The Supreme Court Will Decide the Texas Gerrymandering Case Within Days, But Either Way, the Republican Scheme is Sputtering
This week, the United States Supreme Court is sure to decide the appeal by the State of Texas of aContinue Reading
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Trump and Republican Allies Speed Up Social Security’s Insolvency Date
The fracture point – the point at which Social Security will become insolvent – for the Social Security and MedicareContinue Reading
Republicans’ Long Held Dream of Slashing Health Insurance for Millions About to Come True
Unfortunately, the decades long Republican party effort to strip millions of Americans from a basic right to health insurance seems Continue Reading
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House Bill Guts $ Billions in Funding for New York’s Health Care System in Just a Few Months
National attention on “The Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 focused on taxContinue Reading
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Crazytown 2025: Republicans Create Fiscal Chaos, Destructive Budget Proposal; What’s Going On?
The Republicans who control the House and Senate have begun their process to pass a giant Budget Reconciliation package ofContinue Reading
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Medicaid On The Chopping Block; Millions of NYers Are Vulnerable But We Can Fight Back
With nearly half the state’s population dependent on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act for their health coverage, and FederalContinue Reading
AND NOW FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS
After several weeks of the Trump-Musk onslaught against the American government, the House and Senate Republicans are stepping up toContinue Reading
Unauthorized Immigrants in the U.S. : How Many are There and What’s Their Status Now That Trump Has Arrived?
In the course of a few days, Donald Trump has begun laying the groundwork to deport millions of unauthorized/undocumented immigrantsContinue Reading
THE HANDY REFERENCE GUIDE TO TRUMP LIES 2.0
During the Trump second term, Americans can expect another onslaught of lies, far more than any fact checker could handle.Continue Reading
A Cruise, Post-election Blues and Missing Democrats
My wife and I left for a river cruise in France the afternoon after the Presidential election; we already hadContinue Reading
OF POLLS, VOTES AND WHEN WE WILL KNOW RESULTS; VOTES; 2020 REDUX
I offer a poignant moment and a good poll. The moment is President Biden voting early in Delaware, standing onlineContinue Reading
The Trump-Vance “Migrants Eating Cats” Lie; Preposterous, Racist, and Now a Menace to Immigrants: But, Guess Who Believes It ? And So On …
Vice President Kamala Harris succeeded in baiting the former President during the debate, provoking the cuckoo to pop out ofContinue Reading
UPDATE ON PROTECTING THE NY CONVICTION AND SENTENCING TRUMP: JUDGE MERCHAN DELAYS DECISIONS UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION
My blog on the brilliant memo by New York D.A. Alvin Bragg to refute Trump’s effort to set aside hisContinue Reading
Bragg’s Summer Home Run to Protect Conviction Will be Decided by Judge Two Days Before Scheduled Sentencing: Tracking the New York Case
A ruling by Judge Juan Merchan on Donald Trump’s motion to set aside his New York hush-money conviction is expectedContinue Reading
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CONGESTION PRICING DRIVES INTO THE FALL ELECTION
Governor Hochul’s last-second announcement on June 5th, 2024, to pause New York’s Congestion Pricing Plan caused understandable dismay and evenContinue Reading
The Precarious Election: Biden And Inflation, Part Two: The War in Ukraine Drives Inflation
In my Part One on why President Biden is not to blame for inflation in the United States, I lookedContinue Reading
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THE PRECARIOUS ELECTION: Why Biden’s Not to Blame for Inflation, Part One: COVID Turns the World Upside Down
Leading up to the 2020 election, I wrote a series of blog posts titled, “The Purple Highway.” This time around,Continue Reading
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AS THE 2024 ELECTION APPROACHES, NEW YORK’S CONGRESSIONAL LINES AND ITS VOTE-BY-MAIL PROCESS MAY ONCE AGAIN BE IN PLAY
The Congressional elections in New York have become pivotal to both political parties for control of the House of RepresentativesContinue Reading
Staying Sober on the Purple Highway: The Swing States Round 4
The Democratic Party surely hoped, as a result of its convention, that its presentation of an ethnically and culturally diverseContinue Reading
Canvass of Mail Ballots for Several Closely Contested Assembly Primaries Begins Monday, July 20
The Board of Elections reports that canvassing for a number of Assembly Democratic primaries begins Monday, July 20th, including severalContinue Reading