So What's Going On With Nancy Pelosi & The Green New Deal?

First off, Happy Holidays to all my fellow Kossacks. Apologies for not being as prolific as I normally am with my diaries. Once the New Year begins, you can sure … Read More

Voting rights restoration passed overwhelmingly; racist DeSantis vows delay

Despite being full of Democrats, Florida can’t seem to stop electing Republicans. We’ve had one-party rule for 20 years, and as a result, very little gets done. Florida citizens compensate … Read More

CO-Sen: New Poll Already Shows Cory Gardner (R) Looking Doomed In 2020

Kudos to the folks at ProgressNow Colorado for already gearing up for 2020: Following an historic victory for Colorado progressives in the 2018 midterm elections, a new poll of Colorado voters from … Read More

The Daily Bucket–May Gaia help Rock Creek!

Rock Creek tumbles down the side of extinct volcanoes, through farmers’ fields, under highways, and along my suburbs west of Portland Oregon.  It bisects a golf course, drains lakes,  dodges through … Read More

Green New Deal Action in San Francisco Today. Ongoing.

x Hundreds of young people are gathering at @NancyPelosi’s district office demanding she support a #GreenNewDeal. RT if you want Rep Pelosi to take leadership on climate change! #NoExcuses pic.twitter.com/buKD2wtn2L— … Read More

'If democracy can die in Wisconsin, it can die anywhere'

I was born and raised in Wisconsin and lived there most of my life. Now on the West Coast, I see what’s happening in my home state and am heartbroken … Read More

CREDO Action Puts Pressure On Chuck Schumer To Deny Joe Manchin Energy Leadership Position

Received this e-mail today from CREDO Action: It's a nightmare scenario for climate and energy policy: Sen. Joe Manchin – the coal-loving West Virginian who once used a rifle to shoot … Read More

GA-SoS: Mother Jones, “A Runoff Election Tuesday Could Reverse Brian Kemp’s Voter Suppression in GA”

Tomorrow is a big day in Georiga: After an election marred by voting problems, Georgia voters will decide in Tuesday’s runoff who should fix them. One candidate for Georgia secretary … Read More

NC-Sen: Thom Tillis (R) Really Wants This Vote-Suppressor-In-Chief To Become A Lifetime Judge

Here’s another crucial fight to protect the right to vote: The Senate postponed to next week the confirmation vote on Raleigh attorney Thomas Farr to be a federal judge in … Read More

Sun Rises in the East: Media Narrative that Democrats Have to Change and Be Moderates.

NPR was doing it’s damndest to get newly elected Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger to trash her fellow Democrats and the Democratic Party.  The questions by the NPR inteviewer were centered around … Read More

Neil Young burns 'unfit' Trump over wildfires

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Neil Young lost his home to the recent California wildfires, and like many of the rest of us, he’s now lost his mind over … Read More

U. of Nebraska Prof Threatened for “Liking” Post of (R) Jeff Fortenberry's Altered Campaign Sign.

Lincoln Journal-Star (bolds mine) “Thumbing through his Facebook feed, University of Nebraska Professor Ari Kohen came across the now widely shared photo of a defaced campaign sign for (R) Rep. … Read More

TX-Sen: Ted Cruz's (R) Lead Over Beto O'Rourke (D) Is Shrinking Fast One Week Before Election Day

So here’s some big news today out of Texas: Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, by 3.6 percentage points among likely voters in … Read More

Jennifer Boddicker Joins Progressive Legislative Candidates to Fight Red Tide

Last week, I wrote about several red tide experts running for legislative office here in the Sunshine State. They are banding together to fight this crisis. This is a press … Read More

How Dems lose FL in 2018: 1) Ignore our red tide expert candidates 2) Campaign for GOP

First, let me deal with #2 (FL Democrats campaigning for GOP candidates), because this one really pisses me off. If anyone wants to know why I beat my head against the … Read More

Fox & Friends deletes tweet bragging about Trump's crappy approval rating

One day, Brian Kilmeade will donate his brain to science. And soon after that, you’ll be able to buy it on Craigslist for 35 cents and a pouch of magic beans. And … Read More

Mention of KY-6th Congressional District as Possible Bellwether for Midterms.

Sometimes he can be irritating, but Steve Kornacki mentioned on “All In with Chris Hayes” that a possible bellwether for the House in this midterm election is KY-6th Congressional District.  … Read More

VA-Sen: New UMW Poll Has Sen. Tim Kaine (D) Crushing Racist Moron Corey Stewart (R) 52-36

Here’s some more good news today out of Virginia courtesy of University of Mary Washington’s latest poll: Sen. Tim Kaine holds double-digit leads over Republican nominee Corey Stewart among both … Read More

GA-06, OH-02, CA-48, IL-06 & CA-49: Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps These Democrats Win The House

Received quite a few e-mails from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA). The first one is in support of Lucy McBath’s (D. GA-06) campaign: Lucy McBath (D. GA-06)   After … Read More

Well, This Is Despicable. Ted Cruz is Mailing Contribution Spam Disguised as County Summons.

