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Hillary Emulates Trump, Refuses to Debate in NYC Unless Bernie is Nicer to Her

March 29, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Campaigns Hillary Clinton Media propaganda 5 Comments

Trump is Dangerously Close to Invalidating Godwin’s Law

March 16, 2016 Civil Rights Current Events Discrimination Domestic Terrorism Donald Trump extremism Insane Republicans Police State Racism Republicans Terrorism Torture 24 Comments

After Bernie’s Record-Setting Win in Michigan and a Strong Debate Performance, What is His Path Forward?

March 10, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Corporate Greed Corporatism Current Events democracy Democrats Environmental Policy Hillary Clinton Immigration Policy Money in Politics Policy Political Debate propaganda Trans-Pacific Partnership Undocumented Immigration 2 Comments

Using the 2016 Election to Illustrate the Problem With Identity Politics

March 8, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Conservative Democrats Donald Trump extremism Hillary Clinton Partisan Fighting Progressive Republicans Ted Cruz 3 Comments

Super Tuesday: The Democrats Run on While the GOP Continues its Slow Self-Immolation

March 4, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Conservative Current Events Democrats Donald Trump extremism Hillary Clinton Partisan Fighting Republicans Tea Party Voting 4 Comments

Donald Trump is the Auto-Immune Disorder of the Conservative Movement

February 26, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Conservative democracy Donald Trump extremism Partisan Fighting Political Primary Racism Religion in Politics Sexism Tea Party 3 Comments

The DNC Leadership has Become and Existential Threat to its Own Party

February 23, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Campaigns Corporatism Corruption Dark Money democracy Democrats Hillary Clinton Money in Politics Super-PACS Voting 5 Comments

Justice Scalia’s Death Puts 2016 Race into Overdrive

February 16, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Civil Rights Conservative Constitution Corporatism Corruption Criminal Justice Dark Money Democrats Donald Trump Elections extremism Hillary Clinton Jeb Bush Law and Order Money in Politics Partisan Fighting Republicans Supreme Court Ted Cruz 1 Comment

The New Hampshire Primary: Sanders and Trump Dominate

February 10, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Democrats Donald Trump Elections extremism Hillary Clinton Insane Republicans Jeb Bush Marco Rubio Media Republicans Voting 2 Comments

Dear Hillary: Your Primary Tactics are Endangering Your General Election Odds

February 9, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Corporatism Democrats Hillary Clinton Media Partisan Fighting Policy Progressive Republicans Sexism 9 Comments

The Three Big Winners of the Iowa Caucus: Bernie, Cruz, and Rubio

February 3, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders democracy Democrats Elections extremism Hillary Clinton Insane Republicans Iowa Caucus Marco Rubio Media Money in Politics Partisan Fighting Republicans Tea Party Ted Cruz Voting 4 Comments

The Progressive Cynic’s Case for Bernie Sanders: Part #3

January 29, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary banksters Bernie Sanders Big Banks Constitution Corporate Greed Corruption Defense Policy Democrats Foreign Aid Hillary Clinton Iraq Military Multi-National Corporations Regulation Terrorism TPP Trade Deal War Leave a comment

The Progressive Cynic’s Case for Bernie Sanders: Part #2

January 27, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Civil Rights Economics Educational Policy Health Policy Hillary Clinton Progressive student loans Tax Policy Taxation 7 Comments

The Progressive Cynic’s Case for Bernie Sanders: Part #1

January 26, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Civil Rights Constitution Criminal Justice Discrimination gay rights gender equality Hillary Clinton Immigration Policy Inequality marriage equality Policy political candidates Progressive Racism Women's Rights 1 Comment

“Progressive” Activist Groups Endorse Hillary, Expose Politics Eclipsing Policy

January 19, 2016 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Corporatism Democrats Environment Environmental Policy Environmental Protection gay rights Hillary Clinton Labor Rights Partisan Fighting Policy Political Primary Unions 4 Comments

Hillary’s Lies About Single-Payer Healthcare Insult the Intelligence of Democrats

January 14, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Conservative Democrats Health Policy Hillary Clinton Partisan Fighting Policy 12 Comments

Politifact Declares Trump Liar of the Year, Overlooks the Fact that the Entire Modern GOP is Based on Lies

January 7, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Donald Trump extremism Insane Republicans Media Partisan Fighting Republicans Tea Party 1 Comment

The 5th GOP Debate: Mindless Brutality, Calls to Commit War Crimes, and Fact-Free Bloviating

December 16, 2015 Civil Rights Conservative Constitution Donald Trump extremism International Relations ISIS Partisan Fighting Racism Republicans Tea Party Ted Cruz Terrorism War War Crimes 25 Comments

At Thanksgiving, we Must Remember the Plight of the Refugee and Our History

November 26, 2015 Civil Rights Conservative Current Events Foreign Policy Immigration Policy ISIS Racism Terrorism War Leave a comment

The Modern GOP: Ignorant, Extreme, and Proud of It

November 3, 2015 2016 Election 2016 Primary Elections Insane Republicans Partisan Fighting Policy Republicans Tax Policy Tea Party 23 Comments

Comparing Higher Education Reform Platforms: Bernie and Hillary

October 23, 2015 2016 Election Bernie Sanders Democrats education Hillary Clinton Policy Progressive Tax Policy 2 Comments

Rep. McCarthy Admits Benghazi Investigation is a Scam, What Happens Next?

October 7, 2015 2016 Election Congress Conservative Elections extremism Foreign Policy Hillary Clinton Insane Republicans Military Partisan Fighting propaganda Republicans War 1 Comment

GOP Focus Group: Trump is Uncontrollable and Unstoppable

September 5, 2015 2016 Election Campaigns Current Events Donald Trump extremism Immigration Policy Partisan Fighting political candidates Racism Republicans Social Conservative Tea Party Voting 1 Comment

Don’t Get Distracted by Political Feuding, the GOP Field is Unified Behind a Host of Awful Ideas

August 20, 2015 2016 Election Civil Rights Conservative Corporatism Corruption Environmental Policy extremism Immigration Policy Insane Republicans Partisan Fighting Policy Republicans Tax Policy 3 Comments

The GOP’s Fact-Free Primary Cage Fight Illustrates Fatal Flaw in Party Strategy

July 28, 2015 2016 Election Elections extremism Media Partisan Fighting Policy Racism Republicans Tea Party 2 Comments

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