Russia’s fascist, authoritarian leader Vladimir Putin, accusing the Ukraine president of being a Nazi is unbelievable. Despite Putin’s Hitler-like statement, “I am convinced that this natural and necessary self-cleansing [of society] will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, cohesion, and readiness to meet any challenge,” he said. The irony seems...
Since anti-Obama protesters donned three corner hats adorned with dangling tea bags, the Republicans have proven, over and over, they are followers, not leaders. After some consultation, the so-called “grassroots” group removed the tea bags because of the sexual connotation of being called teabaggers. Hence the Tea Party. As it...
In a 5-4 Supreme Court decision supported by conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice William Brennan wrote in part: [Gregory Lee] “Johnson was convicted for engaging in expressive conduct. The State’s interest in preventing breaches of the peace does not support his conviction because Johnson’s conduct did not threaten to disturb...
The Republican Party is outraged, outraged—I say—that Rep. Ilhan Omar issued a thoughtful albeit controversial statement. “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban,” said Omar, “We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity”...
Dennis Kucinich discusses The Division of Light and Power, political ethics. First Black Defense Secretary disrespected. We need a DOJ purge. Ilhan Omar! Jason Miller visits again Politics Done Right Live weekdays @ 3:00 PM Central Video Zoom: LINK — Live Calls: (346)248-7799 ID:254 0 9091 Dennis Kucinich spoke about The...
Marjorie Taylor Greene has tried to pick an actual fight with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and continued to accuse Ocasio-Cortez, Omar and Tlaib of being terrorist sympathizers, calling them the “#JihadSquad.” There is a continuing trope that Trumpists are countering terrorism and that “antifa” is responsible for the predominately right-wing domestic terrorism and more specifically the...
The country needs to take a second look at the meaning of radical and change. Since January of 2019, the Republican party has drawn from their quiver, poisoned conservative-tipped arrows, sharpened and aimed directly at the liberal heart of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. As has been consistent with the Republican party for...
“You know, you can go to Capitol Hill, you can go to the White House,” said one Oath Keeper on the October 29 call. “If they [DC police] are going to allow, you know, a mob to just, you know, basically storm buildings, they’re basically abrogating responsibilities.” Apparently, lazy reactionaries...
Have you noticed when you ask a Republican about Trump’s transgressions, they answer in one of three ways, Democrat Party (sic), Pelosi, or The Squad; they cannot defend him. We currently have a member of Congress, [Marjorie Taylor Greene] who posed next to a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib,...
Nothing but baboons: x “Baboons do not go far from the place of their birth.” Maasai proverb https://t.co/6pedtij0BT— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 3, 2021 x Fun Fact: In 1861, 11 U.S. Senators were expelled from the Senate for refusing to recognize the election of Abraham Lincoln. — Alex Cole (@acnewsitics)...
Back in April, President Trump issued a hollow order that meatpacking plants remain open, with safety restrictions to be fashioned by the plants’ owners. Even though the Covid-19 virus was ravaging its employees, places like Tyson Foods threatened them with firings if they dared put their health above a slab of...
Did Trump truly believe that he could avoid catching the virus, as so much contact tracing must be done for the several days of exposure to a symptomatic Hope HIcks. “This is deadly stuff, the plague, so easily transmissible..” Aside from Karmic justice, Trump’s inner circle has spread COVID-19. He will...
Did Trump truly believe that he could avoid catching the virus, as so much contact tracing must be done for the several days of exposure to a symptomatic Hope HIcks. “This is deadly stuff, the plague, so easily transmissible..” Aside from Karmic justice, Trump’s inner circle has spread COVID-19. He will...
Some big news out of Mississippi: The Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans opposed to President Trump, plans to support Democratic Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy against incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the final month of a race that has otherwise seen scant national attention or outside spending....
Trump has always brayed like a dopey ass on Twitter, but in the wake of the seismic New York Times report about the ocher abomination’s taxes, the rejoinders kind of write themselves. In other words, Trump is a risible fool who pays just $750 a year in federal taxes. Seven-hundred...
67 straight days of 9/11 on the road to what Trump wants, herd immunity that entails 6 million+ US deaths. x In 2019, Republicans convinced Trump to halfheartedly disavow his supporters after they went on a racist “send her back” chant about @IlhanMN, who’s a U.S. citizen. Will a single...
