Today, Lone Star Left endorsed Rep Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor. Follow the link for all the wonderful reasons why. More great news, Rep James Talarico announced his bid for the U.S. Senate seat. These are two battle-tested Dems who have fought in the trenches against a far right Texas House. Something to cheer about! https://substack.com/home/post/p-176257014 Today , Lone Star Left endorsed Rep Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor. Follow the link for all the wonderful reaso

Substack writer Michelle H. Davis (LoneStarLeft) points out today how Texas got into this redistricting mess in the first place. Here’s...

Blue states typically have fewer obviously gerrymandered districts than red states, because Democrats basically believe in fair play and...

Take a minute to read Robert Reich’s piece today to find reasons for hope. He further admonishes us, “…there are sources of hope all...

We’re all aware of Trump’s more blatant attacks on the rule of law - the use of federal agencies to round up immigrants, the rigging of...

I was sitting in the green room at yesterday’s Senate Redistricting Committee hearing, when I was stunned by the following development....

Robert Reich points out that this administration is trying to brand all safety net provisions as socialism in order to cut them and hand...

Trump Organization, owned by Trump and transferred to a revocable trust with son Donald Trump Jr. as sole trustee, stands to make...

Two days ago, the Supreme Court moved us closer to an authoritarian state by allowing Trump to gut the Department of Education while the...

With 111 confirmed dead and 160 still missing, the Texas flood is making national news. When asked by a reporter, “who’s to blame?” Gov...

For anyone who looks different or has a last name ending in “z”, DHS (with enforcement arm ICE) is a terrifying threat. 93% of those...

A decrease of .3% in the gross domestic product, a .4% drop in the average wage, a $3.4 trillion increase (plus interest) in the national...

If the Reconciliation Bill passes, 11.8 million Americans will lose their health insurance, millions will fall into poverty, and the...

On the three-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, the state of women’s health is dire. The Contrarian reported yesterday: the number...

Palantir boss is intent on destroying democracy with the help of his thuggy friends in government, writes Robert Reich today. CEO Alex...

At this week’s G7 meeting, Trump was throwing his weight around like a mob boss. It’s no wonder that staffers made an excuse to get him...

It takes from the poor and working class and gives to the rich in epic proportions. Read Robert Reich’s write-up here:...

Both houses of the Texas Legislature passed SB3, which would ban all products containing delta-8 cannabinoid, also known as THC . If...

From LoneStarLeft - an urgent plea to reach out to friends, neighbors, acquaintances about the importance of voting. We have the numbers...

Today’s piece from Robert Reich is telling it like it is. And what we need to do about it. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-dictato...