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10/3 News Round-up and OT

Pointing the Finger at Jeff Bezos Worked More news, tweets, analysis, and videos in the comments. See you there! … Continue reading →

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10/6 Weekend News and OT

Bernie Sanders to campaign for Scholten in Sioux City Scholten, a Democrat from Sioux City, said Sanders would make stops on Oct. 20 in Sioux City and Oct. 21 in Fort Dodge and Ames. Scholten, who is...

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10/8 House Races Tighten; Happy Indigenous Peoples Day & Open Thread

Across the US, more cities ditch Columbus Day to honor those who really discovered America Just this year, at least a dozen US cities — including San Francisco and Cincinnati — decided to stop...

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11/6 Midterm Election Night & Open Thread

Birdies– Tonight we find out how much of a check the American people want to have on our Executive Branch. Or put it another way, how many of the 1000 legislative seats will the Dems gain from the last...

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11/06 Midterm Elections Night & Open Thread, Deux

Hi Birdies, I’m starting a new thread. Big races: TX Sen – Beto vs Cruz NV Sen – Rosen vs Heller FL Sen – Sick Rott vs Nelson AZ Sen – McSally vs Sinema CA Sen – DeLeon vs Feinstein MO Sen – Hawley vs...

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11/06 Midterm Election Night Open Thread, Trois

As the election night continues, our eyes turn towards the West. Continue your comments in this thread. … Continue reading →

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11/9 TGIF Happy Hour and Open Thread Weekend

To borrow from someone I like very much at TOP, we have some things to cheer about this week. The jeers we’ve mentioning today already, but I’m certain we have a few more to add. I don’t drink...

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11/27 Mississippi Senate Runoff Election & Evening OT; Update: AP Calls It...

Good Evening Birdies, Today is the last of the federal elections (as far as I know) and it’s down to the wire at the polling stations, which are supposed to close around 7ET/6CT/5MT/5PT. The runoff is...

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12/3 Interview with Bernie Sanders about Climate Change and TH/Open Thread

Naomi Klein from The Intercept Interviews Bernie Sanders at the Gathering. This sets the tone for the Town Hall this evening: Don’t forget: LIVE Climate Change Town Hall TONIGHT at 7pm EST. We’ll be...

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1/7 News Roundup & Open Thread

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Trump a racist, outlines ‘radical’ policies on ‘60 Minutes’ Go ahead, “call me radical,” newly sworn-in Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Anderson Cooper in an...

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AOC asks why we don’t treat “human capital” creation at least as well as...

Our ancestors knew this and translated it into actual policy (with flaws of course). Which is why they enacted the Land Grant Colleges act in 1862, funding institutions in each state through the grant...

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Castro, Harris, Warren declare support for reparations. What does that mean...

Here’s America’s first black president talking about reparations for slavery and systematic discrimination. Obama: Theoretically, you can make, obviously, a powerful argument that centuries of slavery,...

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Wilbur Ross and Mark Meadows are deer in headlights during hearing with...

Wilbur Ross arrived for his Oversight committee hearing with all the false confidence of a billionaire who’s operated with impunity for decades. During the hearing, Ross claimed that his attempt to...

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Ayanna Pressley doesn’t like the DCCC’s new incumbent protection rules

Most Americans live in gerrymandered House districts where the outcome of the general election is pre-determined in almost every cycle. This leaves most votes with almost no choice, reduces civic...

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The time for playing games on Medicare For All is over

Abdul El-Sayed said something yesterday that brings into focus the essential dysfunction which is the US health-care system: https://twitter.com/AbdulElSayed/status/1113096498881880066 Millions of...

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