Keith Berner

LATEST ARTICLES ( 203 )

• 09.26.16 Not Watching the Debate

  My watching or not watching will not impact anything except my mental health. The horror is now so palpable that I have to remove myself from it, including —... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 09.25.16 Is Peter Franchot a Democrat Any More?

  

  Here (on the left) is Maryland’s comptroller, Peter Franchot, who hails from Takoma Park and used to call himself progressive. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 07.27.16 Fox News Right Now (#foxalternaterelality)

  Trump’s encouragement of Russian espionage and interference in the US presidential race is the top (or 2nd) story on: NYT, Washington Post, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS,... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 07.10.16 Rage

  Rage about all the black men killed by racist cops (not to mention all the injustice meted out that stops short of outright murder). Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 07.06.16 Apology to Bernie Sanders + Don’t Trust NYT

  On May 29, I wrote about the hypocrisy of the Sanders campaign’s having opposed the superdelegate system in principle, while turning to superdelegates as the th... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 07.02.16 County Council Repeals Employee Benefits for Domestic Partners

  An open letter to regressive Montgomery County Council members. . .To: George Leventhal, Nancy Floreen & Hans Riemer:I am extremely disappointed that you voted... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 06.13.16 Mr. Trump Isn’t Wise on Foreign Policy — He’s Just Winging It (WaPo...

  

  My letter will appear in the print edition of the Washington Post on Tuesday, June 17 Just because Joseph A. Mussomeli correctly eviscerated the neoconservative... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 05.30.16 The Selfishness of Chevy Chase

  The Washington Post today had a front-page story about the 37th (or 98th or millionth?) attempt by Chevy Chase to block the Purple Line, which would provide an... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 05.29.16 Rigged

  The system is rigged. It always has been.It was rigged in favor of landowners. And men. And white people. The number of ways our so-called “democracy” is... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 05.01.16 Hillary Clinton for President

  Oh how it pains me to write this. My opinion of both Clintons has been consistent for a very long time. I hardly need to recount their political and policy... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 04.27.16 Schadenfreude (election Wrap-up)

  Before I go negative, I want to acknowledge Jamie Raskin’s extremely important victory yesterday. His win not only sends a substantively excellent man to... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 04.19.16 In Which Matthews Takes Umbrage at Trone

  There’s a certain amusement in watching bad guys rip each other to shreds. Though the substance is frightening as hell, your blogger has chuckled as Donald... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 04.17.16 Bernie Sanders for President (with Caveats)

  Bernie Sanders represents my values. It’s about time we had a national leader who is not only willing but eager to speak truth to power. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 04.17.16 Jamie Raskin for Congress

  Jamie Raskin’s record of accomplishment is astounding. Let’s start with his 2006 campaign for the Maryland Senate from District 20. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 04.16.16 Chris Van Hollen for Congress

  This is a long piece. If you don’t know Chris Van Hollen well and have not been following the story of Donna Edwards’s lies about his record, you’ll learn by... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 04.16.16 Chris Van Hollen for Senate

  This is a long piece. If you don’t know Chris Van Hollen well and have not been following the story of Donna Edwards’s lies about his record, you’ll learn by... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 04.06.16 Loaded Language in WaPo’s Profile of Jamie Raskin

  As part of a series profiling the Democratic candidates for Congress from MD-8, the Washington Post this morning ran Bill Turque’s piece on Jamie Raskin. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 04.03.16 Can Money Buy MD-8?

  Political activist and neighbor, Esther Siegel, shared with me her letter to Washington Post reporter Bill Turque and gave me permission to reprint it. Here it... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 03.27.16 Kathleen Matthews: the Face of Political Corruption (and GOP Love)

  Executive SummaryKathleen Matthews has received: more money from lobbyists than any Democrat running for the House in 2016 anywhere in the country more... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 03.27.16 Washington Adventist Hospital and Defamation in Takoma Park

  There has been recent controversy in Takoma Park, MD (TkPk) about development around our co-op. Somehow, posts on the main TkPk listserv have reached into the... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY