A Dem Speaks Out

Republicans threaten workers' gains

One of the mysteries that will confuse scholars for generations to come is why many Americans of our time felt that Republicans could...

Americans calm in face of economic disaster

Do you remember–or have you heard of–the panic that gripped many Americans as the year 2000 approached? Americans had tons of electric...

The State of the Republican Party

Sen. Kevin McCarthy is now Speaker of the House and third in line for the presidency. After 100 years of speakers being elected on the...

Lame Duck Congress has important jobs to finish

As far as numbers go, the work of “lame duck” Congresses is phenomenal. The Congress of 2007-08 managed to pass 165 of its 460 laws in...

Don't write Dems off yet

Primary elections in Alaska and Wyoming are today–another five more states have primaries by Sept. 13. Even with state primaries pending,...

Biden keeps plugging away

We've discovered a Lancelot! Hooray! Hoo--what? It's been six minutes, Twice a boiled egg’s limit-- What's stalling our healthy and...