The American ideal of justice is engraved on the U.S. Supreme Court building: “Equal Justice Under Law,” meaning that your status or station in life is not determinative, we are a nation of laws, and the lowest caste will receive a fair and just trial the same as the wealthy privileged caste. That ideal has … Read more
While not being presumptuous of a Democratic victory across the board in 2020, Progressive and Centrist Democrats need to ask themselves the question “If we win, where are the votes to enact our progressive programs?” The History of the last 25 years provides some lessons Progressive and Centrist Democrats need to pay heed to if … Read more
There has been quite a lot of activity in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in recent days. Two governors have entered the race. Some big names expected to enter the race have announced that they are not running for president in 2020. And more are still contemplating entering the race. Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper … Read more
You may have missed this because it got lost in all the chaotic insanity last week coming out of Washington, D.C., but Congress just blew past the federal debt ceiling limit it had agreed to suspend until March 2. Congress voted in February 2018 to suspend the debt limit through March 1, 2019, as part of the … Read more
The Hill reports that Democrats are ready to vote on their top legislative priority this week, H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019, a hallmark of their 2018 midterm campaigns and the legislation that was formally introduced on the first day of the new Congress. This week: House Democrats poised to pass sweeping … Read more