In other GOP nonsense, Trump is spending time in battleground states trying to get airport rallies to substitute for Tulsa-like covid-spreader events. But the marginal stories are the ones that a desperate Trump is trying to give air, as if that will compensate for losing pretty much everywhere. Trump congratulating...
Trump: “If stupid people aren’t elected, next year, we’re going to have one of the greatest years that we’ve ever had.” Trump will likely flee at the first suggestion that he’s lying again. Bigger/bigly question is whether CNN, MSNBC, or CSpan will cover it live. Live blog below. Date: August...
Trump tweeting at 11pm last night probably got around to reading Tom Nichols’s article in The Atlantic and will probably wake up trying to figure out how to take tenure away from him. More importantly Nichols reminds the reader that the attraction of white, non-college educated men for Trump is complex and...
That is how Tom Nichols describes him in this powerful piece in The Atlantic. I might note the phrase “the Most Unmanly President” has been trending on Twitter today. The piece, which is well worth your reading (and the publication allows several free reads/month) is subtitled Why don’t the president’s...
Some big news today for Joe Biden’s campaign. First, this is a big endorsement: The Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Monday, further cementing his support among the nation’s influential black political leadership. The political action committee’s unanimous endorsement came on the heels of several key...
I am someone who has always preached party unity. Since U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT) endorsed Joe Biden, I am more than happy to return the favor by not only helping candidates flip seats but also help Sanders’ allies stay in Congress. Received this e-mail today from Senator Sanders...
Press Release: The Sanders Campaigns Changed American Politics, Establishing the Progressive Agenda for the 21st Century Contacts: Alan Minsky, PDA Executive Director alan@pdamerica.org 818-749-9497Mike Hersh, PDA Communications Director mike@pdamerica.org 301-602-9388 Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Responds to Senator Bernie Sanders’ Announcement Suspending his Presidential Campaign. PDA Executive Director...
TOMORROW! SPECIAL GUEST on Emergency Healthcare Online Town Hall Solidarity, Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Donna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, and Kimberly—Your PDA National Team Join PDA’s Emergency Healthcare Virtual Town HallTOMORROW, April 8, 4pm ET, 1pm PT—RSVP here Protect Nurses, Patients, and Public Health Make...
Press Release: Progressive Democrats of America Calls on Bernie Sanders to Stay in the Race Contacts: Alan Minsky, Executive Director, Progressive Democrats of America Alan@PDAmerica.org – 818-749-9497 Mike Hersh, Communications Director, Progressive Democrats of America Mike@PDAmerica.org The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Changed the World in a Matter of Weeks; and America Needs...
Help Re-Elect Progressive Champions Reps. Tlaib and Omar! For Peace, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Janis, Deb, Dan, Kim, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA National Team Give To Re-Elect Rep. Rashida Tlaib Give To Re-Elect Rep. Ilhan Omar Sign Up To Make Calls From HomeTo Help Elect Strong Progressives ...
Stay in the race Bernie Sanders. America needs you now more than ever. By Alan Minsky, Executive Director | Progressive Democrats of America Progressive Democrats of America calls upon Senator Bernie Sanders to continue his presidential campaign until the end of the 2020 primary season. We understand that many Democrats...
Demand The Healthcare Policies We Need Solidarity, Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Donna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, and Kimberly—Your PDA National Team Protect Nurses, Patients, and Public Health Make Empowering, Effective Calls From Your Home Support PDA’s COVID-19/Single Payer Organizing Progressive Democrats of America...
Sustain Bernie’s Campaign And Movement! Thanks so much for being an active progressive! Mike Fox for Alan, Donna, Deb, Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Bryan, Kimberly, and Mike H.—your PDA National Staff COVID-19 Proves We Need Progressive SolutionsPitch In Monthly To Sustain Our Movement We at Progressive Democrats of...
Sign PDA’s New Petition: Congress Must Take Action to End the Student Debt Crisis photo: Reps. Omar and Jayapal, and Activists Join Sen. Sandersat the Student Debt Cancellation Legislation Launch in D.C. In solidarity, Alan Minsky for Mike F., Mike H., Donna, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, Dan, and Janis—your...
Make Calls Into Iowa! Medicare For All Will End Health Injustice Including Racial Health Disparity photo: Bernie with Supporters at the MFA Senate Launch In solidarity, Dr. Bill and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Donna, Dan, and Janis—your PDA national team. Support PDA’s Win 2020...
