Photo by Rebecca Burns.   Caveat: Policy solutions aren’t exactly one-size-fits-all   How to fix housing in a dense and expensive city like New York will look different than in a sparsely-populated, poverty-stricken rural area like Alaska. As long as there’s a throughline that centers working people rather than billionaires and big business, and powerful, bold solutions that people can easily understand, various policies can win for Democrats in 2026.  More on this throughlin

For a full year now, since Trump was elected, Democrats have floundered.  Time is running out for them to unite around a winning agenda for the 2026 midterms and beyond.   A policy agenda that resonates with some Republican and independent voters, as well as a majority of Democrats, is a must for Democrats to win the midterms and begin rebranding the party.   This does NOT mean that the agenda, or candidates, must be “moderate.” Far from it.  It just means that they must have

Zohran Mamdani. Photograph: Thalia Juarez/The Guardian   Zohran Mamdani is the 33-year-old DSA member and Democratic nominee for mayor of...

New Dem Brittany Pettersen, who brought her newborn to work because she wasn't allowed to vote by proxy. A recent article in Semafor...

Ezra Klein, co-author of Abundance.   Democrats are still grasping for a vision that can attract voters, guide their strategy and win...

A friend once gave me the best piece of advice: You can't control what happens. You can only control how you respond to it. These are...

I had an email conversation recently with my dear friend Evan, who is an economist.  He was outraged about how Trump was throwing out...

I am pleased that a people’s movement  helped force Joe Biden to step down.   I’m beyond thrilled with the choice of Midwestern Gov. Tim...

I will be posting less often from now until November. I've decided to prioritize working on campaigns, and political reform, for these...

Donald Trump in cheese created for an RNC party at On Tap, a restaurant inside the Brewhouse Inn & Suites on 10th St. in Milwaukee....

Welcome to SWOT Sunday! There’s existential conflict right now within the Democratic Party and its supporter base.  Just when clarity and...

Welcome to Team Tuesday! Back in March, I brought you the story about the great organizers who created an insurgent group called United,...

I voted for Biden in 2020 and have supported his re-election, if not with great enthusiasm, to date.  He lost me with Thursday’s debate....

Welcome to Take Action Tuesday! We’ve talked about how mining for certain key minerals like lithium is a critical part of the renewable...

The left must be open to working with a broad range of people with whom we have some alignment, if we want power:  power to win hearts...

Who knew? Welcome to Message Monday! According to Common Dreams, a new survey from the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab  shows that tenants are...

Welcome to SWOT Sunday! Note, long read! You can always come back to finish. Both the Democratic and Republican parties are riven with...

Welcome to Message Monday! Joe Biden needs to present info about what he would do with his next term, as well as his past...

Welcome to SWOT Sunday! Many progressives are horrified by President Biden’s current embrace of Israel, given their genocidal war against...

Welcome to SWOT Sunday! From the Patriotic Millionaires and Jacobin to the New Republic, American Prospect, the Wall Street Journal and...