Here are the nation’s best editorial cartoonists on this week’s biggest news stories. “Send Her Back” By Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News By Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com By Andy Marlette, Pensacola News Journal By Clay Bennett, Chattanooga… Read More ›
Explainers
The Media Let Us Down
The House hearings with Bob Mueller this week revealed something, but not what I was expecting. Here was a moment when the man with the stellar reputation, who had led a historic investigation to understand how Russia had interfered in… Read More ›
Key Takeaways from the Mueller Hearing, with Video
The hearings with Mr. Mueller yesterday were about getting the findings in the Report out to a broader audience, by using video. The sad fact is that a great majority of Americans have not read the Report, much less the… Read More ›
Can Bob Mueller Erase Bill Barr?
Bob Mueller testifies in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees today, and even if he only says things that are already in the report he produced, he may surprise a lot of people. We know folks on the… Read More ›
Get Ready For Mueller’s Testimony With These 5 Resources
Robert Mueller is testifying in front of the House Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees on Wednesday. In preparation for the hearing, here are 5 resources for you: The full Mueller Report: http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Mueller-Report-Redacted-April-18-2019.pdf Mueller’s executive summaries of Section 1 and 2:… Read More ›
Let’s Talk About the Electoral College
Do you want to win the White House in November 2020? Well then, there is one thing we need to do. Just one. Win the Electoral College. As much as I’d prefer that we go by a national popular vote,… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: Seeing With Clear Eyes
Sunday morning is a good time to linger over some thought-provoking pieces, isn’t it? Dehumanizing Always Starts With Language Brené Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston who studies dehumanization, writes about the difference between physical safety and… Read More ›
Saturday Morning Cartoons 7/20
Here are the nation’s best editorial cartoonists responding to the week’s top news stories. 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing By David Horsey, The Seattle Times By Drew Sheneman, The Star-Ledger Trump’s Racist Tweets By Kevin Siers,… Read More ›
The July Democratic Debate Is Set
Do you have the July debates on your calendar? If not, get Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31 in there. The debates will be broadcast on CNN. Yesterday, CNN released which candidates would be speaking on which night. As for… Read More ›
Do Trump’s Taunts Trigger Turnout?
It’s disheartening to hear the dangerous rhetoric coming out of the president’s mouth. It’s disheartening to see so many of his supporters chanting terrible, anti-American slogans. It’s disheartening to see that Trump’s approval went up with Republicans after the racist… Read More ›
Want to Help Flip the States?
My regular readers know how important flipping the states are. We can’t just flip the federal offices. So much that affects citizens are decisions made at the state level, so we all have to focus there. A great organization that… Read More ›
1 Thing to Remember When Democrats “Fight”
How do you feel about Democrats fighting amongst themselves? Here’s where I am: I think discussing problems is how we come to the strongest solution. Not fighting, but discussing. I think Democrats–all of us under this big tent of ours–share… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: Fixing the Future
Every Sunday, I like to share interesting articles that I think my readers might also enjoy. Here are two to dig into as you have your coffee this morning. What Democratic campaigns would do for migrant kids on Day 1… Read More ›
Saturday Morning Cartoons 7/13
Here are the nation’s great editorial cartoonists responding to this week’s big news stories. US Women Win World Cup By Phil Hands, Wisconsin State Journal By Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News By Andy Marlette, Pensacola News Journal Epstein Arrested… Read More ›
A Quick Recommendation
So I’m heading out of town for a family reunion and I try to unplug a bit when I’m on vacation. I’m never completely successful, but I try. One resource that helps is Political Wire. Run by Taegan Goddard, it… Read More ›
5 Ways to Help Amy McGrath Beat Mitch McConnell
Want to help kick Mitch McConnell out of the Senate? Yesterday, Democrat and retired Marine pilot Amy McGrath announced that she is entering the race to beat Mitch McConnell and become Kentucky’s newest Senator. Her ad is fantastic, and starts… Read More ›
Are You Raising a Voter?
If you’re raising a kid, are you raising them to be a voter or a non-voter? Rogan’s List posted an article not long ago about whether or not one should bring the kids along to vote on Election Day, and… Read More ›
25 States That Have Restricted Voting Rights Recently
Republicans have been doing everything in their power to make voting as difficult as possible. The gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 a few years ago added fuel to the fire. It’s important to be aware of all… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: Focus on the States
This entire week, I seemed to be surrounded by, or drawn into, conversations about the importance of organizing and investing resources in state-level activism. This week’s articles reflect that focus. Enjoy! Republicans dominate state legislatures. That decides political power in… Read More ›
Saturday Morning Cartoons 7/6
Here are the nation’s great editorial cartoonists responding to this week’s top news stories. Trump in North Korea By Bob Rogers By Darrin Bell, King Features syndicate By Peter Broelman By Michael Ramirez, Las Vegas Review-Journal… Read More ›
