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From D. Katzter Goldberg: Moral Clarity

The Democratic primary in Congressional District 1 presents a choice between John Avlon, a well-known political journalist, and Nancy Goroff, a former State University of New York chemistry professor. Avlon ...

Vote Like Everyone’s Life Depends On It.

Chilling Document I have decided to share two personal stories, with permission from my daughters, because we must understand the real and harmful consequences of banning abortion and IVF. One ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: Send in the Clowns

Before we get to clowning, let’s talk about balloons. Sometimes when clowns come to parties they bring balloons. Sometimes they even twist and contort them into different shapes. We’ve all ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: The Arsonists

Kevin McCarthy’s desperate dealmaking to secure the Speakership is taking shape. In essence he has created Congress’s version of January 6th insurrectionists. He has empowered a right-wing crew of political ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: Mr. Santos Goes to Washington

In Frank Capra’s classic movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Mr. Smith, an aw, shucks, salt of the earth kind of guy, played by the venerable Jimmy Stewart, gets appointed to ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: Democracy, Meh?

With less than a week to go until the midterm elections, Americans face a stark choice. The choice is encapsulated in a NY Times/Siena College poll that revealed that 71 ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: An Uncivil War

In the poll by YouGov and the Economist, 65% of all respondents said political violence had increased since the start of 2021. Among all US citizens, 43% said civil war ...

From Jackie Hilly: When You’re Not Looking

Lee Zeldin fancies himself tough on crime and a supporter of families and law enforcement. But for years he promoted extremist views of the Second Amendment and opposed every measure ...

From Andi Klausner: Truth Is Power

It is both sad and chilling that Fox News was the only network that refused to air the January 6 Committee hearings. They withheld these hearings so their viewers wouldn’t ...

From Mike Anthony: Facts Are There

Everyone agrees with Governor Kathy Hochul that the attack on Lee Zeldin has no place in New York, and that all New Yorkers share in the relief that Republican gubernatorial ...

The Resistance & Me: He’s Too Radical

GOP Congressman Lee Zeldin has been our representative in the 1st District since he won his first election in 2014. As one of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, he has ...

From George Lynch: Good-Bye, Lee-Lee

Good-Bye, Lee-Lee Lyrics by the Lynch Music Company (To the tune of Good-Night, Ladies) Good-Bye, Lee-Lee, Good-bye, Lee-Lee, Good-bye, Lee-Lee, It’s time for you to go! When you vote kill ...

From Andi Klausner: The Party of Progress vs. The Party of Potholes

Republicans blame Biden for the cost-of-living increase and rise in the price of gas, even though much of this has been caused by global factors beyond our control-supply chain shortages ...

From Mike Anthony: Time To Admit It

In light of the June 28 gubernatorial primary outcome that now provides New York State voters with Republican Lee Zeldin and Democrat Kathy Hochul as our choices to lead our ...

From Andi Klausner: Celebrating What?

To all those cheering the demise of Roe v. Wade, I need to ask: What exactly are you celebrating? The woman who may die because she can’t end a life-threatening ...

From Jackie Hilly: Deadly Ideas

On January 6, after hiding as the Capitol was attacked, and Officer Brian Sicknick was dying, Lee Zeldin emerged from his safe haven, joined his MAGA squad, and refused to ...

From Mike Anthony: A Party of Lies

What do Fox host Tucker Carlson, New York Republican U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Buffalo mass murderer Payton Gendron have in common? All three believe in the “Great Replacement Theory.” ...

From Mike Anthony: Public Schools Under Threat, Democrats Meet the Challenge

All Americans should take note of two recent reports that paint a picture of a national education system rocked by Covid-19. A recent National Education Association poll found that 55% ...

The Resistance & Me: Blue Wave 2022

When the leaked Supreme Court draft decision alerted us that the extreme right-wing members of the Court are about to gut our Constitutional right to abortion by overturning Roe vs ...

From Andi Klausner: They’re Putin Republicans – We’re Zelensky Democrats.

They’re Putin Republicans – We’re Zelensky Democrats. Republican values now blow in the wind, depending upon what will help them stay in power. This is not patriotism. This is self-serving ...

When Democrats Lead, Our Economy and Everyday Lives Improve!

Democratic Leadership. When Democrats Lead, Our Economy and Everyday Lives Improve! The facts speak for themselves – the Biden administration’s accomplishments matter to all of us everywhere. They provide opportunity and ...

From the Desk of Mike Anthony: Best Days Are Ahead

Disinformation and gaslighting seem to have worked very well in the November 2 election. Take the Virginia governor’s race, where the Republican winner, Glenn Youngkin, vowed to ban critical race ...

While Republicans Want to Raise Taxes on Low- and Middle-Income Americans, Democrats Work to Lower Costs.

Democrats for Lower Costs. While Republicans Want to Raise Taxes on Low- and Middle-Income Americans, Democrats Work to Lower Costs. Working to dismantle the social safety net and make low-income, ...

From the Desk of George Lynch: Keep Calm And Carry On – If Democrats Do Both, It Will Be Fine

As most of us know, “keep calm and carry on” was what the British government told its people to do as World War II began, when the Nazis seized most ...

The Resistance & Me: Congressman Zeldin, have you no sense of decency?

Last week, on January 6th, Congressman Zeldin spent his time campaigning, rather than showing up to honor the police officers who put their lives on the line to protect him ...

