New Yorkers who donât eat, live and breathe zoning â which is to say, nearly all of us â might be surprised to discover that there are four enclaves in and around Midtown Manhattan that do not allow new housing. Forget the vast investment in subway lines and the walkable proximity to the nationâs largest […]
Progressive politicians want more housing in NYC â so why are they making it so hard to add apartments in Midtown?
March 29, 2025 by
Progressive Caucus Chair: ‘Offensive’ to Say Dems Worry Too Much About Not Offending People on Small Trans Issue
November 12, 2024 by
On Mondayâs broadcast of CNNâs âThe Source,â Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) responded to Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) arguing that Democrats spend too much of their time trying to avoid offending anyone and that he doesnât want his two daughters getting trampled playing sports by male or formerly male athletes by stating
Democrat Strategist: Progressive ‘Moment Is Well and Truly Over’ Thanks to Open-Border Policies
October 27, 2024 by
AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente,Stephanie Scarbrough The Democratic political strategist who accurately predicted âThe Emerging Democratic Majorityâ in 2004 now says progressives have destroyed their political power by supporting mass migration. âThe progressive moment is well and truly over,â Ruy Teixeira wrote on October 24, as he described immigration as the worst element in the woke agenda that
Bernie Sanders: Harris Is Laying Out a ‘Strong Progressive Agenda’
August 18, 2024 by
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Friday on MSNBCâs âAll Inâ that Vice President Kamala Harris laid out a âstrong progressive agendaâ during her economic speech earlier today. When asked for his reaction to the speech, Sanders said, âI think given the fact she has been a candidate for only three weeks I think sheâs doing really
Report: Progressive Pro-Choice Women’s Organizations Silent After Reports of Emhoff Affair
August 10, 2024 by
Several progressive pro-choice womenâs organizations have reportedly remained silent about Vice President Kamala Harrisâs husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoffâs alleged affair during his first marriage. Groups such as EMILYs List, the Progressive Womenâs Alliance of West Michigan, the National Organization for Women, the Womenâs Liberation Front, and the Feminist Majority Foundation were among the groups
Trump campaign hits progressive Pennsylvania PAC with cease-and-desist over deceptive ads on mail-in votes
June 25, 2024 by
The Trump campaign is putting a progressive Super PAC on notice for âfalseâ advertisements that could give Pennsylvania voters the impression the former presidentâs team was telling them not to vote by mail. On Tuesday, the Trump campaign sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Pennsylvania Values PAC, demanding that it preserve key documents and alerting […]
Chicago Progressive Suddenly Closing Gap After 10,000 Votes ‘Found’ in Cook County State’s Attorney Race
April 23, 2024 by
The progressive candidate for Cook County stateâs attorney is suddenly closing the gap in his primary election after more than 10,000 votes were suddenly âfoundâ in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Elections added more than 10,000 votes Saturday after director Max Bever claimed the board somehow forgot to count mail-in votes. âIn adding up the
John Fetterman Distances Himself from Progressive Left on Israel
February 23, 2024 by
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has now publicly distanced himself from the hard progressive left for their stance on Israel after weeks of outwardly expressing support for the Jewish state. Fettermanâs support for Israel has been no secret, even going back to his U.S. Senate campaign. In April 2022, for instance, he told Jewish Insider that he
Progressive pressure on Jeffries: Israel critics want help surviving backlash
November 27, 2023 by
The war in Gaza is forcing Hakeem Jeffries (center) to navigate a treacherous divide between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian members. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Progressive Democrats whoâve condemned Israel over its war offensive in Gaza are demanding that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries do more to protect them against primary challenges from pro-Israel Democrats. In a closed-door
Fetterman, unbending on Israel, confounds his progressive brethren
November 26, 2023 by
