Racism must be called by name if we want to undo the damage of conservative policies Call it karma. Call it poetic justice. But definitely don’t ignore it. Non-white voters will decide who becomes the Democratic nominee for president. And non-white voters will decide who the next president of the United States will be. Former senior advisor to President Obama […]

Welcome to your nightmare Something terrifying is about to happen. Barring a calamitous natural disaster, the reveal of the greatest prank show in human history or a failure of polling so absolute that it would become an honorary Bush brother, some Americans are about to cast their votes to make Donald Trump president of the United States. But since it’s […]

How something so right had to go so wrong The last time Republicans won a presidential election it was 2004. George W. Bush prevailed by trumpeting his ability to keep us safe, despite the 9/11 attacks and the failing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while his domestic agenda revolved around supporting “traditional marriage” and immigration reform. Deep in his campaign […]

Most of you don’t know that I have literally written thousands of speeches, not for myself, but for many leaders in organized labor, titans of industry, and some serious politicians, some of whom are serving today. These speeches are written within the guidelines of confidential agreements and I have always taken this job very seriously, paying a great deal of […]

It’s difficult to get Republican candidates to provide straight talk about Social Security and Medicare during an election year because both programs are immensely popular with voters and the candidates would rather not be too specific about possible reforms. They remember the dismal failure of George W. Bush to build support for privatizing Social Security in his second term. These […]

During the periodic times of year that Eclectablog asks for your financial support, I always find it an affirmation to the vision and incredible hard work of Chris Savage and the entire staff at Eclectablog, including and maybe especially Anne Savage, who is very much an unsung hero of this critical and important news source. Her dedication, creativity, point of […]

2015 was by many accounts a good year for our Liberal agenda as it related to decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court. The affirmation of the Affordable Care Act and the victory of marriage equality for all were important and historical steps in reality and it was, I should add, a reflection of what many of us, no matter […]

The Affordable Care Act has led us into the best job creation of the century, exactly the opposite of what the GOP predicted The predictions were ridiculous. Implement Obamacare and we’ll get a “total economic collapse.” Or maybe we’ll just “ruin our economy.” Rush Limbaugh more modestly said it would cost us “2.5 million jobs, minimum.” Instead we just got […]

A bunch of half-assed governors, sorry senators and actual clowns are blasting the record of a president who prevented a Great Depression It’s pretty likely that you aren’t aware that it seems that the last two years have been the best two years of job creation since 1998-1999. And even if you are aware of this, most people aren’t. They […]

Who — besides Ted Cruz — predicted that Donald Trump would spend the second half of 2015 riding racism and xenophobia to the top of the polls thus allowing a supportive Cruz a chance to angle into the GOP nomination as the “reasonable” candidate? Anyone? Getting everything wrong seemed to be the one thing pundits did right in 2015 — […]

Another massive transfer of wealth to the richest just when we need it least Whenever people point out that Ronald Reagan would be too liberal for today’s Republican Party, I get the point. He backed immigration reform and gun safety restrictions after leaving the White House. Reagan also recognized that his ability to slash government was limited by a Democratic […]