Seems both sides are claiming a win in the Ford/Kavanaugh hearing. Photo Credit: Getty Images
Three Takeaways from the Ford/Kavanaugh Hearings
All Shine and No Substance; Shapiro Offers to Debate Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic Socialist declines to debate conservative commentator. Photo Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images
BECAUSE I AM BLACK
“Fifty years ago they said that single mothers were the downfall of America. Now that white women are single mothers, they’re calling it creative family structure. I’m here to say to you that all the narratives you get about what is wrong with Black women; I think Black women are the savior of this country.” ~Dr. Brittney Cooper at Essence Fest 2018
THE PLIGHT OF THE BLACK VOTER
“We must reject not only the stereotypes that others have of us but also those that we have of ourselves.” ~Shirley Chisholm (U.S. Congresswoman and Presidential Candidate)
Based On Their Behavior at the SOTU Address, Dems May Want to Have a Strategy Meeting
The Democrats in Congress came off looking like The Resistance at the SOTU, and it likely turned a lot of independent voters away.
Is Clinton’s Political Heir, Kirsten Gillibrand, Just “Hillary Lite”?
2018 And The Transmutation of Black Womanhood
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
~Maya Angelou “Phenomenal Woman”
Does a Victory by Doug Jones in the Alabama Senate Race Signal a Resurgent in Democratic Hopes?
It remains to be seen whether the Alabama Senate race is a harbinger of things to come on the national political landscape.
The Real Reason Roy Moore Will Probably Win the Alabama Senate Seat
Will Alabama voters choose a Democrat over embattled Judge Roy Moore? Photo Credit:AP
Could President Trump Actually Bring an End to Partisan Politics?
Trump meets with Democratic congressional leaders and the world didn’t come to an end. Could this lead to a revival of the art of the deal?