Political Autopsy
What killed the Democrats' chances? People are still sifting through the data, but here are twelve notes from the ongoing political autopsy.
Resist! Reorganize! Revitalize!
Donald Trump is the legally elected president-elect. But he needs to be resisted from day one with all the tools of an aroused democratic citizenry. He is not entitled to a honeymoon.
Is TPP Really Dead?
The head of the Senate says he won't bring it up for a vote, but House Speaker Paul Ryan hasn't said a thing. And, of course, Wall Street and the giant multinational corporations want TPP and they want it bad.
