The Big Bag of Meanness
Forget sex. Sex no longer sells. Meanness does. And meanness is the Republican Party’s brand.
Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
Teri Carter on Damon Thayer: ‘Some legacy’
Like Gingrich (and Frankenstein), Thayer fanned the blaze he now would douse
Geoff Duncan: Why I’m voting for Biden and other Republicans should, too
In an editorial in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a Republican politician explains why he’s voting for Biden, and challenges other Repubs to do the same.
With political protests, don’t trust your lying eyes
Have you seen all the coverage of peaceful protests on college campuses? No? Perhaps Stephen Voss can help explain.
Massie’s war on bipartisanship advances to new front as he vows to fight ‘uniparty’
He is working with Marjorie Taylor Green (!) to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, because Johnson dared to actually work across the aisle to get things done.
What kind of May Day could we have in 2025?
On this Workers’ Day, Berry Craig thinks back to another May Day, and muses what kind of “celebration of workers” we might have if Donald Trump is reelected.
From the KDP: ‘Tell the GOP to stop supporting bills that hurt working families’
The Kentucky Democratic Party has released a good summary of all the ways the Republicans in Frankfort worked to hurt Kentuckians, especially working families. It’s worth reading, and definitely worth sharing.
How Congress could save our democratic republic
There are concrete steps that Congress could take that would expand and protect our nation and our democracy.
Heat – or light?
Winslow Myers asks if there is a way to turn down the heat and increase the light when it comes to Gaza.
The UAW is breaking GOP brains in Dixie
“They’re truly astonished that workers might not trust their corporate overlords with their working conditions, pay, health, and retirement.”
The great Republican contradiction
When the “new” Repub voters see what the “old” leadership wants, there could be - uhm - issues.
Purported Comer book deal promises generous payday, sale of more cheap lies
Comer’s “investigation” seems to be coming to an inglorious end. And now he’s going to write a book about it?
Kentucky’s GOP legislature has a racism problem
Look at the bills that passed, and the ones that didn’t. Then listen to the comments on the floor. It’s clear what is driving some of this year’s GOP legislation.
If someone says women were given the vote, just slap ‘em
The language of our founding documents seems to include everyone in the word “citizens.” And yet it took long 133 years for women to gain their deserved rights as citizens.
Massie cites three reasons for urging Speaker Johnson’s resignation; then what?
First it was Marjorie Taylor Green calling for Johnson’s head. Now our own Thomas Massie has joined her. What is he thinking?
The biggest loser in the HB 509 saga
As noted by Linda Blackford, “we the people” were the biggest winners in the HB 509 open-records saga. But who was the biggest loser?
