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When Democratic leaders and white liberals scapegoat the NRA

By John Stoehr / June 2, 2022 / Comments Off on When Democratic leaders and white liberals scapegoat the NRA

The convenient fictions constituting our political reality.

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That time LBJ stopped Nixon from changing the filibuster rule

By Trent R. Nelson / April 20, 2022 / Comments Off on That time LBJ stopped Nixon from changing the filibuster rule

The ironies of history.

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If last week’s carve-out to the filibuster rule can be done to raise the debt ceiling, it can be done to save democracy, too

By John Stoehr / December 13, 2021 / Comments Off on If last week’s carve-out to the filibuster rule can be done to raise the debt ceiling, it can be done to save democracy, too

Anoa Changa: the point of no return is fast approaching.

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Voting against the full faith and credit of the United States is what you’d expect from the party of political sabotage

By John Stoehr / September 28, 2021 / Comments Off on Voting against the full faith and credit of the United States is what you’d expect from the party of political sabotage

The GOP’s war-like hostility isn’t old news. It drives the news.

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The Eastman memo is another reason why we badly need election reform. It’s also reason why reform won’t be enough

By John Stoehr / September 22, 2021 /

New laws won’t stop people who hold themselves above the law.

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