This one tweet about the cast of Hamilton addressing Mike Pence has already been shared over 100,000 times: Tonight, VP-Elect Mike Pence attended #HamiltonBway. After the show, @BrandonVDixon delivered the following statement on behalf of the show. pic.twitter.com/Jsg9Q1pMZs — Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) November 19, 2016 The message, read by cast member Brandon Dixon, was both respectful […]

During the campaign, Donald Trump offered this boast about his university, and his supposed principles: Trump University has a 98% approval rating. I could have settled but won’t out of principle! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 29, 2016 Contrary to this previous declaration, today he agreed to settle the three lawsuits against Trump University, to […]

President-elect Donald Trump pledged to be a “president for all Americans,” but immediately contradicted that promise with his choice of white nationalist Steven Bannon as chief policy advisor. His most recent spate of appointments for key legal and national security positions are just as dangerous, and should be equally troubling to anyone paying attention. Former […]

Representative Tom Price (R-GA) told Talking Points Memo that House Republicans will move on Medicare reforms “six to eight months” into the Donald Trump administration. Price said Republicans are planning to use budget reconciliation to make the changes, which will allow them to pass bills in the U.S. Senate with a simple majority. “I think that […]

The brutal assault on Hillary Clinton’s integrity is the reason she is not our next president. That assault was carried out by the national political press, elite establishment pundits, Trump and his GOP cohorts, the rightwing media machine (funded by shadowy conservative moneymen), and some elements on the left, specifically during the Democratic primaries. Their collective attacks damaged her […]

With all the chaos surrounding the transition to a Trump administration, it is easy to lose sight of even major policy developments. Rutgers University Professor Brittney Cooper flagged a particularly significant issue that has received little attention: https://twitter.com/ProfessorCrunk/status/798532053692272644 Eliminating the head-of-household filing status is a major change, with potentially severe consequences for some who currently use […]

On November 15, Daily Beast journalist Kenneth Lipp noted that more than 70 edits had been made to Steve Bannon’s Wikipedia page following his appointment to Donald Trump’s White House staff: More than 70 edits today to the Stephen Bannon Wikipedia page https://t.co/TdgTiupsCx pic.twitter.com/cRj4F4Kile — Kenneth Lipp (@kennethlipp) November 15, 2016 An analysis by Shareblue found […]

Hillary put together a powerful, MAJORITY coalition centering marginalized people. I'm proud to stand with them and fight alongside them. — Peter Daou (@peterdaou) November 15, 2016 The reality of what happened on Election Day is unavoidable: The far right now dominates the U.S. government. But that doesn’t mean that progressive values disappear. They are […]

Beginning in the weeks before the election, when Donald Trump began asserting the election was “rigged” — a claim he abandoned once he won the Electoral College — there was emphasis on how our democracy survives via peaceful transitions of power from one administration to the next. But the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks […]

Following Donald Trump’s election, Senator Harry Reid immediately went on the attack, demanding that Trump repair the damage his hate-fueled campaign had caused. One week later, Reid took to the Senate floor to deliver a blistering rebuke of the dangerous effect that Trump’s win has already had, and called on Democrats to be leaders for the millions […]

One of the many potential candidates on the fast track for a Trump administration cabinet position was Dr. Ben Carson, the neurosurgeon and former Republican primary candidate. Carson was added to Trump’s shortlist for Secretary of Education — an odd choice, given that Carson does not believe in evolution and thinks the ancient pyramids were grain silos. […]

NEW: @SenatorBoxer introduces bill to abolish Electoral College, calling it an "outdated, undemocratic system" pic.twitter.com/amXLNygocm — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 15, 2016 “When all the ballots are counted, Hillary Clinton will have won the popular vote by a margin that could exceed two million votes, and she is on track to have received more […]

A wave of protests have erupted across the country. In particular, students are walking out of class and taking to the streets. In Washington, D.C.: WATCH LIVE: Hundreds of students stage school walk-out in Montgomery County in protest of Donald Trump https://t.co/TbMdqI8jOC pic.twitter.com/p7hIH0ufvA — FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) November 14, 2016 In Los Angeles: Watch live: […]

Trump’s decision to appoint Breitbart honcho and alt-right figurehead Stephen Bannon to a senior White House position is meeting with stiff resistance. The hashtag #StopBannon is now a top Twitter trend: https://twitter.com/lizgarbus/status/798244872708714497 I finally had a good cry over what's happened to the country yesterday. Today I started making phone calls. #StopBannon — BluedyMoos (@Audzilla27) November […]

Hillary Clinton’s opponents and the corporate media — who were too frequently one and the same — spent the election trying to invisibilize her supporters and our enthusiasm for her candidacy. Now that the election is over, the emergent narrative that Clinton was a “weak” candidate is being employed to erase that she was, in […]

Shock turns to steely determination. And steely determination turns to mass organizing. Thousands of women — and like minded men — are planning to march in Washington, D.C. over inauguration weekend to voice their opposition to Donald Trump. It started about 24 hours ago, and already, a national Facebook page isn’t enough. There are state-specific organizing pages in fifteen states. Equally […]

https://twitter.com/Shakestweetz/status/797505874583494656 This is a suggestion with a political and cultural purpose. We live in a diverse country, where the most privileged people are treated as the default humans, and everyone else divergent from that norm. Straight white men are overrepresented in politics, media, pop culture; as investors, venture capitalists, and captains of industry. Anyone who […]

The brutal assault on Hillary Clinton’s integrity is the central reason she was defeated by Donald Trump. That assault was carried out by the national political press, elite establishment pundits, Trump and his GOP cohorts, the rightwing media machine funded by shadowy conservative moneymen, and some elements on the left, specifically during the Democratic primaries. Their collective […]

Democrats did not go home empty-handed on November 8th. Here are some notable victories: We elected the largest number of women of color to the Senate in U.S. history. Kamala Harris of California, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada will all be going to Washington to fight for progressive values. We ousted the […]

Tuesday was a gut-wrenching blow for American democracy, but one that has quickly stiffened the spine of those who share Hillary Clinton’s progressive vision. On social media, messages of defiance and determination are being shared, and Hillary’s growing popular vote victory has given a sense of strength and purpose to Democrats and progressives. The incontrovertible fact […]

The past 48 hours have been a wake up call for many Americans. Republicans will now run the country and if the election is any guide, the national media (with a few exceptions) will refuse to hold them accountable. Democrats have signaled that they are willing to do what’s necessary to make sure Trump’s presidency […]

Not only am I #StillWithHer, but I'm with the MAJORITY of Americans who voted for her. #TrumpProtest — Peter Daou (@peterdaou) November 10, 2016 The body blow of Trump’s win is being processed by the millions of Americans who opposed him. The resistance to his presidency is already taking shape. Protesters took to the streets to make their […]

We do not know what a Trump presidency will look like but we do know that tens of millions of Americans will continue to defend and promote the values that Hillary Clinton represented in her campaign. Over 119 Million Americans voted. 47.7% voted for Hillary Clinton.47.5% voted for Donald Trump. America has spoken. #StillWithHer — Leela […]

Hillary Clinton demonstrated precisely why she was the candidate we supported, conceding with grace and integrity, and urging us not to despair or grow weary, but to keep fighting to build the better country we envision. One thing that will not change and cannot be changed is this: We are stronger together.