The False Debate About The Future Of The Democratic Party: Time To End Either/Or Politics
When a political party loses a big election (especially an election they clearly should have won), and finds itself out of power at every...
Resistance is Beautiful. It's Necessary. And It's Not Enough
The grassroots-led resistance is the most heartening and hopeful thing I have ever seen in my 40 years in politics. Fueled not by...
DNC Needs A Chair Out Of The Box And Out Of The Beltway
I have decided to throw my support behind Keith Ellison in the DNC chair’s race. We have some great candidates, including three of our...
Darkest Before The Dawn
I have been thinking a lot about the song Pete Seeger wrote in 1969 called “Quite Early Morning” where he sings, “You know it’s darkest...
Human Rights Day: Will Trump’s Administration Side With The Dictators?
It is Human Rights Day today, and with Donald Trump about to become our next president, we have to wonder whether the Trump...
The Years Of Living Dangerously
I have held off posting anything publicly on the election because with an event which combines this level of surprise with this traumatic...
We Need To Vote For Human Dignity Tomorrow
I am in the politics business, so the Fall of a presidential election year is what you might call my busy season. Four years ago in...
Comey’s Innuendo Will Be Democrats’ Ultimate Inspiration
I have been involved in politics a long time, knocking on doors as a kid in the first presidential race I was involved in for George...
Democrats Win Big By Rising Above Trump
We know exactly what Donald Trump’s strategy is: Take this election straight into the gutter, keep it there, and make voters so disgusted...
Hillary Slayed Monday Night, But There’s Something Deeper Going On Here
If you are reading this, you probably watched the debate Monday night. And if you watched the debate, odds are, you share my view that...