Joe Biden

There’s no guarantee democracy won’t turn despotic – again

By John Stoehr / January 16, 2025 / Comments Off on There’s no guarantee democracy won’t turn despotic – again

Biden warns of “the tech-industrial complex.”

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In word, Biden says remember J6. In deed, he enables its erasure

By John Stoehr / January 6, 2025 / Comments Off on In word, Biden says remember J6. In deed, he enables its erasure

We will forget if evil seems normal.

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Is Biden helping Trump ‘destroy American democracy’?

By John Stoehr / December 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Is Biden helping Trump ‘destroy American democracy’?

Either the president meant what he said or didn’t.

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For Trump and the GOP, no collective fate in times of crisis

By John Stoehr / October 9, 2024 /

In rightwing politics, whether it’s a war, a pandemic or a series of hurricanes, we’re not all in this together. Only the strong survive. 

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Biden is insulating Harris against Trump’s racist demagoguery

By John Stoehr / August 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Biden is insulating Harris against Trump’s racist demagoguery

By convincing white working-class voters that she’s the real populist.

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New joy among Democrats comes from flexing their own power

By John Stoehr / August 14, 2024 /

But first came the end of the crazy-making.

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The more he tries to dominate, the more Trump ‘decomposes’

By John Stoehr / August 8, 2024 / Comments Off on The more he tries to dominate, the more Trump ‘decomposes’

He can’t change a lifetime of habits. 

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Biden’s exit leaves no room for scammers like Kennedy

By John Stoehr / July 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Biden’s exit leaves no room for scammers like Kennedy

That’s going to help the vice president.

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You’re wrong, John. Dropping out wasn’t a mistake

By John Stoehr / July 25, 2024 / Comments Off on You’re wrong, John. Dropping out wasn’t a mistake

A counterpoint to Monday’s edition.

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The Narrative is dead, long live The Narrative

By John Stoehr / July 24, 2024 / Comments Off on The Narrative is dead, long live The Narrative

The press and pundit corps have been talking about the president’s age for so long that public concern about the age of candidates is baked in.

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