When it comes to Israel, Sen. John Fetterman has not simply bucked his progressive brethren, he has made it a point to show he rejects the activist leftâs position. | Julia Nikhinson/AFP John Fetterman was walking past a group of pro-Palestinian protesters at the Capitol this month when, according to his aides, they accused him
âWe are deeply concernedâ â Progressive lawmakers make plea to Biden ahead of Israelâs Gaza campaign
October 23, 2023 by
Top progressive lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to lean more heavily on Israel as it launches what seems likely to be an aggressive, bloody and lengthy campaign in Gaza. The leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus along with dozens more lawmakers wrote the president and Secretary of State Antony Blinken a letter on Friday
âNot happyâ: Key progressive pushes back on new food aid work requirements in debt deal
August 8, 2023 by
Rep. Jim McGovern declined to say if he would help Republicans get the bill out of the Rules Committee. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The Houseâs biggest anti-hunger crusader is rejecting the Biden administrationâs defense of new food aid restrictions in its deal with Republicans to raise the debt ceiling â but he didnât
Nebraska Legislature finally passes a bill, amidst progressive filibusters
June 21, 2023 by
With only 26 days left in the 90-day legislative session, Nebraska lawmakers have finally passed a single bill. Now they have only about 200 left to go. In any other year, the Nebraska Legislature would have passed dozens of bills by now. But it has been hamstrung by progressive lawmakers filibustering every bill before the […]
New York Democrats in chaos with progressive left calling state party nearly as undemocratic as ‘North Korea’
March 2, 2023 by
Progressive New York Democrats have had enough of party leadership and are demanding the removal of the party chief and reforms to the entire apparatus after a disastrous 2022 midterm cycle for the state. Four U.S. House seats in New York flipped from Democratic control in the 2022 midterms, greatly contributing to Republicans retaking the […]
Progressive Rep. Delia Ramirez set to give State of the Union response
February 25, 2023 by
Her speech on Tuesday, given on behalf of the liberal Working Families Party, is expected to address President Joe Bidenâs speech and rebut the Republican responses given by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Rep. Delia Ramirez, a first-term Democrat from Illinois, is set to give
Top progressive firm drops Sinema as a client
January 13, 2023 by
Digital firm Authentic saw an internal revolt over its work for Sen. Krysten Sinema earlier this year. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo The leading progressive digital firm Authentic has dropped Kyrsten Sinema as a client, after the Arizona senator announced she was leaving the Democratic Party, according to a person close to the firm. Sinema announced
Markey: Popularity of Packing Court Will Increase When It Strikes Down ‘Historic, Progressive Laws’
April 18, 2021 by
On Thursdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âAll In,â Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), who has introduced legislation to add four Supreme Court seats, predicted that there will be âa public cry for a change in the numbers of the Supreme Court so that they cannot continue their undermining, their destruction of historic, progressive laws that have been…
The Great Progressive Betrayal
November 28, 2020 by
People line up outside a food pantry in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 12. (Michael Nagle via Getty Images) Much of the post-election hand-wringing about Democrats driving typically liberal voters into the hands of a Trump-led Republican Party has focused on where that effect was most pronounced: Hispanics in Florida and Texas. But that shouldnât […]
Trump Has Accomplished Progressive Goals Such As Reducing Drug Pricing, Paid Parental Leave For Workers And Criminal Justice Reform
November 26, 2020 by
President Donald Trump championed a series of progressive causes during his time in office, signing executive orders and bills that targeted drug pricing, paid parental leave for workers and criminal justice reform. Trump secured up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for some federal workers when he signed the Defense Authorization Act Dec. 20,…
Twelve Questions for Fauxcahontas and Her Progressive Tribe â Part III (Conclusion)
October 14, 2018 by
