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Senate Leader's Obstructionism Is Preventing Mere Debate, Much Less Action Jun. 12, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he won't be taking up a House bill addressing the dilemm... Read More
From Climate to Foreign Policy to Trade, Trump's White House Devalues Expertise May. 16, 2019
Researchers for the U.S. Department of Agriculture say the Trump administration is retaliating again... Read More
GOP Pounces by Allowing Democrats to Vote on Their Own Idea Feb. 22, 2019
"The Green New Deal is the only way to save the earth from utter extinction. If you keep standing i... Read More
Congress Loses a Man of Courage and Decency Feb. 16, 2019
As on so many matters, former Republican Senate leader Bob Dole put it best when he said that almost... Read More
To Understand Election 2020, Watch America, Not the Politicians Jan. 17, 2019
Election 2020 is still 22 months away, but the political world can't wait. A decent number of Democr... Read More
What Voters Would Include in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Dec. 06, 2018
For many years, political leaders from both major parties have dreamed of "comprehensive immigration... Read More
Nevada GOP Tragedy: Lessons for America Dec. 02, 2018
The failures of the Nevada GOP are lessons for Republicans across the country. Avoid the same mistak... Read More
The Great Shake-Up Nov. 29, 2018
After the 2012 election, I had one wish: that the back of the Republican establishment would be brok... Read More
An Alternative to the Status Quo Nov. 22, 2018
Had John C. Fremont not run as a Republican in 1856, there would probably would have been no Lincoln... Read More
Get Out and Vote Nov. 06, 2018
Every election is historic. But the contests that culminate tonight when ballots are counted may be ... Read More
The Post-Kavanaugh Snooze Oct. 25, 2018
Were you angry? Could you hardly believe those men? I'm sorry to be Ebenezer Scrooge, or whoever the... Read More
Guilty As Charged Sep. 29, 2018
Not for the first time, the criticism reads: "Why don't you admit it, Shields? You reflexively like ... Read More
On the Eve of the Fall Campaign Season Aug. 23, 2018
While political activists have been caught up in the 2018 midterm elections for most of the past two... Read More
Younger Voters Own the Future Aug. 20, 2018
Following the horror and chaos of the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, young peopl... Read More
There's a Long Way to Go Before Midterms Jul. 26, 2018
A few things to keep in mind as the midterms heat up. One: take with a grain of salt pontifications ... Read More
Why Blended Primaries are an Assault on Democracy Jun. 08, 2018
California's "jungle primary" system, in which the two candidates who win the most votes advance to ... Read More
The Next Democrat Speaker of the House? Jun. 07, 2018
The Republican Party is in a political hurt locker. As tradition teaches, the upcoming election cyc... Read More
Irish Vote on Abortion Affirms the Dividing Line Between Church and State May. 31, 2018
The people of overwhelmingly Catholic Ireland have officially broken with Vatican doctrine on aborti... Read More
Dems Get Good News, But There's a Long Way to Go Mar. 15, 2018
Just over a week ago, turnout in the Texas primary raised serious questions about how big the Democr... Read More
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Resisters Jan. 02, 2018
Cleaning up the cultural and civic debris left by Donald Trump and his right-wing helpers will requi... Read More
