by Thomas Mills | Feb 9, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
Democrats have long way to go to get out of the hole they’re in. In the last seven years, they’ve lost both Houses of Congress and the presidency. They’ve lost 1,000 legislative seats and Republicans now control two-thirds of state legislative chambers across the...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 8, 2017 | Editor's Blog |
When my younger brother was about three years old, he stuck his head between the railings on a stairway and got it stuck. My parents were out and our babysitter was in a bit of a panic. After what seemed like a few hours of pulling and pushing, somebody got the idea...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 7, 2017 | Editor's Blog |
Back in 2004, after George W. Bush won his second term, Karl Rove declared that Republicans were on the brink of permanent majority. Two years later, Democrats washed away GOP majorities in both the House and Senate in the 2006 wave. After 2008, Democrats had control...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 6, 2017 | Democrats, Editor's Blog |
This weekend, The Nation endorsed Keith Ellison for Chair of the Democratic National Committee. They support the Congressman from Minnesota because of his commitment to “build an activist party” at a time when “when movements matter more to tens of millions of...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 3, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Obamacare |
Republicans are finding that repealing Obamacare is more difficult than they expected. Now, they’re starting to talk about “repair” instead of “repeal.” They should have done so a long time ago and the ACA would be a better program than it is today and Americans would...
