Simon Rosenberg: We Must Elect Kirsten Engel to the US House
This is an edited video transcript. Scroll to the very end to watch the video. Simon Rosenberg: This is Simon Rosenberg from Hopium Chronicles. This is our third interview in the series of interviews we’re doing for the 12 House candidates we’ve backed. If they win, they will flip the House and ensure that MAGA … Read more
“Freedom or Fascism:” Deb Haaland, Priya Sundareshan, and Oscar De Los Santos Powerfully Lay Out What is at Stake in the 2024 Elections
“Freedom or Fascism?” “Our Elections Matter.” “Our Votes Matter.” “Having elected officials who care about you and your family and not just themselves.” “Make no mistake He (Donald Trump) will take a wrecking ball to the foundations of our Democracy.” Earlier this evening (June 21, 2024) at the Copper Star Coffee Cafe in Phoenix, Secretary … Read more
Tucson Agenda Covers the Pima Treasurer Democratic Primary
Full disclosure: I organized this event as the Program Director of TheDGT.org in conjunction with the good folks at Tucson Agenda. -Ed. MDB I was thrilled to see Tucson Agenda’s write-up of the program in great detail. This is exactly why we need real journalists, like Curt and Cait, covering local matters full-time. You should … Read more
SCOTUS Doesn’t do Anything Truly Terrible Today! Just Rather Terrible… And Some Good?
It is, unfortunately, noteworthy when our SCOTUS doesn’t do something truly awful when handing down opinions, or cynically manipulating the law with the “Shadow Docket”. We got a few opinions today and not all of them were terrible. Two of them I find notable and illustrative of the abuse of discretion contained in Robert’s new … Read more
The Most Terrifying Details in Project 2025
This is an edited transcript of an MSNBC analysis between Melissa Murray, a Professor of Law at NYU Law School, and Elie Mystal, the Justice Correspondent for The Nation magazine. Melissa Murray: This is not a normal election, and this is not your father’s Republican Party. It’s now Donald Trump’s party, and if he’s elected, … Read more
In “Achievement Unlocked” the Lincoln Project Highlights the Achievements of the Biden/Harris Administration
For all the misguided souls out there who think we were better off four years ago with Sexual Assaulter, Traitor, Twice Impeached, and 34 Times Convicted Popular Vote Loser Donald ‘I killed Roe v Wade’ and ‘Let’s use bleach to cure COVID’ Trump in the White House, the Lincoln Project has released a new ad … Read more
Get Paid for Your Overtime!
A new labor department rule goes into effect July 1, 2024. The new policy will impact 4.3 million workers who are on salary and so don’t get paid overtime. If you are one of them or know one of them, listen up. The Labor Department is enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act requirement regarding minimum wage and … Read more
