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(Disclaimer: IANAL) The GOP and the Trump administration have been trying all kinds of ways to skew the 2020 census toward traditionally Republican states. It’s now getting attention that they … Read More
Yes, he said that: x YouTube Video Republican Senate candidate Kris Kobach left CNN anchor Chris Cuomogobsmacked Tuesday night when he had to seriously think about whether he’d continue to support Donald Trump … Read More
Back in April, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D. NY) indicated that he is willing to do this in order to make the Senate work: Senate Minority Leader Chuck … Read More
Yes, I know that progressives should not be acting like accountants and worrying about money and fundraising, but we live in a corrupt campaign finance system. In order to compete, … Read More
Three months ago the Associated Press updated its influential AP Stylebook, which news editors and producers across the country use as a guideline in terms of what language to use … Read More
“When you look at several decades, it is best to sit back in your chair before looking at the results, because it is a bit scary to see how fast … Read More
morningconsult.com/… Today Morning Consult released a national poll that shows Donald Trump trailing Joe Biden by 11 points (44%-33%) and Bernie Sanders by 10 (42%-32%). Unfortunately, the poll did not … Read More
photo: Heroic Activist Ady Barken Testifies to the Rules CommitteeCo-lead MFA Sponsor Rep. Jayapal (L) Looks On in Support In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, … Read More
photo: Donna Smith and Senator Elizabeth Warren By Donna Smith – former Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America and currently a Medicare for All campaign surrogate for U.S. Sen. … Read More
Press Release | Progressive Democrats of America For Immediate Release CONTACT: Rebecca Sharer, on behalf of National Nurses United, rsharer@fenton.com, 703-585-0404 Ben Palmquist, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative, 510-838-1259 Dylan Dusseault, Business … Read More
Progressive Democrats of America An Open Letter to the Congress and People of the United States As economists, we understand that a single-payer “Medicare for All” health insurance system for … Read More
If you’re a President, you have a better chance of winning the Powerball lottery than you have of being impeached. I mean that literally. If you buy a ticket, you … Read More
When House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal of Massachusetts demanded the Internal Revenue Service turn over six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns to his committee, he was doing … Read More
http://www.npr.org/… Voting registration has been increasing sharply in the 11 states that have adopted Automatic Voting Registration (AVR), according to an NPR story. Oregon in 2016 was the first state … Read More
In 1933, a group of very wealthy bankers on Wall Street were mortified with FDR. He gave government jobs to many unemployed, ended the gold standard, and was planning on … Read More
Express Digest “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dominated the South by Southwest conference with her mere presence, bringing in a larger crowd than any of the 2020 presidential contenders, all of whom … Read More
Twice, most recently in 1980, the tiny village of Lake Placid, New York, which has fewer people than my hometown of Westville, Illinois, hosted the Olympic Winter Games. The Winter … Read More
photo: Progressive Grassroots Leaders Gathered In New Mexico By Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Mike F., Janis, Deb, Dan, Kim, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA National Team PDA Just Held An … Read More
I don’t really have a horse in this race yet. I’m leaning Team Kamala, but it’s so early I’m naturally curious to see what other candidates have to offer. Cory Booker … Read More
Tell Your Congress Members To Join The Medicare For All Caucus Cheers, Debra Schrishuhn and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Janis, Dan, Dr. Bill, Kim, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA … Read More
photo: The Launch of the Medicare For All Caucus In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Janis, Deb, Dan, Dr. Bill, Kim, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA National Team Urge … Read More
The Launch of the Medicare For All Caucus In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Janis, Deb, Dan, Dr. Bill, Kim, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA National Team Urge Your … Read More
A new Gallup poll last week once again confirmed that Americans are decidedly unimpressed by the GOP’s “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” passed in December. Coming just weeks after a … Read More
photo: Sen. Elizabeth Warren With PDA Massachusetts Organizers By Mike Hersh for Alan, Donna, Mike F., Janis, Dan, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Judy, Dr. Bill, and Shayna—your PDA National Team …We Must … Read More
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of these Democratic candidates: Democrats have a real shot at winning in November – and women are … Read More
Poor John Kasich, he just blew his cover. He likes to come off as this calm, steady, measured, serious kind of blowhard. He was an early and frequent critic of … Read More
An employee of Smith College in Northampton, Mass. called the police on Oumou Kanoute who was enjoying her lunch in a common area because…she “seemed to be out of place”… Huffington … Read More
Thursday’s release of the House GOP tax plan will be greeted with a flurry of “hot takes” about its “winners and losers.” So, for everyone’s sake, let’s keep this simple. … Read More
Even as the U.S. Census reported that the percentage of Americans lacking health insurance dropped to a new record low of 8.8 percent, the past week was nevertheless a big … Read More
Sanders has some work to do to win the Democratic nomination, but for the sake of entertaining ourselves, there’s no harm in wondering who would make a good vice-presidential running mate. … Read More
It was during the late winter of 1774 in London the House of Lords argued what to do with the American colonies after they were informed anonymous men dressed as … Read More
