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It’s past time for the Democrats to start reminding voters — loudly, clearly and unceasingly — precisely where Donald Trump and the Trumpian Republicans are steering the country: Straight toward white supremacy and authoritarianism.
Republicans count on their followers missing the distinction between Sweden and North Korea by trying to convince them that social welfare bills such as the Build Back Better Act will draw us closer to the latter rather than the former.
Aren’t you tired of hearing folks who say, “You make everything all about race”? Me, too! But you know what I’m even more tired of? People who make everything all about race. I am, of course, talking about White people.
The following letter was sent to Senator Mitch McConnell, and is shared here with the permission of the author.
Over the past week, Trump has rabidly attacked his one-time ally, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. He has displayed great delight in calling McConnell a “broken old crow” while accusing him of a barrel-load of sins both real and imagined.
Our current minimum wage is less than the federal poverty level. In other words, someone working full-time is still living in poverty. Is THAT what we want for our children, our families, our state?
I’d love to see the expression on Mitch McConnell’s mug when he reads Toni Tilton’s constituent letter. If he does read it, he might put on Kevlar gloves first.
Teachers are leaving in droves. Fall-out from the pandemic, along with lack of public support and increasing workplace demands, are leading to unprecedented resignations. And now comes CRT legislation.
Kentucky Democratic activist Daniel Hurt has a warning for his party: "Don't let the Republicans who voted against the infrastructure bill take credit for the construction projects when the groundbreaking starts."
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We’ve seen this movie before: Republicans vote AGAINST a bill to help their state, then show up in the state claiming credit for the great stuff their state is receiving. Here we go again.
Pundits have talked about Dems passing the smaller infrastructure bill by saying "Well, half a loaf is better than none." I got so tired of hearing that misleading line that I wrote this in response.
What you’re seeing in Republican circles these days is a return to the strategies embodied in the 2013 Republican autopsy report: Fear. And redefining who is "White."
If you read the headlines, you would think Democrats really messed up last Tuesday, and the ceiling is caving in on them. But Democratic agony and Republican ecstasy from last Tuesday might be a tad premature.
Nothing makes a non-progressive White person bristle more than being told that they have White privilege. So perhaps a change of term might be in order. What about calling it the “Whiteness of being”?
It wasn’t easy opening my computer on Wednesday to read about the defeat of Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race. And it was even less fun reading two New York Times opinion columns blasting McAuliffe and Democrats generally for their poor showing.
