Traditionally, Labor Day marks the last stretch in the U.S. presidential campaign leading to the election this year to be held on November 3. Continue reading
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America doesn’t have presidential debates, but it should
On August 6, the Commission on Presidential Debates denied US president Donald Trump’s request to increase the number of debates between himself and Democratic nominee Joe Biden from three to four. Continue reading
Freedom Rider: How Trump can steal the 2020 election
The election was stolen from Clinton four years ago and the even weaker 2020 candidate can expect the same fate. Continue reading
‘Scam’ is the best word to describe American elections
I have leftist friends who are going to vote for Biden in November, to my surprise. These are people who would never have voted for a Democrat in the past. This is because Trump is arguably the most disgusting president we’ve ever had. Sure, we’ve had slave-owners, slaughterers of the indigenous, war mongers and some of the worst scumbags ever to lead a nation. Continue reading
From distracting nation from economic crash to ‘freaking out about losing,’ Trump’s threat to delay election seen as no joke
‘Trump doesn't have the authority to delay the election, but a lot of terrible things could happen if Trump believes he has the authority.’
A very overt and obvious effort to distract the U.S. voting public from an unprecedented historic collapse of the U.S. economy made even more evident on Thursday? Check. Continue reading
Freedom Rider: Propaganda won’t get rid of Trump
The biggest threat to Biden’s chances is the continuing suppression of black votes and the refusal of the Democrats to do anything about it. Continue reading
America should vote this fall in our downtown sports arenas
There is a critical solution to where America can vote during the pandemic—and beyond. Continue reading
Trump’s 2020 election strategy in 25 steps
Trump will do anything to be re-elected. His opponents are limited because they believe in democracy. Trump has no limits because he doesn’t. Continue reading
Trump’s misjudgment at Tulsa/Nuremberg just might doom him
Imagine if Adolf Hitler had staged one of his infamous 1930s fascist Nuremberg hate-fests … and the stands were less than full, his speech fell flat, his flawless phalanxes dissolved into chaos, the fighting flags failed to unfurl. Continue reading
This is the most important presidential election since the last presidential election
Every four years without fail (and usually a little earlier in each quadrennial cycle), both “major” American political parties wind up and toss the same slow, fat pitch across the public’s plate: This is the most important presidential election of our lifetimes. Continue reading
Amy Klobuchar, Minneapolis police and her VP quest
When Amy Klobuchar was running for president, corporate media served as her biggest political base.
Eighteen years before Minneapolis police killed an unarmed black man named George Floyd on Monday, Minneapolis police killed an unarmed black man named Christopher Burns. Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar decries the killing of Floyd. Back then, Minneapolis chief prosecutor Amy Klobuchar refused to prosecute city police for killing Burns. Continue reading
Beware of the new Trump-Rove alliance
George W. Bush political dirty tricks and battleground state election rigging mastermind Karl Rove has been enlisted by the White House and the Trump re-election campaign to assist in a strategy to overcome presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s consistent lead in the polls. Rove, who, in 2016, called Trump a “complete idiot” and “graceless and divisive,” only to later meet with Trump at casino tycoon Steve Wynn’s home in Manhattan, has been in regular contact with Trump presidential adviser Jared Kushner and Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale. Rove attended a White House meeting last week with Trump and key Trump advisers. On the agenda was cutting Biden’s lead in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina, and Arizona. Continue reading
Freedom Rider: Biden and the low point of black politics
Black folks perform phenomenal feats of mental gymnastics and self-delusion to convince themselves that Joe Biden is on their side. Continue reading
To save lives—and democracy—we need to vote by mail
We need tens of millions of fewer Americans voting at the polls. Sending ballots in the mail is the simplest solution.
For many Americans, vote-by-mail will be a matter of life and death come November. Continue reading
Civil rights groups vow to fight back as GOP builds massive voter suppression machine for 2020 election
‘We will use every tool in our arsenal to block efforts aimed at discouraging participation by eligible voters this election season.’
Civil rights groups are vowing to fight back against what they are calling a nationwide voter intimidation and suppression campaign by the national Republican Party and President Donald Trump that could have a “chilling effect” on voting rights and November turnout. Continue reading
Mission imperative: Come November, Trump must go
In case you needed a reminder, the pandemic reveals everything rancid about this presidency.
