Susan Sarandon, the Despicable BernieBro

The kerfuffle last week over Susan Sarandon’s allegedly unconscionable comments about the presidential campaign had all the makings of yet another in a long line of ephemeral “daily outrage”-type stories — of no real lasting consequence, but useful to media…

Hi David, thanks for reading and responding. To clarify, there were four percent of Hillary voters who did not vote for Supreme Court versus fifteen percent of Bernie voters. We’re not discussing a large number of young people, but a sliver of his electorate that most likely did not continue further down the ballot. There are so many causes, but the…

O’ Captain, My Captain

I’m 38, mother of 3, from a small farming community in the midwest. I work for Head Start, which is a federally funded pre-school program for low income families. My husband is ex-Army and spent a year in Afghanistan, now he’s in nursing school.

I saw him in Philly when he crossed the line by calling her not “qualified.” He later backed off, rightly. I will vote for him in the primary, but expect to be voting for Hillary in the fall. Her positions are good. But I just don’t see her taking on Wall Street given her close ties. Liked your piece, curious to hear your thoughts on mine.

We’re in agreement about the pledged delegates deciding the election. It would be a mockery of democracy if either candidate won with a minority of pledged delegates.

You’re right about the political fight ahead. It won’t come easy and it won’t come quickly. I think the internet has created a level of collective…

How to Lose Voters and Insult People

Wisconsin Democrats did not lose the Supreme Court race because of Bernie Sanders.

This very notion needs to stop.

I should know. I made the trek across the border as a volunteer to canvass for Sanders. I visited…