Archive for May 2026
Political Strategy Notes
From “Poll: Trump’s election orders would mass disenfranchise working-class voters” by Jordan Zakarin at More Perfect Union: “President Donald Trump’s executive orders on election administration would create significant — and in many cases, insurmountable — barriers for working- and middle- class Americans to voting, according to a new poll from More Perfect Union and Blue Rose Research…In his second term,…Read More
Protect English Learners in Nation’s Schools
Multilingual education is not merely workforce preparation. It is about equal opportunity. Opinion,Department of Education,Trump Administration,John Pascarella,Language Source link progressive.orgRead More
As Midterm Polls Signal Blue Tsunami, GOP Is Frantically Waving The Flag
The latest New York Times/Siena University poll has devastating news for the GOP ahead of this year’s midterm elections.In addition to a record-low approval rating of 37 percent for President Donald Trump, the generic congressional ballot had Democrats up by 10 percentage points, which jumped to a staggering 14 points among voters most likely to cast ballots.Republicans can’t quit Trump.…Read More
Song of the Day 5/20: Prince Buster, “Too Hot”
If you don’t like 90-degree highs before Memorial Day, just wait until tonight, when a storm front will move through and leave us with highs in the low 60s throughout the weekend. Just another 30-degree swing in 24 hours. Climate change, or Jewish space lasers? Opinions vary. Cecil Campbell, better known as Prince Buster, influenced […] Source link delawareliberal.netRead More
Economic Pessimism Deepens as War With Iran Pushes Gas Prices Higher
At the beginning of 2026, Data for Progress’ polling revealed that voters have remained pessimistic about the economy since Donald Trump took office, despite his campaign promise to “make America affordable again.” Since then, Trump has launched an unpopular war that has created a surge in gas prices across the country, while continuing to defend his illegal and expensive tariff…Read More
Charitable Platforms Have Empowered Trump’s Attack on Dissent
Originally published by Newsweek on May 19, 2026. By Pamela Shifman and Rajasvini Bhansali Last month, Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, and Charles Schwab’s DAFgiving360 – three of our country’s largest sponsors of donor-advised funds – abruptly stopped processing donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Their decision came after the Trump Administration launched a public, highly politicized indictment against…Read More
Trump's $1.8b slush fund could turn into giant can of worms
Trump and Blanche during Trump’s 2024 trial. (Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty)PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️💵 Subscribe to PN 💵On Monday, President Trump “settled” a lawsuit he filed against himself for the low-low price of $1.8 billion of your tax dollars. But he’s not pocketing any of that money, perish the thought! In an act of characteristic selflessness, Trump…Read More
Wisconsin Republican Flips, Then Flops, On Iran War, Gas Prices
Rep Tom Tiffany, who is running to be the governor of Wisconsin, was still stinging from being so woefully wrong about gas prices being the lowest in years, when he went on a podcast and was asked about Trump’s Iran War and subsequent soaring gas prices. Judging by the way he couched his answer, Tiffany must be getting tired of…Read More
News headlines adopted Trump’s deceptive framing of his new $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund
[ad_1] There was no “weaponization” of the Biden Justice Department. There are no “victims” who deserve “compensation”. The $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund the Trump administration announced on Monday is not a legal “settlement” of Trump’s risible lawsuit against his own IRS. Everything about this heist of tax dollars is a lie and a fraud. In its scope and its…Read More
How Much Are You Spending on the Iran War? $300 and Counting.
The Pentagon estimates that it has spent upward of $29 billion on weaponry to bomb Iran since February 28, in a war of choice that has killed at least 3,400 people in Iran and thousands more across the region. Americans, far away from the bombs, are relatively insulated from the immediate, human costs of warmaking. But the war is hitting…Read More