Category Archives: Democratic Party

Was the 2024 Election Stolen, Not by Ballots, but by Algorithms? By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ May 7, 2026 New data suggests social media algorithms didn’t just influence voters; they may have tilted the entire outcome… {Do you believe Thom Hartmann’s … Continue reading

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The Strategy That Built America’s Middle Class Still Works, So Why Won’t Democrats Deploy It?

The same bold playbook that built the middle class can restore it, and voters are ready By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ April 23, 2026 {The Democratic Party is hurting, because it isn’t the political party it used to be. Thom Hartmann … Continue reading

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From “Fake News” to Full Control: How the GOP Trained the Media to Serve Its Narrative

A 30-year campaign of intimidation turned watchdogs into lapdogs, and now the consequences are impossible to ignore… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ March 25, 2026 {It is written clearly right there in our first amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting … Continue reading

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ICE Actions Imperil Government Spending Bill

Bipartisan legislation to fund a broad swath of the government and avert a shutdown at the end of the week appeared to be in grave danger on Saturday, as key Senate Democrats vowed to oppose it after federal agents shot … Continue reading

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The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime

Its plan to warehouse immigrants has shades of Nazi concentration camps and America’s shameful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. By Robert Reich/ Robert Reich.substack.com/ December 24, 2025 There have been many labels describing President Trump: hateful, racist, … Continue reading

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Ezra Klein: The Magic Is Dead

In January, I made a prediction: “I suspect we are at or near the peak of Trump vibes.” Now, as this long year grinds to its end, I think it can be said more declaratively: The Trump vibe shift is dead. … Continue reading

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After almost a year of Trump II: What’s it REALLY all about?

The fundamental choice is democracy, the rule of law, social justice, and equal political rights VERSUS white male Christian nationalism  By Robert Reich/ Robert Reich Substack/ December 19, 2025 Friends, Today, after almost a year of Trump’s second regime, I … Continue reading

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Betrayal. And Is Trump’s $2,000 “Dividend” Just a Corrupt Plan to Buy Votes?

The $2,000 “dividend” plan may be the boldest attempt yet to turn democracy into a cash-for-votes transaction… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ November 10, 2025 Democrats swept the off-year elections, Trump’s popularity is sliding. The Democratic Party seems on the rise. … Continue reading

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What’s Next For The Democratic Party?

How should the Democratic Party get voters to appreciate them? I joined Hal Ginsberg for our regular Tuesday Halitics videocast on YouTube.com. Hal and I agreed the party will get nowhere without persuading voters they will fight for Medicare for … Continue reading

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It Just Keeps Getting Worse

So much news happening…On my weekly appearance on Halitics (a daily YouTube videocast) with Hal Ginsberg, we got into the ongoing government shutdown, We agree that the Democrats have the right idea, pushing for health care access only. As much … Continue reading

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