Howie KleinNov 4, 20236 min readPart Of Montana Has Plenty Of Normal People-- Their Tough Luck Has Them Represented By Ryan ZinkeIn Congress Bigotry Abounds Montana is a pretty red state… but not as hopelessly so as, say Wyoming. It wasn’t that long ago that Montana...
Howie KleinSep 21, 20239 min readThe House Republicans Are Not Reading The Room Right-- Unless They WANT To Commit Political SuicideThe very right wing Wall Street Journal editorial board had a warning for their party yesterday: shutting down the government to make...
Howie KleinJan 12, 20238 min readHow Montana Went To Hell PoliticallyMontana’s newest member of Congress, Ryan Zinke is a crook. The first Montanan to ever be appointed to the Cabinet, Zinke served— mostly...
Howie KleinMar 29, 20224 min readAnother Handout to the Oil Oligarchs-- Guest Post By Tom WinterBP's stake in Russia's Rosneft was $14 billion. Shell held $3 billion in Russian assets. Exxon held over $4 billion. They eagerly got in...
Howie KleinJan 28, 20226 min readDemocracy Loses Legitimacy When Elected Officials Are As Egregiously Corrupt As Ours AreWhen the ABSCAM scandal played out in the media in the late 70s/early 80s, it wasn't quite as thrilling as Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad,...
Howie KleinNov 4, 20216 min readTom Winter-- Fighting For Justice In MontanaYesterday we took a quick look at the parameters of redistricting in Montana, which is going from one at-large seat to two seats, one,...