2020 Election

American Democracy on the Critical List

Trump\’s a traitorous crook. And a very bad man. Many of those around him are also crooks and bad men…

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Anyone Have Any Ideas for What Dem Foreign Policy Should Be? Bueller? Bueller?

We’re getting into the serious campaigning for president and so far it’s fair to say foreign policy hasn’t really been…

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Attention Planet Earth: Listen to this Pod and Learn What the Next US Presidency Will Be Like

The day after Donald Trump leaves office in January 2021 (as we’ll assume for the sake of argument and/or sanity…

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To Defeat Trump and Trumpism, 2020 Must Be a Watershed Election

The problem is not Trump, it\’s Trumpism. It\’s not one man, but the tens of millions who support him. If…

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Who Would You Vote For?

The 2020 presidential election is still 16 months away, but we\’d like to know who you would vote for if…

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What Makes Democrats and Republicans Different–And What to Want for the Primary Process

I\’ve been seeing a lot of \”Democrats need to focus on beating Trump\” and \”Democrats don\’t need new ideas, just…

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Reactions to Mueller Testimony

Morning Testimony Mueller did as he said he would and conducted himself with integrity and dignity. It is astonishing to…

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The New American Majority Emerges and Old Labels Are Meaningless

US politics has changed dramatically, even if some politicians & pundits don\’t realize it. Old labels like \”left\”, \”right\” &…

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Good Question for the Next Debate: Do You Have a Son-in-Law and Will He Control Your Foreign Policy?

So, there was this war with Iran, remember? Then there wasn’t. Then there were cyberattacks. But what did they do?…

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50/50 in 2020: Why So Many Candidates are Pledging Gender Parity in National Security Leadership

From one perspective, this is not a particularly auspicious moment for women at the top ranks of the US government. There…

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The Coming 2020 Watershed: The Awakening of America\’s New Progressive Majority

The intellectual vitality of the Democratic Party right now is coming from our progressives. The center, of which I was…

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Going Back to the Obama Era Should Not Be the Goal for Democrats

Too many Democrats think the objective in 2020 is to restore the status quo. Failure to address the issues that…

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Who Is America’s Worst Ally…and Can Joe Biden Make Everything Right Again

As we look toward 2020 will it matter that apparently the White House was handing out security clearances like candy…

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Fun, Laughs, Good Times: A Conversation with Three of my Favorite Tweople

What do you get when you combine four mouthy tweople (that ‘s people on twitter.) You get chaos, laughter, political…

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Amb. Tim Roemer: Is Our Most Neglected Big Power Relationship with India? And What’s Ahead for Democrats in 2020?

America and India are entering a rough patch in the relationship between the world’s two biggest democracies.  Trade issues are at…

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Amb. Tim Roemer: Is Our Most Neglected Big Power Relationship with India? And What\’s Ahead for Democrats in 2020?

America and India are entering a rough patch in the relationship between the world’s two biggest democracies.  Trade issues are at…

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Twitter’s Dynamic Duo: My funny, profanity laced, insightful conversation with Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast

They’re twitter’s dynamic duo: he’s the peanut butter to her jelly, the Mickey to her Minnie, the Batman to…you get…

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Twitter\’s Dynamic Duo: My funny, profanity laced, insightful conversation with Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast

They\’re twitter\’s dynamic duo: he\’s the peanut butter to her jelly, the Mickey to her Minnie, the Batman to…you get…

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FIXING AMERICA’S RIGGED SYSTEM IS JOB NUMBER ONE FOR NEW LEADERS

For decades, the US system has been rigged for the rich, for whites, for men. Fixing that so that everyone…

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