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Italy: Elly Schlein is the first woman secretary of the Democratic Party and the youngest ever

Overturning the predictions Elly Schlein won the Democratic Party primary election becoming the youngest and first woman to be party secretary. In her first speech after her victory, Schlein reiterated the political line she had taken, which emphasised the concern…

Lament Of A Lifelong Liberal Democrat

1976 When I was in the third grade my class was given an assignment. We were each asked to write a letter of support to the presidential candidate of our choice. The two main candidates that were running for president…

Tulsi Gabbard dares to challenge Washington’s war machine

The former presidential candidate has shown that opposing regime-change policies is the one taboo that the ruling class won’t tolerate By Tony Cox Tulsi Gabbard’s rapid transformation from rising Democratic star to demonized outcast –  culminating this week with her…

The Democratic Party, Now the Leading Party of War.

No votes for warhawks, no matter the Party. John V. Walsh Last May a remarkable column by Stephen Kinzer appeared in the Boston Globe.  It was headlined: “Republicans Return To Their Roots As The Antiwar Party.” More significantly, the subheading…

How a False Narrative Against Government Spending Shapes Legislation

The contents of the Build Back Better bill are extremely popular. But the relentless conservative propaganda against the bill requires a concerted effort to reshape the narrative. By Sonali Kolhatkar The unfolding drama over a legislative battle within the Democratic…

Dems Mock the GOP for Denying Climate Science, But They Are Still Addicted to Fossil Fuel Funders

The liberal party offers strong rhetoric on climate change but in practice promotes continued fossil fuel production. In the face of our unfolding climate catastrophe, this needs to end now. By Sonali Kolhatkar The recent chorus of Democratic Party leaders…

White Voters for Biden Political Action Front

The boring 2020 US presidential race is well on its way, with just a few months left before its November finish. The main and maybe the only real project of the Democratic Party is to kick Donald Trump out of…

How President Trump Has Completely Handed Over The United States To The Extremely Wealthy

By Mark Lesseraux President Trump cut all of these people’s taxes by 15% recently. He also stripped away long fought for protections and regulations (which he’s very open about and proud of btw) so as to increase the number of…

The Democrats’ Disastrous, Militarist Climate Plan

The habitability of the earth and the viability of lesser evilism are on the ropes, and incrementalism is thriving even in the current moment of increased activism for radical change.  Just take a look at the new “Climate Crisis Action Plan” from…

Why You Should Never Vote for Joe Biden

There’s a video of Lawrence O’Donnell, spokesperson for MSNBC, saying in 2020 what he’s paid to say, namely that electing a candidate with a platform you approve of is somehow in conflict with electing a candidate who can win. The logic of…

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