While there was continuing fallout today from the story that Trump lied to the American people about the seriousness of the coronavirus, the breaking stories were mostly about securing the election. Overwhelmingly, the stories today were about controlling the flow of information to voters.
August 25, 2020The Republicans attacked the Democratic National Convention as negative and dark, and promised that they would share an optimistic, uplifting vision of America. Instead, the Republicans presented a dark fantasy vision of a hellscape where Democrats want to turn America into a war zone.
August 19, 2020Susan B. Anthony gets pardoned, the DNC stays on "we the people" message and the post office controversy rolls on.
August 18, 2020The DNC programming was designed to feel inclusive. The theme was “We the People,” and the evening began with the voices and pictures of young Americans from all walks of life singing. Soon they were replaced by a video of Americans working together, set to Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising.” The evening’s events focused on America’s youth and its people of color.
November 3, 2017A new report offers a bracing autopsy of the 2016 election — and lays out a plan for revitalization.
April 12, 2017A recent, narrow victory in Kansas and upcoming special elections in Georgia and Montana have Republicans worried.
November 10, 2016The Democratic Party hasn't lived up to its promises to the working class for years. It's time to fix this.
June 6, 2016We need to be honest about the legion of viewpoints within the party, and eradicate media-assigned caricatures that help no one.
June 6, 2016Limiting the number of labor leaders on the committee that will draft the Democratic platform represents a missed opportunity.
October 17, 2013In a governor’s race between a glad-handing Democrat and a self-righteous Republican, money wins.
