Fascism Addresses This: When You’re Accustomed To Privilege, Equality Feels Like Oppression
Is There A Progressive Response? Tuesday evening, the NY Times published a blockbuster piece based on three interviews with 4-star...
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Howie Klein
Oct 234 min read
How Much More Conservative Does The Democratic Party Have To Become Before It's The Pre-Trump GOP?
Nothing is free— and that, no doubt, includes Liz Cheney’s support for Kamala. As well as the support from other Republicans. Kamala has...
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Howie Klein
Aug 244 min read
Always Happy To See Conservatives Turn Against Trump— But Doesn't Make Them Democratic Party Leaders
It doesn’t matter to me if they’re Republicans or Democrats, I have— and have always had— a great deal of animus towards conservatives....
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Howie Klein
Jul 117 min read
Dan Ruby Likes Taking On Near-Impossible Problems— He’s Running For Congress In A Ruby Red District
Oregon has six congressional districts. 4 are pretty blue; one’s swingy and one is deep red. Dan Ruby thinks there’s a narrow path to...
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Howie Klein
Jul 26 min read
There's Not Much We Can Do About SCOTUS— Other Than Commit To Never Voting For Any Conservative Ever
In light of the hideous immunity ruling from the Supreme Court yesterday, I just want to remind everyone that 17 Democratic senators...
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Howie Klein
Jun 138 min read
There Are Reasons That Conservatives Call Themselves "Moderates" Instead Of What They Really Are
In The Long Run, Blue Dogs And New Dems Can Be Worse Than Republicans When conservatives are allowed to appropriate the word “moderate”...
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Howie Klein
Jun 119 min read
The Democratic Base Has Gotten More Progressive— But Elected Democratic Leaders, Not So Much
Bonus: The American Housing Crisis Yesterday, Gallup’s Justin McCarthy reported that Americans— especially Democrats— have gotten more...
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Howie Klein
Jun 95 min read
Gingrich's 1996 Memo Fostered Divisiveness— There's A Much Better Way To Do What He Was Attempting
If you’re old like me, you may recall Newt Gingrich's 1996 GOPAC memo, “Language: A Key Mechanism of Control.” Ring a bell?It was...
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Howie Klein
Apr 15 min read
Look No Further Than The ACA To Understand Why Not "Any Blue Will Do" In Congressional Elections
The any-blue-will-do drumbeat has begun— from the DCCC and from the DCCC-minded. Most of the candidates in the DCCC’s Red to Blue program...
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Howie Klein
Mar 117 min read
For Decades San Francisco Has Been Liberal On Social Issues & Conservative On All Things Fiscal
But People Are Freaking Out That The City Has Turned Right I washed up in San Francisco after a few years of living in a van, driving...
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Howie Klein
Oct 22, 20234 min read
Can A Real Democrat Defeat Joe Manchin & Jim Justice? Meet West Virginia Progressive Zach Shrewsbury
I’ve been speaking with dedicated West Virginia progressive, Zach Shrewsbury— politically a Bernie kind of guy, not a Joe Manchin kind of...
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Howie Klein
Oct 2, 20239 min read
Remembering Dianne Fienstein-- An Effective Champion For The Wealthy
She Helped Refocus The Democratic Party Establishment I’ve followed Dianne Feinstein’s career since she was a member of the San Francisco...
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Howie Klein
Jul 27, 20238 min read
The Minimum Wage Is 85 Years Old This Week-- Our Corporate Masters & Their GOP Servants Want It Dead
When the 1930 elections came around, the Republicans were still in control of both chambers. The effects of the Great Depression that...
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Howie Klein
Jul 9, 20234 min read
Climate And Conservatism
Earlier today, we looked at David Graham’s assertion that the Democratic Party is now the conservative party. He didn’t talk about the...
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Howie Klein
Jul 9, 20238 min read
The GOP Is Now A Fascist Party-- Has That Made The Democrats A Fundamentally Conservative Party?
The other day, when I was researching some background for the post on Oklahoma Superintendent of Schools, Ryan Walters, a neo-Nazi...
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Howie Klein
May 24, 202310 min read
Hostage Crisis? Or Weak, Senile President Crisis?
Sure, McCarthy And Ricchetti Are Pieces Of Shit, But Biden's The Caitiff Default countdown— 8 days? Biden seems fine with caving to GOP...
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Howie Klein
Apr 12, 20236 min read
A Look At The Comparative Psychology Of Progressive And Conservative Politicians
The Louisiana legislature isn’t exactly an hotbed of progressivism. The state Senate has just 12 Democrats and 27 Republicans (a red...
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Howie Klein
Apr 6, 20236 min read
Why Wisconsin's Election Results Are A 5-Alarm Warning For The GOP-- Not Just A 1 or 2-Alarmer
This morning, conservative types who still bother reading the Wall Street Journal were jabbering about there editorial on the GOP’s...
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Howie Klein
Jan 12, 20234 min read
Conservative Dems Have Failed Miserably In NY— But They Blame Their Shortcomings On Progressives
The Battle Over Judge Hector LaSalle The New York Times has continued shilling for Gov. Kathy Hochul and her choice of conservative...
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Howie Klein
Sep 23, 20223 min read
Conservatives In Congress Want To Take Things Away From People-- Will Voters Take Away Their Jobs?
Oregon Blue Dog Kurt Schrader was the last Democrat in the House to vote against raising the minimum wage and one of the last to oppose...
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