Forward Progressives

As most of us know, one of the biggest controversies swirling around right now concerns a report put together by a former MI6 British spy who was first hired by Republicans, then later Democrats, that alleges Putin has information he plans to use to blackmail and compromise Donald Trump. On their own, these allegations would be…

Even though Mike Pence has laughably claimed that Donald Trump doesn't like to insult people, and it's Hillary Clinton who's running the "insult-driven campaign," the GOP presidential candidate has fueled his attempted run to the White House largely on insults, attacks and child-like temper-tantrums unlike any we've ever seen in U.S. politics. style="display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-5626295912827181″ data-ad-slot="3586339813″> However,…

One of the biggest myths of the 2016 election has been that Donald Trump wants to be president - he doesn't. While it's true he wants to become president, that's entirely different from actually doing the job. To Trump, being president is just another material possession or challenge to feed his own ego. He wants to…

Back in the 1990s, I was groomed to be a conservative activist. This was before the days of viral YouTube videos and smartphones. In those days, the Internet was confined to clunky desktop computers on dial-up connections. Whenever we could, we'd advocate for conservative political campaigns or participate in anti-abortion rallies. I was taught to call…