Embed from Getty Images by Jessica Corbett Common Dreams US Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday denied allegations of sexual assault, but the Maine Democrat also said his campaign is considering the “best path forward” in the wake of Politico’s reporting. Jenny Racicot told The New York Times in an article published last month that Platner’s behavior was … [Read more...] about Platner Says Campaign Determining ‘Best Path Forward’ After Sexual Assault Allegations
The Kennedy name has seen better days
For more than sixty years, the Kennedy name was political gold. It conjured youth, glamour, idealism, sacrifice, and possibility. It was Camelot. Today, the spell appears broken. A recent headline summed up the mood: “JFK’s grandson just lost. Good riddance to Camelot.” Whether that’s too harsh is open to debate, but there’s no question the once strong Kennedy mystique … [Read more...] about The Kennedy name has seen better days
FIFA GIANNI INFANTINO DRINKS THE TRUMP KOOL AID
World Cup’s credibility in question after Fifa volte face following call from Donald Trump
Josh Bland, University of Cambridge After four weeks of dazzling action on the pitch, it may be an off-field scandal that comes to define this summer’s World Cup. Fifa’s decision to allow America’s star striker, Folarin Balogun, to play in a last-16 match against Belgium, despite having been sent off in the previous game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, is in clear breach … [Read more...] about World Cup’s credibility in question after Fifa volte face following call from Donald Trump
Quote of the Day: Hunter Biden on America’s 250th and Donald Trump
Our Quote of the Day comes from Hunter Biden on X who has this to say about America's 250th and Donald Trump: I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. I know @realDonaldTrump and family did. 250 years ago we declared independence from a king who ran the colonies as a family business. In just 18 months the Trumps have made King George look like an amateur. A $620 … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Hunter Biden on America’s 250th and Donald Trump
A tea party for the left
by Elwood Watson Darializa Avila Chevalier, Ph.D. candidate and political novice, ran against and defeated Adriano Espaillat, a five-term member of Congress and leader of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Espaillat had developed a political operation known as the “squadriano” in New York’s 13th District, which includes Washington Heights, Harlem, and parts of the Bronx. … [Read more...] about A tea party for the left
It’s official, forevermore: Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll.
It’s been a long and winding road for E. Jean Carroll, the magazine writer (now 82 years old) who publicly revealed Donald Trump, during his previous life as a real estate hustler, banged her head against a wall and forcibly penetrated her vagina with his fingers in a department store dressing room. But now, after braving Trump’s rhetorical attacks for the past seven years, … [Read more...] about It’s official, forevermore: Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll.
Grift Force One
Donald Trump will go down as the most corrupt president in American history Donald Trump brags about donating his $400,000 annual salary and lies that he's the only president who's ever done so. For the record, Hoover and JFK both donated their salaries, and Donald Trump hasn't donated his entire salary. But even if he did donate his entire salary, it pales in comparison to … [Read more...] about Grift Force One
Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot decision
A service member fills out an absentee ballot in Afghanistan in 2008. Overseas voters often rely on mail-in ballots. AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst In Watson v. RNC, decided June 29, 2026, liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices joined a noteworthy cross-ideological majority to uphold state grace periods for … [Read more...] about Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot decision
The vetting process can’t save us
A Chinese Exclusion-era fiction, buried by the Supreme Court in 1898, has resurfaced 128 years later and came within one vote of winning this week in Barbara v. Trump. For anyone who wishes we could impeach the four horsemen of the Fourteenth Amendment debacle (raises hand), we must put that response to rest: none of the Justices perjured themselves during confirmation … [Read more...] about The vetting process can’t save us
WHAT’S NEXT AFTER SUPREME COURT NIXES TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ELIMINATION ATTEMPT
