We finally find ourselves a day away from the last day to vote — Election Day. These midterms have been looming large for all of us who pay close attention to politics. The stakes are so very high. When I… Read More ›
Explainers
The Week’s Best Cartoons: The GOP Chooses Violence
My only message to you today is to please, please be sure you vote by Tuesday. As this week’s cartoons clearly demonstrate, the GOP is eager to continue to drag us down a dark, dark path. We must keep them… Read More ›
Election 2022: 8 Days To Go
Voters only have 8 days left to vote in the midterms! Tuesday, November 8 is the last day to cast your vote. I hope folks are banking their vote early, unless of course, your state doesn’t offer early voting. (Boo!)… Read More ›
The Week’s Best Cartoons: Halloween Edition
If you can vote early, do it this weekend! If not, make your plan to vote on Election Day: What time will you go? How will you get to your polling location? Do you know what ID you need to… Read More ›
Get Last Minute Help to MI, NC, OH & PA
Believe it or not, it is NOT too late to make a real difference in turning out the vote in the crucial states of Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania! A friend of mine is involved with a grassroots organization… Read More ›
The Week’s Best Cartoons 10/22
Here in the U.S. And Overseas REMINDER: If you can vote early, do! Take a moment to look over your ballot and figure out which candidates and measures you want to vote for. Then invite your friends and family to… Read More ›
The Week’s Best Cartoons 10/15
In Memoriam
It’s Time for Some Good News!
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last pulled together a roundup of all the news that makes us smile, so let’s get right to it! The January 6th Committee delivered and made it very clear in their final… Read More ›
A New Voter’s Guide to Election Day
Last week, I did a TikTok directed at younger voters encouraging them to reward Democrats at the midterms for passing two of their top priorities when Biden entered office (student loan relief and expunging marijuana convictions.) And among the many… Read More ›
The Week’s Best Cartoons 10/8
Herschel Walker Florida Russia Iran And Other News
The Midterms Are Becoming More Clear
In the last week or so, I’ve read probably two dozen articles or essays about what will happen in the midterms in just over 30 days. And there is finally a consensus, if you can believe it. This is what… Read More ›
The Week’s Best Cartoons 10/1
Florida and Ukraine were in the eye of the news for most of this week, with of course, other important stories sprinkled in. Here’s how the nation’s editorial cartoonists covered them. Hurricane Ian Politics in America Ukraine And Other News
Let’s Look at Some Good News!
These are the good news items I found buried among all the more negative and sensational news the media prefers to cover: The House and the Senate unanimously passed legislation to temporarily suspend U.S. tariffs on baby formula base powder…. Read More ›
Do We Still Care About Democracy?
Deep breath. In this country, we see evidence every day that David Frum was right when he said, “If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they won’t abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.” We have election deniers… Read More ›
Operation: Let’s Get Young People Registered to Vote!
Do you know how many young people have turned 18 since the last presidential election? 8 million. There’s a really good chance you know at least one of them. So your challenge, should you accept it, is to reach out… Read More ›
The Week’s Best Cartoons 9/17
Just a short collection this week. Enjoy!
Did You See All This Good News?
There were some seriously great wins for the White House and the Democrats this week, not to mention some great accountability for some truly terrible people. Hope you enjoy the list this week! The White House helped railway companies and… Read More ›
Let’s Flip the Senate Seat in Ohio!
We have a great opportunity to flip a few Senate seats this November to give the Democrats a proper majority (and blunt the influence of Joe Manchin), and the Ohio Senate seat deserves our attention. Let’s do a quick run… Read More ›
The Week’s Best Cartoons 9/10
Here in the U.S., our news was dominated by Bannon turning himself in and other MAGA acting like dangerous dorks, whereas the U.K. dealt with the loss of their longest reigning monarch. Bannon Turns Himself In MAGA Hypocrisy Trump’s Judge… Read More ›