In 1913, Woodrow Wilson was the newly elected president. Wilson and his fellow progressives scorned the Constitution and the Declaration. They moved swiftly to replace the Founders’ republic with a new regime. There is widespread agreement that Wilson did not always show good judgment – for example…
1913: The Turning Point by Robert Curry…
Group Run by Former Obama Aides Investing in 10 Startups…
A group run by ex-aides of former President Obama that focuses on technology for Democratic candidates’ campaigns announced on Wednesday that 10 startup firms would share in its initial $1.5 million investment round. “For too long, progressives have counted on Presidential campaigns to incubate and build campaign technology- a strategy that isn’t optimal…
Oh Goodie, Now Antifa Is Reaching Out to Liberals to Embrace Violence…America Spring, Anybody?…
An “open letter” published on an anarchist website urges liberals and progressives to take the side of violent “anti-fascist” (Antifa) groups. Antifa have often embraced violent acts like rioting, breaking storefronts, and beating political opponents on the streets, which has correlated with an increasing number of violent incidents directed at conservatives and Republicans. It’s Going […]
Ralph Nader: The Democrats Are Unable to Defend the U.S. from the “Most Vicious” Republican Party in History…
Mark Steyn on Leftist Tactics..
Tucker Carlson had Mark Steyn on his show last night to discuss the Left’s anger that has become more unhinged from reality stating ‘the Left wants to denormalize and dehumanize, to use your words, its political opposition.” It’s a short clip worth watching…
New York Times Calls Sanders Progressives ‘Militant’ and ‘Often Raucous’…
The People’s Summit took place in Chicago last weekend. Predictably, the establishment media is trying to attack the conference, which brought together hundreds of progressive and activist organizations. On June 11, The New York Times published an article entitled, “Democrats in Split-Screen: The Base Wants it all, the Party wants to Win.” The article propagated […]
Democrats Chase Red Herring of Russia-gate by Norman Solomon…
The Trump administration has already done enormous harm to the United States and the planet. Along the way, President Trump has also caused many prominent progressives to degrade their own political discourse. It’s up to us to challenge the corrosive effects of routine hyperbole and outright demagoguery. Consider the rhetoric from one of the most […]
The Deep State’s Hatred of Trump Is Not the Same as Yours…
Last October, three weeks before the presidential election, I wrote an essay for left progressives titled “The Ruling Class’s Hatred of Trump is Different Than Yours.” People on the left, I noted, loathed the white-nationalist, quasi-fascist Donald Trump because of his sexism, racism, nativism, authoritarianism, militarism, “law and order” police-state-ism, anti-intellectualism…
The Wrong Way to Rebuild the Democratic Party…
As Democrats and progressives rebuild for the Trump era, they need a bold vision and a new strategy. Now is not the time to re-litigate the fractious intraparty fights of years past. Instead, they need to rally around new leaders who offer a truly transformative way forward. During the 2016 primaries, Democrats had a choice […]