Hillary Clinton should contact Bernie Sanders now and announce that he is her running mate. Despite the nature of this campaign where many things have already been said that could divide the Democrats in the Fall, there have been … [Read more...]

It has now gotten to the point where Donald Trump is actively urging his audiences to engage in violence against peaceful protesters. This is a kind of threshold.  Any doubt that Trump really is something more sinister, more irresponsible, … [Read more...]

"REALITY-BASED COMMENTARY"? The election in South Carolina yesterday could potentially be the turning point in the entire Democratic primary season for the 2016 presidential election. Yet other than a post by Fred Rich LaRiccia, there … [Read more...]

To the American Press: So sorry that you, like Trump, completely misinterpreted what the Pope said. You, as writers, should be more perceptive. Specifically, Pope Francis did not say Trump was not a Christian. The Pope did not use … [Read more...]

Why does the press insist on reporting on the story of the lead in Flint, Michigan water without mentioning the crucial role that was played by the state takeover of local government? I do not think it is an exaggeration to say that it is … [Read more...]

I wanted to share with this listserv a question that's running around on Facebook and my responses to it to see what progressive folks on this blog think about it. The statement is: homeless servicemen should come before any refugee. Yes … [Read more...]

The marketing reflex in our media that calls the ignorant religious fanatics who just gunned down workers supporting the disabled in California "Bonnie and Clyde", like John Hockenberry on NPR, is irresponsible and plays directly into the … [Read more...]

The press is really despicable. This poll that everybody is citing saying that 69% of the American people think that an attack is imminent is true. What they don't mention is that a year ago the same 69% thought that an attack was imminent. … [Read more...]

Foreign policy has been relegated to the back-burner in the primaries of both parties. We need to press the candidates on their vision for the role of the U.S. in the world. Barack Obama shared his vision for a more restrained and … [Read more...]

How much more damage does the Congress have to do to our country before Democrats realize that we need to get over our obsession with holding the presidency?   If just 5% as many volunteers would volunteer to go to swing districts in an off … [Read more...]