Advertisements With the demise of Roe v Wade, and the pathetic response from Democrats from Biden and Pelosi on down, it’s alarm bell time. I make the case that so-called “strategic voting” has been a disaster and that the left side of the American political spectrum, from the left-of-center liberalsContinue Reading
Advertisements In Haaretz today, we find an article headlined, in part, with a quote from an anonymous “leading official in a major liberal pro-Israel organization” calling pro-Palestinian objections to the recent solidarity delegation of Democrats led by Nancy Pelosi to Israel a “crazy backlash.” The full quote: “You can disagree withContinue Reading
Advertisements When Jamaal Bowman defeated Eliot Engel in a NY primary last year, there was some hope that the leading Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee might be less hawkish on Israel-Palestine. Unfortunately, Gregory Meeks, Engel’s successor as chair of the HFAC, has made statements and taken positions thatContinue Reading
Advertisements Neera Tanden is on my short list of Democrats who have done great damage to prospects of progressive change. She’s up there with figures like Bill Clinton, Rahm Emmanuel, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and maybe the top of the list of those who have never held a significant spot inContinue Reading
Advertisements Last night, Ilhan Omar completed the massive victory of “The Squad” in defending their seats against primary challengers. But they were not the only big stories of progressive victories in the primaries. Jamaal Bowman knocked out Eliot Engel, Cori Bush unseated Missouri incumbent Lacy Clay, whose seat had beenContinue Reading