In a major defeat for President Donald Trump and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to reaffirm more than 100 years of legal precedent and national tradition that babies born on American soil are automatically American citizens. The 6-3 decision is a blow to Trump, who had lobbied the court to uphold … [Read more...] about WHAT’S NEXT AFTER SUPREME COURT NIXES TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ELIMINATION ATTEMPT
Texas Does It Again
After nominating a senatorial candidate in the Republican primary who had cheated on his wife and was indicted for a number of crimes but was backed by Trump, against a fairly clean conservative who Trump didn’t like, the Texas Board of Education approved the reading of Bible stories to bring Christian teachings into Texas classrooms. They didn’t care about the First Amendment … [Read more...] about Texas Does It Again
Cassidy bluntly says RFK, Jr. lied to him during confirmation hearings
Senator Bill Cassidy has buyer's remorse: he realizes that Robert Kennedy, Jr. is the modern incarnation of Pinocchio. Promises RFK, Jr. steadfastly made to the now-outgoing Senator were broken. Sen. Bill Cassidy strongly criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his vaccine skepticism and handling of the nation's public health, despite … [Read more...] about Cassidy bluntly says RFK, Jr. lied to him during confirmation hearings
THE IRAN WAR — REFRAMED
There are many critics of our war against Iran, particularly on the left. My jaunty riposte to them is in the form of a Rolling Stones/Mick Jagger quote: You can't always get what you want, but you just might find you get what you need. Or at least a lot of it. Part of the opposition to this broadly unpopular war is our now generational American exhaustion from the forever … [Read more...] about THE IRAN WAR — REFRAMED
URGENT FUNDRAISING GOAL MET: THANK YOU
The Moderate Voice's urgent fundraiser is over: we now have more than enough in the TMV account now to pay the last two installments of the required fee. THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who contributed. All of us here at TVM are enormously grateful. On fundraisers in general, once or twice a year TMV has to do a fundraiser but they're kept at a minimum. We get a very modest … [Read more...] about URGENT FUNDRAISING GOAL MET: THANK YOU
The enduring resilience of Michelle Obama
by Elwood Watson The abhorrent comments directed at former First Lady Michelle Obama by UFC fighter Josh Hokit are part of a troubling pattern endured by Black women in America for generations. The disgusting comments made by Hokit were not simply about politics. They reflected a long-standing pattern in which accomplished Black women are denounced as less feminine, less … [Read more...] about The enduring resilience of Michelle Obama
Donald Trump’s green new deal
An inevitable press briefing a few days from now: (Trump is hydraulically lowered into his seat.) “Mr. President, are you planning to drain the Reflecting Pool and start over? There are reports – ” “Quiet, Piggy! I know you’ve been down there stealing patriotic paint chips. Maybe we oughta cuff you. And gimme a smile for a change. You’re a terrible reporter by the way, … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s green new deal
Pride Month
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, Pride Month commemorates years of struggle for civil rights and the ongoing pursuit of equal justice under the law for the LGBTQ community. Someone else explained Pride Month this way: Pride isn't about turning straight kids into queer kids. Pride is about not turning queer kids into dead kids. Although I am not a member of the LGBTQ … [Read more...] about Pride Month
Congressman Dan Goldman: More Than One District at Stake
Congressman Dan Goldman represents New York's 10th Congressional District, a district uniquely shaped by the legacy of September 11. Few congressional districts were more directly affected by the attacks, and Goldman has played an important role in supporting constituents who continue to live with their aftermath.Goldman has been a leading advocate for securing permanent … [Read more...] about Congressman Dan Goldman: More Than One District at Stake
Keir Starmer resigns: can anyone survive as prime minister in today’s Britain?
Nicholas Dickinson, University of Exeter Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the Labour party, and so in time as the UK’s prime minister. In the end, despite his numerous assurances that he would fight on, after Andy Burnham’s resounding win in the Makerfield byelection, the pressure on Starmer became too great to withstand. It makes him the sixth British PM in a decade … [Read more...] about Keir Starmer resigns: can anyone survive as prime minister in today’s Britain?