To be white and get through the day often means putting on blinders to the suffering of others. Otherwise we’d have to reckon with the consequences of our outrageous privilege, and that’s difficult and extremely uncomfortable work. …
Also, what happened to Rachel Maddow?
I keep meaning to log off social media, but someone asked me to comment on the idea that if you hope Trump dies you’re as bad as he is. Which, okay, let’s do this.
Try this: “Whatever you think of his politics, Hitler is…
One of the terrible truths about racism in America is that the violent deaths of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and so many others were not enough for most Americans to demand radical change. …
Do you remember a few months ago when Elizabeth Warren delivered the knockout punch to Bloomberg over his history of sexual harassment? Do you remember Kirsten Gillibrand pressuring Al Franken to resign over allegations of sexual harassment?
That’s all gone now. #MeToo has been sacrificed to political ambition and expediency…
Some final thoughts on the election, especially for Biden supporters and others terrified of a Trump reelection.
Millions of people of all ages got off the couch and volunteered for Bernie Sanders. They canvassed, made enormous numbers of phone calls, sent huge numbers of texts, and gave millions of donations…
As Bernie Sanders has taken a commanding lead in the Democratic primary race, pundits and the other candidates have increasingly attacked the senator for not promoting “unity.”
Elizabeth Warren worries about “the fight between factions,” the Washington Post called Buttigieg “the unity candidate,” and Amy Klobuchar appeals to those “tired…
This was originally one long article but I’ve updated it and broken it into three parts. Read Part I in this series here and Part II right here.
7. He’s wrong about free college (and he knows it).
Pete made news recently by running an ad criticizing Warren and Sanders for their tuition-free college plans because letting rich kids go…
This was originally one long article but I’ve updated it and broken it into three parts. Read Part I in this series right here.
4. His advisors tell us who he is. Believe him.
There are a number of things to not like about Buttigieg’s team (his national policy director is a Google executive, for example, and a climate change…
Pete Buttigieg is talented, is the first openly gay Democratic presidential candidate, and is liked by a lot of people. He is also absolutely not the right candidate for this election. …
