Reps. Khanna and Raskin say Democrats should reclaim issues of patriotism, stay out of the political correctness business and improve their dialogue on racial divisions to reach out to all Americans.
— Read on www.npr.org/2022/04/28/1094288815/two-democratic-progressives-plot-new-ways-to-fight-back-against-republican-gains
Category Archives: Mini-Posts
Can Democrats Win Back Rural Voters? | The New Yorker
I’ve said this for more than 20 years; we’re not helping rural voters if we snub them because it’s easier to canvass in the suburbs and cities. And rural voters control Congress.
The Maine state senator Chloe Maxmin and her former campaign manager, Canyon Woodward, the authors of the forthcoming book “Dirt Road Revival,” join Dorothy Wickenden to talk about intensive grassroots organizing as the key to Democratic success at the polls.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/podcast/politics-and-more/can-democrats-win-back-rural-voters/amp
Thanks to @ProPublica, The Truth Is Coming Out
Oh, yes. The investigations into the planning and funding of the attempted Capitol Coup are getting closer and closer to the Trump crime family.
Guilfoyle’s texts, reviewed by ProPublica, represent the strongest indication yet that members of the Trump family circle were directly involved in the financing and organization of the rally.
Progressives must no longer cede school boards to the GOP.
Progressives should treat these races as a prime opportunity to take on the right.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/16/conservatives-school-boards-youngkin-crt-progressives/
Thanksgiving travel is up this year. Oh, goodie.
Millions of Americans are returning to the skies this holiday season. Crowded airports, staffing shortages, bad weather and disruptive passengers all could make the experience miserable.
— Read on www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1054878036/thanksgiving-travel-airlines-what-to-expect
US beekeepers fear for their future – BBC News
American beekeepers are struggling to survive against cheap imports of foreign honey.
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/business-53149367
AG Barr under scrutiny for role in ouster of U.S. Attorney in New York
Chuck Rosenberg and Frank Figliuzzi join Andrea Mitchell to discuss the weekend firing of U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman, who’s office in the Southern District of New York had conducted investigations into some of President Trump’s allies.
— Read on www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/ag-barr-under-scrutiny-for-role-in-ouster-of-u-s-attorney-in-new-york-85690949540
Long-delayed Hoffman Estates bike path expected this year
Long-delayed Hoffman Estates bike path expected this year
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyherald.com/amp-article/20200217/news/200219055/
Powerful: McDonald’s Ad Remembers Victims of Police Brutality by Name
I can’t say exactly why this ad hit me so hard, but I am in tears.
McDonald’s Ad Remembers Victims of Police Brutality by Name – Adweek
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.adweek.com/retail/mcdonalds-ad-remembers-black-victims-of-police-brutality-and-gun-violence/amp/
So it was Ivanka that carried the Bible for that man.
The US president’s daughter blamed ‘cancel culture’ last week when her speech to a university was scrapped. In truth, she has been given a free pass for far too long, writes Arwa Mahdawi
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/10/has-ivanka-trump-finally-been-cancelled