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DemJones on Aug 23, 2022 8:01 AM
Progressives must NOT sit out this year's midterm elections! This election is far too important, both for the party and the country. Make sure to get involved these next two months - volunteer at a phone bank, write post cards supporting… See Comments
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Opinion

The He-Man Woman-Hater’s Club

September 17, 2024
When I was in 4th grade, my classmates played a crude game we called “War.” Boys lined up on one side of the playground, girls on the other. At a signal, both sides ran headfirst towards… Read More

Happy Warriors (And Why We Need Them)

September 17, 2024
“Does anybody remember laughter?” So uttered singer Robert Plant during a Led Zeppelin show at Madison Square Garden in 1976. Yes, it’s pretty 70s cringe (as even Plant admits), but… Read More

The Longest Year

September 17, 2024
I was at a gathering recently where several people noted how stressed they were about the upcoming election and wondering how long they could get through another 70 or so days of whatever THIS is. We… Read More

Beware The Coming Shenanigans

September 17, 2024
We’ve been here before. In 2016, Hillary Clinton was in position to beat Donald Trump. The polls looked good. Then, James Comey announced that the FBI was re-opening an investigation into her… Read More

Mass Deportation: The Cruelty Is The Point

September 17, 2024
A big focus of Trump’s campaign, and by extension the Project 2025 agenda he plans to enact, are the immediate deportations of up to 12 million undocumented immigrants. He’s promised that… Read More

The Need for Background Checks on Candidates

July 18, 2024
For almost 250 years, our elected officials have run for office more or less on the “honor system.” The only legal requirements to run include being a natural born citizen, being a… Read More

Won’t Get Fooled Again (Or Will We?)

July 18, 2024
In September of 2016, candidate Hillary Clinton appeared to suffer some kind of health event while campaigning. The media tore into it like a pack of hyenas and pumped out story after story about… Read More

(Way, Way) Back To the Future

July 12, 2024
The conservative members of the Supreme Court have been busy of late with their trebuchet (popular in the 6th century), doing their level-best to launch us back to eras past. It began in 2010 with… Read More
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As The Federal Reserve Moves to Cut Interest Rates, Here’s Your Reminder that Sam Brown Called for Massive Interest Rate Hikes

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The plan to cut interest rates will bring much-needed relief to hardworking families, but Brown wants to raise interest rates so high the country could be thrown into a recession As the Federal… Read More

Three Questions GOP Candidates Must Answer One Month Before Early Voting Starts

September 19, 2024
With early voting one month away, Nevada Republicans running for public office have failed to provide clear answers on key issues that will shape our state’s future. As voters prepare to cast… Read More

ICYMI: Democrats Continue Working to Protect In Vitro Fertilization

September 18, 2024
Recently, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, Senator Dallas Harris, and Senator Rochelle Nguyen announced new legislation for the 2025 legislative session to protect and expand access to in… Read More

NV Dems Deliver Lunch Boxes with Letter from Parent to Republicans Slamming Lombardo’s Veto of Guaranteed School Meals

September 17, 2024
Days after Washoe County was forced to end its guaranteed school meals program due to Joe Lombardo’s veto, NV Dems delivered lunch boxes to Republican offices with a letter from Washoe County… Read More

As U.S. Senate Votes Again on Right to IVF Act, MAGA Extremist Sam Brown Still Opposes Federal Legislation to Protect Fertility Treatment for Families

September 17, 2024
Brown said he would not support the Senate bill to strengthen protections for IVF across the country As the Senate prepares to vote once more on major federal protections for IVF and other assisted… Read More