Ursula Burns, the former Xerox CEO, would carry to the Commerce Department a prodigious amount of baggage.
Alexander Sammon
Alexander Sammon is a former staff writer at The American Prospect.
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A Democratic Party With Tom Vilsack at Ag Is Not Serious About Winning Elections
Joe Biden’s Cabinet pick scorns powerful rural voters.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Climate Coalition Talking Points Prop Up Brian Deese
Mainstream environmental groups rally around the former BlackRock executive, while more left-leaning groups remain skeptical.
Posted inPolitics
The House Foreign Affairs Committee Showdown
Reps. Gregory Meeks and Joaquin Castro offer significantly different visions on foreign policy.
Posted inPolitics
What Went Wrong in North Carolina
State Sen. Erica Smith, Cal Cunningham’s primary opponent, weighs in.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Prosecuting Trump Is the Only Way to Heal the Nation
Letting him off the hook for multiple crimes would reinforce Trump’s own contempt for the rule of law.
Posted inPolitics
The Obama Brand Is Not as Strong as Democrats Think
Softness in the Black vote and approval of the Affordable Care Act shows that the world has moved on since 2016, and Democrats need new ideas.
Posted inPolitics
It’s Time for an Overhaul of House Democratic Leadership
The performance, strategy, and results were all wrong.
Posted inPolitics
Yet Another Health Care Election
The way to end the interminable battle over the Affordable Care Act is to deliver affordable care.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Have Proven They Can Compete on Small-Dollar Donations Alone
So why does Joe Biden keep doing big-money fundraisers?
