by Richard Eskow | Nov 17, 2016 | Blog
For the first time in a quarter-century, we’re about to see a vacuum of political and intellectual leadership in the Democratic Party. An entire generation of leaders – including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Bill and Hillary Clinton – will be leaving the political...
by Bill Scher | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
Last week, the hot debate in progressive circles was how a carbon tax should be properly constructed. No more. Donald Trump is planning a massive assault on President Obama's climate protection legacy. He as tapped climate science denier Myron Ebell to head the EPA...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
The following was originally published at The Nation In the wake of Donald Trump’s unimaginable
victory, the traditional rituals were observed. Hillary Clinton gave a graceful concession speech; President Obama and Trump called for Americans to come together....
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
If you want to see the future, political analysts used to say, look at California today. That certainly held true back in the Reagan years. In 1964, after arch-conservative Barry Goldwater’s colossal defeat in the 1964 Presidential election, Californian Ronald Reagan...
by Miles Mogulescu | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
PREFACE: As someone who had briefly met Steve Bannon in the ‘80s when he was a Hollywood investment banker, I wrote an article about him back in August, as he was first being hired to help run Trump’s campaign, entitled “Don’t Underestimate How Much Steve...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
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. During the campaign Trump promised again and again that he would...
