The special election in Tennessee is next Tuesday, and Republicans are scared. MAGA super PACs are spending more than $3 million dollars in a district that voted for Trump by 22 points last year. They’re spending big because they know the tides are shifting. Americans are sick of Trump’s corruption, the… Continue reading
Members of National Nurses United rally with lawmakers to show their support for the Medicare For All Act on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “Republicans have a million ideas regarding healthcare. Except one,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “They will never acknowledge that… Continue reading
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) holds a news conference with fellow senators on October 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “So glad there are some Senate Dems willing to fight back,” said one progressive strategist. Jake Johnson Nov 25, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) Angered by the Democratic leadership’s fecklessness… Continue reading
(Transcribed from a talk given by Karen S. Palmer MPH, MS in San Francisco at the Spring, 1999 PNHP meeting) (pnhp.org) Late 1800’s to Medicare The campaign for some form of universal government-funded health care has stretched for nearly a century in the US On several occasions, advocates believed they were on the verge of success; yet each… Continue reading
Our 250th anniversary requires pro-Trump redcoats as well as pro-democracy bluecoats to re-enact our anti-monarchial founding. by Harold Meyerson November 24, 2025 (Prospect.org) Last February 6th—17 days after Donald Trump had begun his second term—the Prospect posted a piece I’d written noting that the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord would soon… Continue reading
P.S. Withholding support from corporations enabling the Trump regime is a powerful way to fight authoritarianism. Supporting the organizations who DO fight back hard — and who organize others to fight — is just as important. If you can, we encourage you to support your local mutual aid networks, or chip… Continue reading
Nusrat Sabina Chowdhury (bio) (muse.jhu.edu) In July 2024, Bangladesh witnessed a historic uprising that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule. What began as student protests against discriminatory government job quotas transformed into a nationwide movement demanding regime change. The protests, marked… Continue reading
A rock ’em, sock ’em campaign seems ready to ensue in San Francisco’s first competitive congressional race since 1987 by Joe Eskenazi November 24, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Will San Franciscans be voting on whether to put cars on the Great Highway again next year? This seems to be a question akin to: Will Mayor Lurie… Continue reading
