Representation

The Man who Killed Republican Politicking

2 weeks ago William Owens

Once Senator Mitch McConnell staked out the politically uncompromising GOP opposition to ‘everything’ Democrats proffered,…

Redistricting and Representation

2 weeks ago Saumya Gilra

The addition of the 1982 amendments to the Voting Rights Act was a turning point…

Those committed to truth and facts must fight five times harder than the Republicans and their lies.

4 weeks ago RETIII

It depresses me to acknowledge this, but the Republicans’ commitment to blatant and serial lying, and Orwellian…

FL-Gov: “It's him and Casey. But everyone else is like a disposable piece of garbage.”

1 month ago Sam Sero

Not surprised by this: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a rising star in the Republican…

What are the odds of Facebook Oversight Board letting previous guy back on Wednesday

1 month ago annieli

Likely Trump will continue to be banned from Facebook, but just in case, it is…

What are the odds of Facebook Oversight Board letting previous guy back on Wednesday

1 month ago annieli

Likely Trump will continue to be banned from Facebook, but just in case, it is…

The Colony of Washington, D.C.

1 month ago Mastergardener2k

Statistically, the state with the highest black population by percentage in America is Mississippi; or…

PA-Sen: Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) Rakes In $3.9 Million Q1 Fundraising Haul For U.S. Senate Bid

2 months ago Sam Sero

Here’s some big news today out of Pennsylvania: .@JohnFetterman announces he raised $3.9 million in…

Conservatives have some really dumb new reasons for opposing D.C. statehood

3 months ago Aldous Pennyfarthing

It always seemed absurd to me that hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens have no…

MD-Sen: “It may come down to this: protecting democracy or ending the filibuster”

3 months ago Sam Sero

Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign: The last…

OR-Sen: Sen. Ron Wyden (D) Keeps Up The Momentum For D.C. Statehood

3 months ago Sam Sero

Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s (D. OR) re-election campaign: Taking back our…

the Grand Hotel Abyss defunded and canceled by Trump's GQP culture war on massage spas

3 months ago annieli

The Atlanta spree killings are unfortunately a story with structural similarity to events elsewhere. How do…

Anti-Capitalist Meet-Up: the Climate Crisis has weak carbon markets and lagging technology

3 months ago annieli

The sparse number of actual carbon capture and sequestration projects plus weak carbon markets amplify the…

Pennsylvania Democrats Are Gearing Up To Stop The PA GOP From Gerrymandering The PA Supreme Court

4 months ago Sam Sero

Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidate, Superior Court…

REWRITE: ALL Trump's Lawyers Have Quit. UPDATE: Trump as His Own Lawyer?

4 months ago dankoh

BIG Hat tip to kittylou: This story just got more interesting: First on CNN: Five…

MD-Sen: Sen. Van Hollen (D) Turns Up The Pressure On The Senate To Make D.C. Statehood A Reality

4 months ago Sam Sero

Playing catch up here. Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD)…

It Is Well Past Time To Confront The Truth Of The Republican Party's Threat To Democracy

6 months ago RETIII

Watching the depressing and alarming spectacle of 17 Republican states joining Texas’s bad faith, frivolous…

Unhingery: “No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost. I won them both, by a lot!”

6 months ago annieli

Why bother counting the votes after Dixville Notch weighs in. Dick Nixon won both Ohio and…

“One of the many Marx toys, have you all of them?” part 6

6 months ago annieli

This post in the Anticapitalist Chat supports a group reading of Karl Marx’s Capital Vol 1. #GoodMorningMarx…

John Brown's Body lies a-moldering in the grave

6 months ago annieli

Old John Brown’s body lies moldering in the grave, While weep the sons of bondage whom he ventured all to save; But tho…

Trump's options dwindle to Kleptocene's anti-democratic noise as GA recount favors Biden

7 months ago annieli

Last gasps of biglygate: even Mitt Romney shades Trump as President-elect Biden has not ruled…

LOTUS! PA Supreme Court rejects Trump campaign's claim that GOP lacked access to Philly vote count

7 months ago annieli

1-22 record in legal challenges as GOP loses again, this time on the watchers of…

'barricaded' Trump as classic counterintelligence risk: deeply in debt, angry at the U.S. government

7 months ago annieli

Trump sells off his private helicopter after losing the election, so perhaps he’s cash-short, even…

Victory LIVEBLOG Community Live Bloggers: Biden-Harris Speeches at Wilmington Delaware

7 months ago annieli

8pm ET join us as we celebrate with the victory speeches of Joe Biden and…

Democrats should take a breath before they (typically) point fingers at each other for victory

7 months ago RETIII

Watching Morning Joe today was somewhat amusing because Joe and all his pundits spent their…

“least racist” Trump says he's “perhaps the most innocent man anywhere in US history” expect a stunt

7 months ago annieli

How many votes remain to be counted? Exit polls show fewer late-deciders than in 2016 Trump-Clinton…

less than 100 hours left and down to his 3% likelihood of victory, yet Trump can still win: GOTV!

7 months ago annieli

Trump’s con represents the worst kind of contradiction when rigging an election by suppressing the vote…

Trump claims a corner has been turned – it's upward again, flying a white flag of surrender

8 months ago annieli

The hope for a post-Trump era will bring with it already growing challenges to democracy….

The Future of a Delusion: propaganda and negative partisanship as Trump is +0.6% in RCP poll

8 months ago annieli

Still about reality checks, considering that its still about GOTV and 3 November. Note that RCP…

Aside from Tupac, will there be a Typhoid Mike Pence at tonight's debate

8 months ago annieli

Typhoid Trump has shown that negligence has consequences. Will Pence be a disease vector. Meanwhile,…