From D. Katzter Goldberg: Moral Clarity

The Democratic primary in Congressional District 1 presents a choice between John Avlon, a well-known political journalist, and Nancy Goroff, a former State University of New York chemistry professor. Avlon ...

Vote Like Everyone’s Life Depends On It.

Chilling Document I have decided to share two personal stories, with permission from my daughters, because we must understand the real and harmful consequences of banning abortion and IVF. One ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: Send in the Clowns

Before we get to clowning, let’s talk about balloons. Sometimes when clowns come to parties they bring balloons. Sometimes they even twist and contort them into different shapes. We’ve all ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: The Arsonists

Kevin McCarthy’s desperate dealmaking to secure the Speakership is taking shape. In essence he has created Congress’s version of January 6th insurrectionists. He has empowered a right-wing crew of political ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: Mr. Santos Goes to Washington

In Frank Capra’s classic movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Mr. Smith, an aw, shucks, salt of the earth kind of guy, played by the venerable Jimmy Stewart, gets appointed to ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: Democracy, Meh?

With less than a week to go until the midterm elections, Americans face a stark choice. The choice is encapsulated in a NY Times/Siena College poll that revealed that 71 ...

From Jerry Finkelstein: An Uncivil War

In the poll by YouGov and the Economist, 65% of all respondents said political violence had increased since the start of 2021. Among all US citizens, 43% said civil war ...

From Jackie Hilly: When You’re Not Looking

Lee Zeldin fancies himself tough on crime and a supporter of families and law enforcement. But for years he promoted extremist views of the Second Amendment and opposed every measure ...

From Andi Klausner: Truth Is Power

It is both sad and chilling that Fox News was the only network that refused to air the January 6 Committee hearings. They withheld these hearings so their viewers wouldn’t ...

From Mike Anthony: Facts Are There

Everyone agrees with Governor Kathy Hochul that the attack on Lee Zeldin has no place in New York, and that all New Yorkers share in the relief that Republican gubernatorial ...

The Resistance & Me: He’s Too Radical

GOP Congressman Lee Zeldin has been our representative in the 1st District since he won his first election in 2014. As one of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, he has ...

From George Lynch: Good-Bye, Lee-Lee

Good-Bye, Lee-Lee Lyrics by the Lynch Music Company (To the tune of Good-Night, Ladies) Good-Bye, Lee-Lee, Good-bye, Lee-Lee, Good-bye, Lee-Lee, It’s time for you to go! When you vote kill ...

From Andi Klausner: The Party of Progress vs. The Party of Potholes

Republicans blame Biden for the cost-of-living increase and rise in the price of gas, even though much of this has been caused by global factors beyond our control-supply chain shortages ...

From Mike Anthony: Time To Admit It

In light of the June 28 gubernatorial primary outcome that now provides New York State voters with Republican Lee Zeldin and Democrat Kathy Hochul as our choices to lead our ...

From Andi Klausner: Celebrating What?

To all those cheering the demise of Roe v. Wade, I need to ask: What exactly are you celebrating? The woman who may die because she can’t end a life-threatening ...

From Jackie Hilly: Deadly Ideas

On January 6, after hiding as the Capitol was attacked, and Officer Brian Sicknick was dying, Lee Zeldin emerged from his safe haven, joined his MAGA squad, and refused to ...

From Mike Anthony: A Party of Lies

What do Fox host Tucker Carlson, New York Republican U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Buffalo mass murderer Payton Gendron have in common? All three believe in the “Great Replacement Theory.” ...

From Mike Anthony: Public Schools Under Threat, Democrats Meet the Challenge

All Americans should take note of two recent reports that paint a picture of a national education system rocked by Covid-19. A recent National Education Association poll found that 55% ...

The Resistance & Me: Blue Wave 2022

When the leaked Supreme Court draft decision alerted us that the extreme right-wing members of the Court are about to gut our Constitutional right to abortion by overturning Roe vs ...

From Andi Klausner: They’re Putin Republicans – We’re Zelensky Democrats.

They’re Putin Republicans – We’re Zelensky Democrats. Republican values now blow in the wind, depending upon what will help them stay in power. This is not patriotism. This is self-serving ...

When Democrats Lead, Our Economy and Everyday Lives Improve!

Democratic Leadership. When Democrats Lead, Our Economy and Everyday Lives Improve! The facts speak for themselves – the Biden administration’s accomplishments matter to all of us everywhere. They provide opportunity and ...

From the Desk of Mike Anthony: Best Days Are Ahead

Disinformation and gaslighting seem to have worked very well in the November 2 election. Take the Virginia governor’s race, where the Republican winner, Glenn Youngkin, vowed to ban critical race ...

While Republicans Want to Raise Taxes on Low- and Middle-Income Americans, Democrats Work to Lower Costs.

Democrats for Lower Costs. While Republicans Want to Raise Taxes on Low- and Middle-Income Americans, Democrats Work to Lower Costs. Working to dismantle the social safety net and make low-income, ...

From the Desk of George Lynch: Keep Calm And Carry On – If Democrats Do Both, It Will Be Fine

As most of us know, “keep calm and carry on” was what the British government told its people to do as World War II began, when the Nazis seized most ...

The Resistance & Me: Congressman Zeldin, have you no sense of decency?

Last week, on January 6th, Congressman Zeldin spent his time campaigning, rather than showing up to honor the police officers who put their lives on the line to protect him ...