Polishing Turds at Third Way
A few weeks ago, I debunked the spin out from CNBC that Sen. Mark Warner is being pressured by major Democratic donors to run for...
top of page
Latest News
Search
Lauren Windsor
- Jul 16, 2018
- 3 min
Heitkamp and Manchin Have Their Fingers on the Trigger
Vulnerable red-state centrists Joe Donnelly (IN), Heidi Heitkamp (ND), and Joe Manchin (WV) are key Democratic votes in the impending...
47 views0 comments
Lauren Windsor
- Jul 2, 2018
- 3 min
Eat, Disobey, Love
In the wake of the public shaming of multiple Trump administration officials and the call for more of it from Maxine Waters, many...
64 views0 comments
Lauren Windsor
- Jun 25, 2018
- 2 min
Mark Warner Doth Protest Too Much?
A few weeks ago, CNBC published an article claiming that major Democratic donors are urging raging centrist Mark Warner to run for...
25 views0 comments
Lauren Windsor
- Jun 18, 2018
- 2 min
Dispatch from Deep in the Heart of Texas
On Saturday, I went to the Texas GOP Convention in San Antonio, and had the opportunity to speak with one of my favorite Republicans,...
15 views1 comment
Mike Lux
- Feb 5, 2018
- 7 min
How Democrats Could Blow the 2018 Elections
A month ago, Democrats were growing more confident they would have a great election year in 2018. Between the president’s dismal approval...
21 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- Jan 25, 2018
- 2 min
Paul Booth: Fighting for Everyone to his Last Day
There have been some wonderful eulogies for movement giant Paul Booth, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last week. Those of us...
12 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- Jan 12, 2018
- 3 min
Fire and Fury is Entertaining, But...
Donald Trump never ceases to entertain. The Wolff book rings true, with its jaw-dropping portrait of chaos and intrigue, warring White...
14 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- Dec 1, 2017
- 4 min
Corporate Crime Built Into the Business Model
I am an old-fashioned kind of guy: when I do business with a company, I want to purchase good products and services for a reasonable...
7 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- Nov 8, 2017
- 10 min
Democrats Face an Intersection
We Won Big, Thank Goodness: But How Do We Keep It Going? It was a joy, and frankly a relief to see that Democrats can sometimes win big...
8 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- Nov 1, 2017
- 3 min
Don’t Call It Tax Reform: It’s Just Tax Cuts
Republicans are describing their effort to change America’s tax laws as “reform,” but their proposals are really just one more giveaway...
15 views4 comments
Mike Lux
- Oct 20, 2017
- 4 min
Why Democrats Don't Need Wall Street
My old colleague Doug Schoen from the Clinton White House days has an op-ed out in the New York Times that is remarkable for its...
8 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- Sep 8, 2017
- 2 min
The Definition of Freedom
Conservatives spend a lot of time talking about freedom. They seem deathly afraid that government is going to take all their freedoms...
6 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- Aug 25, 2017
- 5 min
Republicans: Bad for Business
Lost in Donald Trump’s pro-Confederate, neo-Nazi messaging meltdown in the last ten days was a major moment in modern American political...
14 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- Jul 28, 2017
- 2 min
Thanks to the millions who fought to save our health care
I have a friend, diabetic like me, who could not afford insurance and whose health spiraled worse and worse. He died alone in his...
10 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- Jul 4, 2017
- 3 min
True Patriotism
So, 241 years ago we had that whole Declaration of Independence thing. The July 4th holiday is always a good time to think about what...
1 view0 comments
Mike Lux
- Jun 24, 2017
- 5 min
At the Edge of the Abyss, Democrats Need a New Strategy
The Democratic talking points after losing two more House special elections, including one in Georgia that many people thought they would...
7 views0 comments
Mike Lux
- May 23, 2017
- 2 min
Two-Track Trump Takedown
Democrats and the progressive movement need to figure out how to balance two very different but equally important imperatives: keeping...
1 view0 comments
Mike Lux
- Apr 26, 2017
- 4 min
Democrats: Fight Every Battle
One of my favorite sayings from Elizabeth Warren is: “We might not win every battle we fight, but if we don’t fight we can’t win.” And...
1 view0 comments
Mike Lux
- Mar 27, 2017
- 5 min
The Next Big Economic Issue The Republicans Are About To Screw Up
The health care fight showed once again that bad policy is almost always bad politics. This stinker of a bill had 17 percent support in...
3 views0 comments
We Need Your Support Today!
bottom of page