Is the state party turning to the right?
In this New Yorker interview We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy, Sen. Chris Murphy says: [I]t can be true that some of the orthodoxy of the left put us in the position of being unelectable....
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Adam Smith Town Hall discusses federal budget, ends with Palestine protest
On March 29, 2025, Rep. Adam Smith gave a town hall focused on the federal budget in Renton, Washington. The main topic was the GOP budget, how regressive and destructive it is, and how...
Protest in Bellevue against Rep. Adam Smith
Workers Strike Back (apparently associated with Socialists in Seattle) is hosting a protest in Bellevue near the home of Rep. Adam Smith: SEATTLE — PROTEST WARMONGERING DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN ADAM SMITH Free Mahmoud Khalil! End...
Rep. Adam Smith’s opposition to the “Far-Left”
In a series of interviews, videos, and articles, Rep. Adam Smith has criticized what he calls “the far-left,” “the extreme left,” “radical identity politics,” “left-wing facsists”, “the new left”, and “left-wing totalitarianism.” This is...
Rep. Adam Smith’s 2025-03-12 interview with Quincy Institute: a summary and response
On March 12, 2025, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) was interviewed on a webinar with Quincy Institute of Responsible Statecraft. As former chair and ranking member of the the House Armed Services Committee, Smith (no...
Can government serve the people? Libertarianism, anarchism, and Big Government
Central questions for Americans, and for progressives in particular, are: Should we be in favor of top-down Big Government that serves the people? Or will government always serve the 1%? Should we instead be...
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