There must be one mission above all, one goal supreme: Vote this monster out of the White House. And along with him, tow to the nearest dump the clown car of malefactors who gave him license to cripple our republic. Continue reading
Republicans can’t seem to make up their minds about mail and voting
One laudable side effect of the COVID-19 panic is a nationwide effort to promote “vote by mail” as a universal alternative to standing in line at polling places. One reason that effort is laudable is that it would likely decrease vote fraud. Continue reading
Freedom Rider: Joe Biden and the Black misleaders
The black misleadership class has no shame, only narrow ambitions. They are now called out to rescue the man who looks very much like a loser. Continue reading
Some progressives are in denial about Trump’s fascist momentum
Some say preventing the re-election of Trump isn't important. That amounts to ignoring political reality, an evasion with potentially vast consequences.
Two years after Donald Trump won the presidency, the author of “How Fascism Works” assessed him in a video. “It might seem like an exaggeration to call Trump a fascist,” Yale Professor Jason Stanley said. “I mean, he’s not calling for a genocide or imprisoning his own people without due process. But . . . if you use history and philosophy as a guide, it’s easy to see parallels between Trump’s words and those of the most reviled fascists in history. That scares me, and it should scare you too.” Continue reading
Election protection in 12-18 states will decide the fate of the Earth
The 12-18 states that will decide the presidency this fall are already being primed for voter suppression and election theft by the Trump GOP. Our ability to overcome will decide the fate of the Earth. Continue reading
A Machiavellian fiasco: How ‘centrist’ Gantz resurrected Netanyahu, Israel’s Right
It was intended to be a Machiavellian move, but the decision by Benny Gantz, leader of Israel’s Kahol Lavan (Blue and White) coalition, to join a Benjamin Netanyahu-led government is likely to destabilize the political fabric of Israeli society for years to come. Continue reading
How YOU can dump Trump
Grassroots action’s immense upset victory in Wisconsin shows we can overcome even a rigged election. Continue reading
Heroic angry Wisconsin Badger voters show the rest of the nation how to dump Trump Harvey Wasserman
This week’s astonishing people’s victory in Wisconsin has shattered the myth of an unbeatable Trump dictatorship. Continue reading
Trump’s ‘perfect plan’ to become dictator in November runs through 12-18 swing state legislatures
Donald Trump’s “perfect plan” to become dictator in November now runs through 30 Republican-controlled state legislatures, with the pivot in 12-18 swing states. Continue reading
Don’t be afraid. You do have places you can go
The definition of a “Judas goat” is a goat that is trained to lead sheep to slaughter. Continue reading
Will Trump’s GOP finally kill American democracy?
For Donald Trump’s GOP followers, the real issue in the 2020 election is democracy itself. Continue reading
Wisconsin’s unconscionable sham
The state’s election was a danger to public health and a democratic travesty—all to help Republicans suppress more votes.
Wisconsin might have just decided the November election for Trump at the expense of its own citizens’ lives. Continue reading
COVID-19 voter suppression: Trump admits GOP can’t win if many vote
Can democracy be protected during a pandemic? Even under the best-case scenario now being presented by officials, the United States may lose up to 100,000 people to the deadly COVID-19 virus. In the midst of this outbreak, it has become painfully clear that President Donald Trump has no intention of mounting a truly national response to the coronavirus, leaving the task of saving lives up to local officials. As uncertainty and fear take hold, it’s easy to forget that a national election—a true life-or-death vote—is fast approaching in November. Continue reading
We need universal mail-in ballots for the 2020 election
We’re all now party to the most critical election protection debate in U.S. history, one that has entered the coronavirus stimulus package to the tune of $400 million, which may be just a fraction of what’s really needed. Continue reading
The opposite of progressivism? Pessimism
Polls show broad support for progressive ideas. So why aren’t more progressives voting for them?
There’s a short-circuit in the political convictions of some progressive-minded voters these days. Continue reading
Mission accomplished: How America has been slowly shutting down since 9-11
Are you planning to vote for Joe Biden? Sure, why not, go for it. Since 2001, you’ve already voted for Bush, Obama and Trump—so Joe is totally the logical next choice. Like his three predecessors before him, Biden is totally willing to escort America’s oligarchs just one more giant step up their fabulous Stairway to Heaven. Apparently Americans just love them some Deep State. Continue reading
Trump’s ‘law and order’ campaign is a distraction
Posted on August 20, 2020 by Robert Reich
Trump has refused to act to contain the coronavirus, opting to sit on the sidelines as the pandemic ravages the country. But when it comes to waging violence against his own people, he’s quickly risen to the occasion. Continue reading →