The D.C. Centrists’ Straw Men
One of the tiredest clichés in all of American politics — and a favorite of D.C. “centrists” — is that economic populism is all about...
Winning Marathons While Running Uphill
It is easy to get discouraged about the American political scene. Billionaires and big business keep spending absurd amounts on buying up...
Larry Scanlon: A Progressive Battler
The progressive community lost one of its toughest and smartest fighters yesterday. Larry died in a car crash on a trip to Florida, and...
Why Elizabeth Warren Strikes Such a Chord
It seems like just about everyone these days is talking about Elizabeth Warren. I saw Jay Leno -not a very political guy or especially...
Elizabeth Warren and the Four Corners of American Politics
The last couple of days have been a provocative view of the near-term future of American politics. There are four major teams on the...
Elizabeth Warren’s Economic Agenda
On Wednesday, I wrote about the AFL-CIO’s terrific event, their Raising Wages Summit, and the difference in messaging on economics coming...
2015: A Year of Great Opportunity for Progressives
Watching the Republicans glory in their new majority in the Senate and expanded majority in the House is hard to take for progressive...
Pulling the Princes From Their Thrones
“He has pulled down the princes from from their thrones and exalted the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things, the rich sent...
A Progressive Populism That Works
There is a lot of talk in Democratic party circles about populism (which among Democrats is generally of a more progressive nature) vs...
Go Midwest, Young Man
Let’s just say it one last time: 2014 was a rough year for Democrats. We had our asses handed to us, and with the exception of a few...