Taught American Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies SAIS Europe, former NYT editorial board, author of The Emergency State (Penguin, 2012, 2013)
Lyme, CT
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David C Unger retweeted
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David C Unger retweeted
more of this, please
Politico: Chris Van Hollen says a Democratic-controlled Senate should pursue Medicare for All.
“The reality is people are facing huge increases in premiums and copays. … So we need a Medicare-for-All-type solution,” Van Hollen said. “This is the kind of debate we need to have.”
Link: politico.com/news/2026/10/26…
David C Unger retweeted
If you paid $1 in federal income taxes last year, you paid more than:
Disney
American Airlines
Citigroup
CVS
DoorDash
GoDaddy
H&R Block
HP
Kohl’s
Ticketmaster
Palantir
PayPal
Roku
Southwest Airlines
Tesla
United Airlines
Pizza Hut
Taco Bell
KFC
Absurd. We need REAL tax reform.
David C Unger retweeted
Air travel is becoming a luxury.
Now that they killed competition, the big airlines are explicitly reducing the number of people who fly by increasing prices. Time to re-regulate the industry. cnbc.com/2026/10/23/airfare-…?
Which flavor of status quo centrist would you prefer? Ms. No medicare for all or Mr no wealth tax?
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David C Unger retweeted
This morning, the federal government turned the full force of the Department of Homeland Security against a sitting member of Congress for the offense of disagreeing with the White House.
The path to citizenship should not be weaponized against anyone, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, a naturalized American who swore an oath to this country — the same one that I took.
The promise of citizenship should not be contingent on someone agreeing with the federal government.
David C Unger retweeted
There's no word for what ails the Dems. It's not a centrist thing, it's not a left-wing thing. The entire culture is built around not knowing how anything works and not doing any actual work. It's just 'shiny object' politics. Today it's AI doom, yesterday it was data centers...
David C Unger retweeted
According to a new WSJ poll:
63% want to pause AI development
61% want a billionaire wealth tax
59% want Medicare for All
57% want a $20 minimum wage
58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel
The American people want real change.
DEMOCRATS MUST LISTEN.
David C Unger retweeted
Workers didn't win weekends, safer workplaces, better wages, or the 40-hour workweek because corporations decided to do the right thing. They won those rights by organizing and fighting together.
This Labor Day, we honor that history and keep fighting for working people.
David C Unger retweeted
it’s important to remember which particular corporate Democrats helped the insurance industry create this healthcare nightmare 👇
David C Unger retweeted
Over the last 200 years, trade unionists have been jailed & even killed fighting for economic justice.
But because of them, we have decent wages for millions, the 8-hour workday and the end of child labor.
This Labor Day, let's continue the fight for an economy that works for all of us, not just the 1%.
David C Unger retweeted
71% of Americans support labor unions but, due to illegal union-busting by corporations like Amazon & Starbucks, only 10% of workers belong to one. That must change.
We must pass the PRO Act & make it easier for workers to exercise their constitutional right to form unions.
David C Unger retweeted
Trump, like all authoritarians, wants to silence those who disagree with him.
Now he's trying to punish an NBC journalist for reporting on his mixed endorsement record.
Sorry, Mr. President. In America, we believe in democracy and the First Amendment.
FIGHT BACK.
David C Unger retweeted
Ehh no. It’s a matter of simple physics, a small country cannot “make” the United States wage a war. More accurate and less whiny to say a powerful bipartisan faction in the U.S. has thoroughly internalized Israeli interests and perspectives and runs amok. That’s different!
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David C Unger retweeted
To be clear, the 1988 pact with the US never was a trade pact. If it had been, people like me would have supported it. I believe in international trade. I believe in international trade agreements. It was a great deal more than a trade pact. It was an obscured integration pact.
What we are experiencing is the final strategic step in the undoing of the 1988 error. Yes, there was an election and that 1988 election confirmed that we should make the mistake. I repeat, it was a mistake. It is the source of the crisis we are in today.
johnralstonsaul.substack.com…
David C Unger retweeted
Hard to overstate how much political courage it takes to champion the billionaire tax while being the congressman who literally represents Silicon Valley — and to do it when many in his own party’s establishment refuse to do so. Genuinely impressive.
The California Democratic Party and the California labor movement just stood with @BernieSanders and me in supporting 5% wealth tax on 250 California billionaires.
California voters want a Democratic Party that will stand up for the working class over the billionaire class.
David C Unger retweeted
Electability in action!
🚨BREAKING: @DavidCCrowley wants Wisconsin to become a data center hub for the "entire globe."
"There’s an opportunity for us to really become AI and a data hub not only for the entire country, but for the entire globe," said Crowley.
David C Unger retweeted
A new study confirms that Medicare for All would save 114,000 lives every year and reduce overall healthcare spending by more than $1 trillion annually.
Do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All.
What we cannot afford is a broken healthcare system based on greed.
David C Unger retweeted
It is insane that the Democrats allow super PACs like AIPAC to spend millions in their primaries — only for those same special interests to help elect Republicans in the general election.
My message to Democratic leaders: Ban super PACs from Democratic primaries NOW.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Parties cannot ban independent super PAC spending in primaries; it is First Amendment-protected speech per Citizens United. AIPAC is not a super PAC—its affiliate United Democracy Project made the expenditures.
fec.gov/help-candidate…
factcheck.org/2026/08/united…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_PAC