PART III â Conclusion: What It All Means; There is a Better Way By following current âDiversity & Inclusionâ (D&I) trends to their logical conclusion, the series of questions in Part II illustrated the inherent contradictions and irreconcilable fallacies of the D&I agenda â it becomes inarguable but that D&I cannot achieve its stated purposes […]
Twelve Questions for Fauxcahontas and Her Progressive Tribe â Part II of III
October 14, 2018 by
OK FAUXCAHONTAS, WEâVE GOT YOU NOW. ITâS DIVERSITY POW-WOW TIME SO COUGH-UP SOME ANSWERS! PART II â THE TWELVE QUESTIONS Dear Fauxcahontas: As a (presumptive) member of the Diversity Leadership of the Diversity Deep State, you and your Progressive tribe of supporters have been imposing âfundamental transformationâ on our country in the form of so-called […]
Twelve Questions for Fauxcahontas and Her Progressive Tribe â Part I of III
October 14, 2018 by
Introduction: Government agencies, workplaces and the media today are awash in âDiversity & Inclusionâ (âD&Iâ). Yet few have stopped to ask how we got to this state, why weâre here and, most importantly, where it is directing us. Dear Reader, in this series was ask those questions, and more. After […]
POOR SOROS: Progressive Billionaire Complains That ‘Everything That Could Go Wrong Has Gone Wrong’
June 12, 2018 by
Billionaire political activist George Soros complained to The Washington Post this weekend that people across the globe are now turning their backs on his global campaign to force them into a Leftist utopia. âEverything that could go wrong, has gone wrong,” he told WaPo, according to the Daily Caller. His plan to control countries, promote […]
Progressive Dem: Trump ‘Right to Raise Tariffs’ as America’s China Policy Has Been ‘Schizophrenic’
April 8, 2018 by
A couple walk by an American flag signboard outside a supermarket selling imported groceries at the Qingdao bonded zone in east China’s Shandong province on April 5, 2018. (Chinatopix via AP) WASHINGTON â Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), expressed support for the trade actions President Trump has taken […]
âUnbiasedâ WaPo Reporter Uncovered as Soros Operative to âAdvance Progressive Agendaâ
November 26, 2017 by
No surprises here. At a recent top-secret conference in California, Washington Post reporter Janell Ross spoke but never said anything about it to her employer, according to Fox News. That could be because the event was full of âliberal movers and shakers⌠including billionaire George Soros [who] outlined the future of their progressive agenda.â The […]
Obama’s Progressive Socialist Attempt to Destroy Private College Education in America
June 27, 2017 by
America doesnât have an unemployment problem â it has an education and skilled worker problem. Right now, there are millions of available jobs all around the country with top companies offering good pay and benefits. However, the problem for these potential employers is a lack of skilled or properly educated workers. This is a massive […]
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Blames ‘Progressive Left’ for Riots
August 16, 2016 by
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke minced no words when he commented on the causes of the riots that have roiled Milwaukee the last two nights. Clarke, a black Democrat known for his strong pro-gun views and opposition to Black Lives Matter, went on an epic rant against the rioters. He blamed the “progressive left” as […]
New Progressive Media Lunacy: ‘Terrorist’ is a Biased Word
July 16, 2016 by
 Off the deep end. This is boilerplate leftist navel gazing, which they’re especially prone to after terrorism attacks. Even when they’re finally talking about it, they aren’t really talking about it. Here’s the relevant drivel from this piece: Some of my fellow word people, in discussing this same issue, have arrived at a less […]
An American Agenda versus a Liberal Progressive Ideological Agenda
December 30, 2015 by
We are drawing to the end of 2015, and as we enter 2016 it is the final year of President Barack Obamaâs presidential tenure. The question then becomes simple, are we better off than we were and a year from now, will we be better off? Recently President Obama made the assertion to his […]
Obama: Pacific Trade Deal âMost Progressiveâ Deal Ever
October 8, 2015 by
President Obama calls the Trans-Pacific trade deal reached by his negotiators the, âmost progressive, high-standard trade deal ever crafted.â But he acknowledged that certain economic trends would continue in spite of the deal, including lower wages for American workers and currency manipulation. He also admitted that currency manipulation rules wouldnât be enforceable under the deal, even […]
