Author: sac4democracy
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The Actual Gavin Newsom Is Much Worse Than You Think
By Norman Solomon California Governor Gavin Newsom has made headlines this winter by vowing to defeat a proposal for a one-time 5 percent tax on billionaires in the state. Many national polls now rank him as the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, but aligning with the ultra-wealthy is not auspicious for wooing…
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Ending Republican Control Will Require Overcoming the Democratic Leadership
By Norman Solomon “The fight to defeat the fascistic GOP and the fight to overcome the power of corporate Democrats are largely the same fight.” The past year has completely discredited any claim that choosing between the Democratic and Republican parties would be merely a matter of “pick your poison” with the same end result.…
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We Need to Know How Corporate Democrats Made President Trump Possible
By Norman Solomon Ten years after Donald Trump first ran for president, he stands at the helm of Titanic America. How did this happen? No factors were more pivotal than the outlooks and actions of the Democratic Party leadership. Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible…