What Should Democrats Do About Gorsuch?
W.J. Astore What should Democrats do about Neil Gorsuch? They should filibuster. The reason is obvious: Merrick Garland, President Obama’s eminently qualified and moderate nominee for the Supreme...
View ArticleDonald Trump and America’s Decline
W.J. Astore Donald Trump, as Tom Engelhardt reminds us today at TomDispatch.com, was a declinist candidate for the presidency. He saw America in decline, in peril, and said so. He deplored America’s...
View ArticleThe Bankruptcy of the Democratic Party
W.J. Astore Why did Donald Trump win the presidency? A big reason is that he was willing to take unpopular stances. He criticized the Afghan and Iraq wars in the strongest terms. He attacked Wall...
View ArticleDonald Trump and His Global War on Truth
W.J. Astore Donald Trump is waging a global war on truth. He is the anti-truth president. From Trump steaks to his “university” to his support of the “birther” movement against Barack Obama, he’s...
View ArticleAn Anti-War Democrat Can Win the Presidency in 2020
W.J. Astore How can Democrats win the presidency in 2020? The answer is simple: field a candidate who’s genuinely anti-war. A candidate focused on America and the domestic health of our country...
View ArticleDemocratic Candidates for President in 2020
W.J. Astore Yes, it’s much too early, but I count at least fourteen Democratic candidates for president in the 2020 election. Here are a few impressionistic words on each of the candidates. The True...
View ArticleWhat Do Leading Democrats Believe In?
W.J. Astore Give me five minutes, and I can tell you exactly what Bernie Sanders believes in. Single-payer health care for all. A $15 minimum wage. Higher taxes on the richest Americans. College...
View ArticleThe Dream Democratic Ticket for 2020
W.J. Astore Now that Joe Biden is officially in the race, the dream Democratic ticket has emerged: Biden and Kamala Harris. By “dream,” I don’t mean the Progressive dream. I don’t mean the dream of...
View ArticleTrump’s True Treason
W.J. Astore Robert Mueller testified before Congress today (7/24), the big takeaway being that his report didn’t exonerate Trump of, well, something. From what I’ve seen, there’s no evidence that...
View ArticleThe Democratic Debate That Wasn’t
W.J. Astore Last night witnessed another scrum among the top twelve Democratic challengers. It wasn’t really a debate since each candidate only had a minute or two to respond to questions. I’ve seen...
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Don’t Vote for the Person You Believe In!
Feel the Bern W.J. Astore The corporate-owned media is at it again, urging Democrats to vote for a sensible centrist like Joe Biden. According to Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Post: “Warren is a...
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Impeaching Trump the Cynical Way
#NoResistance W.J. Astore Dare I say I haven’t been watching the impeachment proceedings against Trump? That’s because the charges brought against Trump by the Democrats are weak. They are basically...
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Americans want free stuff!
W.J. Astore Once again, I’ve come across the talking point that Americans who support candidates like Bernie Sanders just want a bunch of free stuff. You know: non-essentials like health care and...
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Trump Wishes Peace to Iran while Accusing Democrats of Enabling Attacks on...
Trump boasting of big missiles while denouncing Democrats W.J. Astore I watched Trump’s speech today to the nation on Iran. It had the usual boasts about the U.S. military and its “big” and “lethal”...
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The Democratic Debate, Part 7
W.J. Astore I watched the Democratic Debate last night from Iowa featuring the top six candidates. Here’s my take on the candidates and their prospects: Joe Biden: It’s bizarre that Biden, still...
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The Truth Needs Its Own Channel
W.J. Astore Today’s article is a potluck of observations. Please fire away in the comments section if I stimulate some thoughts! My wife today noticed how the weather is now militarized. An “arctic...
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Riding the Trump Bull: What Democrats Get Wrong
Better believe… W.J. Astore Wisdom can be found in many places. I was watching Professional Bull Riding today, and the announcer (didn’t catch his name) dropped this pearl of wisdom: Professional bull...
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Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard, and the Democratic Party
Tulsi Gabbard in NH. Yes, she can snowboard W.J. Astore In 2016, Bernie Sanders had a winning message and Hillary Clinton didn’t. But Bernie’s message favored the working classes, not Democratic...
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The Democratic Debates, Part 8: Live Free or Die
W.J. Astore Last night, seven candidates took the stage in New Hampshire to joust before next Tuesday’s primary (where hopefully the votes will be counted quickly and accurately, unlike in Iowa)....
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Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire
W.J. Astore Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire — as well as Iowa — and what headline do I see at NBC News? Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner — and moderates may be too divided to stop him Why is...
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