Serious Discussions
There's a petition going around on this site asking President Obama to use his political capital to insist on starting a serious discussion about gun control. I've signed it. I'm glad to see it there....
View ArticleThis is the beginning.
My God, someone actually did it. I didn't think it was out there. I don't really think I had a clue what it would look like if it were out there. I knew, like everyone else in this country knows, that...
View ArticleElectability Matters
From the start of the Democratic campaign, I’ve heard Clinton supporters lean on the concept of “electability.” “You MUST support Clinton!” they exclaim. “Obviously a socialist can’t win the general...
View ArticleThe Political Strike: Why Bernie or Bust Exists
I started this as a comment on another diary, as so many of these things begin.The Kossack to whom I was responding made a reference to people who “won’t bother to vote” if Clinton is the candidate....
View ArticleJob Interviews, Turnout, and "Voting Against."
As with so many of my diaries, this one began as a comment and then got too long. And it began with a scenario that I have seen over and over… not only in this primary season, but in many election...
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