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A Tale of Two Parties: Democrats Are from Mars, Republicans Are from Venus

As I think about Tuesday’s State of the Union address by President Donald Trump and the response of Senator Elissa Slotkin from Michigan—a former CIA analyst and a rising star in the Democratic Party—I am reminded of the book “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus” by John Gray published in 1992.

By David Nevins

/ March 6, 2025

A Tale of Two Parties: Democrats Are from Mars, Republicans Are from Venus

How An Unresponsive Government Is Affecting Public Support for Foreign Aid

The heated confrontation in the White House Friday between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, continues to spur debate across the nation as voters are split on the US's support of Ukraine in its war with Russia.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ March 4, 2025

How An Unresponsive Government Is Affecting Public Support for Foreign Aid

Independent Voters Have a Question: Where is Congress?

If real, lasting change is to occur, it must come through Congress—not merely through executive orders that can be reversed by future administrations or overturned in court.

By Holden Lipscomb

/ March 4, 2025

Independent Voters Have a Question: Where is Congress?

Is There a Party Left in America That Is in Touch with the American People?

Dan and Shawn look at recent polling and explore whether one party is guilty of being out of touch with the majority of Americans or whether either party is speaking to the majority at all?

By Dan Sally

/ March 3, 2025

Is There a Party Left in America That Is in Touch with the American People?

The Illusion of Competition in American Elections

American elections are becoming less competitive, and the consequences are eroding democracy. As The New York Times journalists Nick Corasaniti and Michael Wines report this week, most congressional and state legislative races in 2024 were effectively decided by low-turnout primaries or weren’t cont

By

Cara Brown McCormick

/ February 28, 2025

The Illusion of Competition in American Elections

Facing Defections from Working-Class Voters, Democrats Turn to Independents for Help

Democrats are taking stock. Some are arguing for a major overhaul in light of growing defections of working-class, Black, and Latino voters. Others want to stay the course. Some want to work with Trump when possible while others advocate for a program of permanent resistance.

By John Opdycke

/ February 25, 2025

Facing Defections from Working-Class Voters, Democrats Turn to Independents for Help

What The American Oligarchy Really Looks Like

Look up oligarch in a dictionary and you may find it defined as “someone who is extremely rich and powerful, especially a person from Russia who became rich after the end of the former Soviet Union.” Oligarchy is defined as “government by a small group of very powerful people.”

By Glenn Davis

/ February 25, 2025

What The American Oligarchy Really Looks Like

NATO, Ukraine, and the Cost of America's 4-Year Foreign Policy

Over the past two weeks, JD Vance blamed European Allies for stifling free speech in their countries, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth blamed them for not spending enough on defense, and President Trump blamed Ukraine for starting Russia's invasion of their country.

By Dan Sally

/ February 24, 2025

NATO, Ukraine, and the Cost of America's 4-Year Foreign Policy

15 Years After Citizens United, Seattle Can Show the Way Forward

January 21, 2025, marked the 15th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, a decision that opened the floodgates for unlimited corporate spending in elections. Since that ruling, super PACs and outside spending have skyrocketed, and the voices of everyday voters have been drowned o

By Cindy Black

/ February 20, 2025

15 Years After Citizens United, Seattle Can Show the Way Forward

Indivisible Stands Against Trump

“…indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” So reads the Pledge of Allegiance, originally written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a socialist minister. Indivisible is also the name of a

By Glenn Davis

/ February 19, 2025

Here We Go Again: Why the Threat of Government Shutdowns Always Looms

Before going home for Christmas, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Friday, March 14, 2025. This was essentially a stop-gap measure to buy Congress more time to negotiate a full-year funding bill. Those discussions between leading House and Senate appropri

By Jason Pye

/ February 13, 2025

Here We Go Again: Why the Threat of Government Shutdowns Always Looms

The Death of Checks and Balances and The Rise of the Imperial Presidency

In his first three weeks back in office, President Trump has already floated taking control of Gaza, authorized Elon Musk to overhaul the Treasury with college interns, and signed more executive orders than most presidents do in a year. While critics argue he's trampling constitutional limits on pre

By Dan Sally

/ February 10, 2025

The Death of Checks and Balances and The Rise of the Imperial Presidency