What to do when the only Republican who will fund raise with you is a discredited, odious joke of a so called President? Try to scam elderly voters of course… … Read More

The Short and Crucial Response to Rudy Giuliani's Bad Faith Argument

By now, we all likely have heard about Rudy Giuliani’s absurd “truth isn’t truth” argument on this Sunday’s Meet the Press: RUDY GIULIANI: . . . . And when you tell … Read More

My elected official just asked what possible benefit do Muslims give society

One thing about having Netroots Nation in New Orleans: I was reminded how friendly, tolerant, and open people can be. Now I’m back home, and have to deal with a$$hats … Read More

You Have To Meet The “Educated” Pro-Trump Republican Candidate

Update: Her campaign Facebook page has been taken down, along with the videos. Meet GOP candidate Melissa Howard, who is running for Florida House District 73. She campaigns on having strong, conservative values. She’s … Read More

MI-Gov: The Nation, “An Enemy of Civil Rights Just Won the GOP Nomination for Governor of Michigan”

The Nation has a great piece exposing GOP nominee for Governor, Bill Schuette’s (R. MI) awful, bigoted record as Attorney General of Michigan and how he is the farthest thing … Read More

Trump's SCOTUS shortlist is an American nightmare

I’m sure everyone will be very surprised to know that Trump’s shortlist of SCOTUS candidates is not exactly everything we’d like to see in a replacement for Kennedy. Or anything we’d like … Read More

The War on Tesla, Musk, and the Fight for the Future

Upfront: If you think that anything is justified against a person simply because that person is wealthy, this is not an article for you. If you think it’s okay to … Read More

The GOP’s Holocaust sound bites bite back

During the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump captured a staggering 80 percent of the white evangelical vote. But among Jewish Americans, Hillary Clinton expanded the Democratic advantage from four years … Read More

STOP asking whether Trump believes in man-made global warming, like it is an open question

The weirdest, dumbest and most negligent thing among the press today is to ask and re-ask whether Trump believes in climate change science . . . . and, worse, characterize … Read More

The Coming Age of Ghosts: Elon Musk's “Neuralink” and Death

If you’re a nerd, you’ve probably heard of Elon Musk’s latest company, Neuralink, a company “developing ultra high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers.” If you’re really into this … Read More

Pig Bones and Public Schools: Meet Betsy DeVos, Our New Education Secretary

How are pig bones like public schools? Dick and Betsy know! Just in time so everyone would be too busy peeling potatoes and baking pies to notice, Donald Trump tapped … Read More

So, Congress… About that Zika thing…

The Florida governor’s office has released—apparently quite reluctantly, given their earlier denial—a map showing a new region of probable local Zika transmission in Florida. The last such map outlined a … Read More

Are There Other Options? Pt. 4

Now consider another related trait implicated in our divide over reality: the ‘need for cognitive closure.’ This describes discomfort with uncertainty and a desire to resolve it into a firm … Read More

Donald Trump is playing the role of The Mule from Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy

Originally posted at​ Eclectablog.com. Anyone making predictions about the outcome of the 2016 presidential race is on a fool's errand. The existence of a Donald Trump candidacy is a disruptor. … Read More

Democratic Candidates Agree on Climate Science, Differ on Solutions (IL-18)

The two Democrats running to replace Aaron Schock in Illinois' 18th Congressional district supported action on climate change in a recent debate sponsored by several news organizations.  Both candidates mentioned … Read More

Please Support Michigan House Bill 4147 And Radically Change Our Public Schools

Originally published on Up North Progressive. Every week the Up North Progressive's email inbox receives a list of bills introduced to the Michigan state legislature. This week the Michigan House … Read More

GTA's Good Science Education Model: The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll

Grand Traverse Academy made many changes over the summer to make it appear like they have distanced themselves from Dr. Steve Ingersoll. His business partner, Dr. Mark Noss, formed a … Read More

Fracking Industry Uses Tobacco Playbook to Defend Birth Defects

Bloomberg News reviews studies on the link between birth defects and living near fracking sites. It's compelling. Multiple studies show increased rates of congenital heart defects, low birth weight, and … Read More

Who Are The Top Five Fossil Fools in Illinois Politics?

Illinois may be more famous for imprisoned Governors, but as a coal state struggling with its energy future, some of our politicians have wacky things to say about fossil fuels. … Read More

Democratic Congressional Candidates Callis, Gollin, Green Talk Climate Change, Fracking (IL-13)

The three Democrats running in Illinois' 13th Congressional district primary recently answered my questions about climate change and energy issues. It's one of the hottest Congressional races in the nation … Read More

Religious Freedom in Michigan Public Schools

Have you heard the wonderful news? Today the state senate in the great state of Michigan passed a bill that would provide religious freedom in schools! That's right, now everyone … Read More

Nobody Likes Being A Guinea Pig

Especially when they know they're being used as a guinea pig against their own best interests. Guinea Pigs used in research never end up living happier, healthier lives either. The … Read More