Search Content
The Democratic Centrist-Progressive Alliance Hinges Upon Build Back Better Nov. 12, 2021
"At a certain point, we have to trust one another," Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, said Nov. 5 as he l... Read More
Hey Gen Z, You're Not In Charge Nov. 09, 2021
The Sunrise Movement didn't get what it wanted. Because its young climate activists have been led to... Read More
House Progressives Detach From Reality Nov. 03, 2021
Rep. Cori Bush, a Democrat left-wing "squad" member in the House, attacked Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin... Read More
Senator Sinema: The Outsider Is In Nov. 03, 2021
I spied a woman in a purple and silver wig, walking around the Senate floor with astronaut Mark Kell... Read More
Haggling Over Trillions While Important Goals Get Shoved Aside Nov. 01, 2021
Democratic negotiators appear close to a deal that effectively would halve the original $3.5 trillio... Read More
Politicians Claim To Support Kids, so Why Nix a Spending Bill That Does It? Oct. 28, 2021
Most of the developed world lavishes parents with help in raising children. America is almost alone ... Read More
Cash For Kids, No Work Required Oct. 27, 2021
Democrats used to be the party of working people. Now, they sneer at people who work hard. Democrat... Read More
Note to Biden: Love the Senate Less Oct. 27, 2021
Two senators should not be pushing a president around on a signature package — legacy legislat... Read More
Elizabeth, Other Royals Slam So-Called Leaders for Failure To Lead on Climate Oct. 21, 2021
Queen Elizabeth II was caught on a hot mic last week declaring it "irritating" that global leaders w... Read More
The Tragedy of Joe Manchin in Three Acts Oct. 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin gives new meaning to the old saying, "One man, one vote." The W... Read More
Biden Needs to Keep Away Skunks and Mobs Oct. 13, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Biden presidency hangs not upon the House, but two Democratic senators, skunk... Read More
The New Child Credit Is Good for Kids and Everyone Else Oct. 13, 2021
The United States is one of the richest societies on earth — but one with more than its share ... Read More
So-Called Progressives Versus the Democratic Party Oct. 05, 2021
Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal has been all over TV trying to look reasonable with her ingratiatin... Read More
Biden Becomes a Bernie Sanders Democrat? Oct. 05, 2021
"We've got the president of the United States on our side," said Sen. Bernie Sanders Sunday on ABC's... Read More
The Democrats' Reconciliation Bill Is Unprecedented in Every Way Oct. 01, 2021
There was a time not very long ago when political parties never would have entertained the idea of j... Read More
The Big Problems With Manchin And Sinema Sep. 30, 2021
The dismal influence of money in politics is an old story that has only become more troubling in rec... Read More
Nancy the Fifth Faces Her Agincourt Sep. 29, 2021
WASHINGTON — The House is a mess, a visitor might say, with a government shutdown looming at m... Read More
Biden Faces a Long Fall With Chill Winds Sep. 22, 2021
WASHINGTON — Summer's light fades into fall now. Cicadas are singing, but they won't be for lo... Read More
What Joe Manchin Knows That Progressives Don't Jun. 17, 2021
The 2010 Senate candidate was almost a caricature of the sort of Republican who drives Democrats cra... Read More
Joe Manchin: Racist or Profile in Courage Jun. 11, 2021
In 1859, Abraham Lincoln related the tale of an Eastern monarch who charged his wise men with discov... Read More