Took him a while but glad he’s there: Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is wading into one of Texas’ most closely watched primary challenges, endorsing progressive candidate Jessica Cisneros who has mounted a bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress. “This is the...
Donald Trump seems to think a healthy U.S. economy should make him immune from impeachment. That’s a little like saying a thief should be let off because he pays his taxes. Or that Mussolini made the trains run on time. But then Trump has never been one for, well, the...
MoveOn members began 2019 with new hope for our future as a new Congress was sworn in—the most diverse House of Representatives in history, with many progressive champions MoveOn members played pivotal roles in electing. And we ended the year with the impeachment of Donald Trump—a critical achievement to help...
Archives photo: Alan Minsky With Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs, Reps. Pocan and Jayapal In solidarity, Mike H. for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA national team. Tell The DNC And The News Networks:We Need Debate Questions About Poverty “For five debates, I’ve been waiting...
Archives In solidarity, Mike H. for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA national team. Tell The DNC And The News Networks:We Need Debate Questions About Poverty Please sign and widely share our petition now. PDA Executive Director Alan Minsky will hand-deliver your signature to the moderators...
Archives (left: graphics freedomtoprosper.org, right: photo Enver Rahmanov • CC BY-SA 3.0) In solidarity, Mike H. for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA national team. Tell The DNC And The News Networks:We Need Debate Questions About Poverty Don’t talk about it. Poverty. Homelessness....
Archives In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Deb, Janis, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, Donna, and Dan—Your PDA National Team Click Here to Demand Student Debt Cancellation! This past week, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) mobilized with thousands of Climate Strikers at hundreds of events nationally. Our activists are...
Republicans sure like to throw the word “treason” around these days. Unfortunately, they tend to throw it at everyone but our very guilty pr*sident. Danielle Stella, who is running for Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s congressional seat, has been banned from Twitter for a tweet calling for Omar to be tried...
Considering there are as many tweets as lies and falsehoods, perhaps we could do with four years of no tweets (other than actual official WH tweets). A candidate who would promise not to be so stupid might actually get votes for simply promising not to tweet after election day 2020....
photo: right: Homeless Man In Boston by Enver Rahmanov • CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA national team. We Demand Questions About Poverty And Homelessness And A Complete Debate On The Climate Emergency If...
Tell Congress To Restore Net Neutrality In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA national team. Did We Forget Something? With so much happening all at once, it’s impossible to keep everything on the front burner. Impeachment. Climate Emergency. Medicare For...
And the state has just 10 electoral votes. Finding white men with a racist grudge in the Midwest isn’t exactly a heavy lift. I lived in the region for decades. Go into any bar that serves Jägermeister, mutter something barely intelligible about food stamps or free Obama phones, and they’ll...
Trump is at the Minneapolis Target Center tonight for yet another campaign rally. Below is the Daniel Dale tweet thread in anticipation of another even more stupid Trump statement. It is unbearable to put up with such repetition of falsehoods, but there’s always that hope of some ad-libbed idiocy “><p...
Pathetic: With just three days remaining before the Saturday election for the governorship of Louisiana, Republican candidate and House representative Ralph Abraham is pulling out the symbolic, Trump-friendly gestures in order to rally the base to vote out Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. On Tuesday, the congressman for northeastern Louisiana’s...
Republicans are trying to make “no quid pro quo” the new “no collusion.” Guess what? There doesn’t have to be any quid pro quo for there to be an impeachable abuse of office (footnote-both the call summary & the text messages prove there WAS quid pro quo – so there’s...
Onward, Melinda and Brittany, Medicare for All Resolutions On tonight’s webinar, we’ll hear from heroes in our movement and plan for the upcoming Medicare for All Week of Action. We’re sharing the information below from our allies at Public Citizen. Tonight, we’ll hear from two incredible health care heroes in...
photo: PDAers Demand Medicare For All In solidarity, Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike H., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Mike F., —your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All! On this #MedicareForAll (#MFA) Monday, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) wants you to know the...
photo: PDA Helped Lead Climate Emergency Lobbying On The Hill In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, Bryan—your PDA national team. The Climate Strike Is Just The BeginningTell Representatives and Senators to Act! This past week, as part of the week of...
By Donna Smith, Executive Director – Progressive Democrats of America On Tuesday’s webinar, we’ll hear from heroes in our movement and plan for the upcoming Medicare for All Week of Action. We’re sharing the information below from our allies at Public Citizen. On Tuesday, we’ll hear from two incredible health...
