By Jessie Seigel / April 19, 2025 The fifth amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads, in pertinent part: No person shall be…deprived of...

One unusual poster at the April 5,2025 Hands Off Our Democracy protest in Washington DC. It's a struggle as old as time or, at least, as...

By Jessie Seigel / April 2, 2025 This Saturday, April 5, there will be peaceful protests all around the nation, coordinated by  ...

By Jessie Seigel A bill just introduced in the Minnesota legislature would revise state law to add a category, "Trump Derangement...

By Jessie Seigel / March 12, 2025 Democratic institutions are being attacked by the Trump adminstration at breakneck speed and on all...

By Jessie Seigel / March 5, 2025 During President Donald Trump's inaugural litany of lies, Texas Democratic Representative Al Green...

By Jessie Seigel / February 26, 2025 The Republican party has long made capital out of its staunch anti-communist stance in alleged...

By Jesssie Seigel / February 10, 2025 MSNBC host Rachel Maddow frequently advises—concerning Republican policy makers—"Watch what they...

By Jessie Seigel / January 26, 2025 The quote above is from Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial By Jury Dear Readers, Last Tuesday, I broke my...

By Jessie Seigel / January 8, 2025   Monday was January 6, the fourth anniversary of the Republicans' 2021 viciously violent attack on...

By Jessie Seigel / December 12, 2024 2024 is almost over. What will come next? This will be the last My Washington Whispers Column for...

By Jessie Seigel / November 27, 2024 And so it begins in earnest. President-elect Donald Trump is daily putting forward his rogues...

By Jessie Seigel / November 11, 2024 jas-copyright-2024 Despite the depth of his open depravity, Donald Trump has managed to be elected...

By Jessie Seigel / November 3, 2024 This is what it comes down to. No more to be said. Except, if you have not done so already, this...

By Jessie Seigel / October 26, 2024 In the capital of the United States, we have no vote for senator or representative. But we are...

By Jessie Seigel / October 20, 2024 As usual in a presidential election year, the media is busy handicapping the horserace, pushing the...

By Jessie Seigel / September 25, 2024 Happy birthday to My Washington Whispers The inaugural issue of My Washington Whispers was...

By Jessie Seigel / September 8, 2024 Many firmly expect that Vice-President Kamala Harris will wipe the floor with former president...

By Jessie Seigel / August 25, 2024 The Democratic National Convention, filled from the floor to the rafters! Last week’s Democratic...

By Jessie Seigel / August 4, 2024 N/A by Mario Correa is playing at the Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater I am currently working...