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Truth Against the Machine Article: Corporatists in Both Parties use Identity Politics as a Shield

March 29, 2017 Abortion Corporate Greed Corporate Welfare Corporatism Corruption Dark Money Immigration Policy Money in Politics Multi-National Corporations Partisan Fighting Policy Racism Leave a comment

Breaking Down the GOP Health Insurance Proposal: Who will Benefit and Who will be Hurt

March 8, 2017 Austerity Conservative Donald Trump Economics extremism Health Policy Inequality Medicare ObamaCare Policy Republicans 2 Comments

Trump’s 1st Month in Office: A Rolling Catastrophe and International Embarrassment

February 23, 2017 Civil Rights Conservative Corporatism Corruption Donald Trump Educational Policy Environment extremism Immigration Policy Policy Racism Tax Policy Leave a comment

Betsy Devos Confirmed as Secretary of Education, Iceberg Ahead for American Students and Teachers

February 7, 2017 Corporatism Corruption Deregulation Donald Trump Educational Policy extremism Privatization Regulation Religion in Politics schools Leave a comment

President Trump Takes Office Today…Welcome to the Era of Idiocracy

January 20, 2017 Civil Rights Conservative Corporate Greed Corporatism Corruption Defense Policy Donald Trump Economic Crisis Educational Policy Environmental Policy Environmental Protection extremism Foreign Policy Health Policy Immigration Policy Insane Republicans Policy Tax Policy 1 Comment
November 15, 2016 Abortion Civil Rights Donald Trump Educational Policy Environment Environmental Policy Environmental Protection EPA Health Policy Immigration Policy Policy Pollution Tax Policy Taxation Undocumented Immigration Women's Rights 5 Comments

12 Nightmarish Consequences of a Donald Trump Presidency – Part 1

November 14, 2016 Civil Rights Conservative Defense Policy Donald Trump Educational Policy Environment Environmental Policy Environmental Protection extremism Foreign Policy global climate change Health Policy Immigration Policy Partisan Fighting Policy Racism Supreme Court Tax Policy Torture 1 Comment

America Elects Trump, What this Means, How it Happened, and Who is to Blame

November 9, 2016 2016 Election Civil Rights Conservative Donald Trump extremism Insane Republicans Media Money in Politics Partisan Fighting Policy Progressive Republicans Voting 3 Comments

The Dakota Access Pipeline Must be Stopped

November 2, 2016 climate Corporate Greed Current Events Environment Environmental Policy Environmental Protection global climate change Oil Police Brutality Police State Racism Leave a comment

ObamaCare Premiums Increase and Choices Decrease, Signals Time for Major Push Towards Single Payer

October 26, 2016 Bernie Sanders Health Policy Inequality Obama ObamaCare Policy Privatization Progressive Leave a comment

DOJ Announces a Reduction in its Private Prison Usage…With One Enormous Caveat

August 23, 2016 Corruption Criminal Justice DOJ Immigration Policy lobbying Private Prisons Privatization Undocumented Immigration 3 Comments

Summarizing the GOP Convention: Fear and Loathing in Cleveland

July 23, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Civil Rights Conservative Corporatism Corruption Discrimination Donald Trump extremism Inequality Insane Republicans Partisan Fighting Policy Racism Republicans Social Conservative Tea Party Terrorism Undocumented Immigration War Crimes 1 Comment

Hillary Promises to Overturn Citizens United 30 Days After Election but Can’t Admit Why it’s a Problem

July 18, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Corporatism Corruption Dark Money Deregulation Hillary Clinton Money in Politics Multi-National Corporations Regulation Super-PACS Supreme Court Wolf-PAC 5 Comments

The Media Must Demand Policy Specifics from Trump and Clinton

June 20, 2016 Defense Policy Donald Trump Educational Policy Environmental Policy Foreign Policy Health Policy Hillary Clinton Immigration Policy Media Partisan Fighting Policy Tax Policy 1 Comment

Using Triangulation to Predict the Consequences of a Trump, Hillary, or Bernie Presidency

May 12, 2016 Bernie Sanders Civil Rights Conservative Corporatism Defense Policy Democrats Deregulation Donald Trump Educational Policy Environment Environmental Policy Foreign Policy Health Policy Hillary Clinton Immigration Policy Insane Republicans Money in Politics Partisan Fighting Policy Progressive Republicans Tax Policy Tea Party Trans-Pacific Partnership War 7 Comments

Why Have Some Hillary Supporters Become Conservatives on Campaign Finance and Voting Rights?

April 19, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Civil Rights Conservative Corporatism Corruption Dark Money democracy Democrats Hillary Clinton Money in Politics Republicans Voter Disenfranchisement Voting Rights 7 Comments

Panama Papers Expose the Global Elite’s Shadowy Web of Corruption and Tax Dodging

April 5, 2016 Corporatism Corruption Economics Hillary Clinton Inequality International Relations Obama Tax Policy Taxation Trade Trans-Pacific Partnership Trickle Down Economics 2 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

Guest Post: The Flint Water Crisis: A Democratic Opportunity

February 25, 2016 Democrats Environment Environmental Policy Environmental Protection Flint Michigan Health Policy Inequality Partisan Fighting Pollution Racism Republicans 2 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

“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

Somebody Needs to go to Jail for Poisoning Flint’s Water Supply

January 8, 2016 Austerity Corruption Criminal Justice democracy Environment Environmental Policy Environmental Protection 10 Comments

SCOTUS to Decide Meaning of “One Person, One Vote”

December 10, 2015 2016 Election Corruption democracy Discrimination Disenfranchisement Elections extremism Racism Supreme Court Undocumented Immigration Voter Disenfranchisement Voting Voting Rights 1 Comment

Terrorists Attack San Bernardino, What are the Ramifications?

December 5, 2015 Criminal Justice Discrimination Domestic Terrorism extremism Gun Control guns ISIS Islam National Security Racism Religion in Politics Terrorism 7 Comments

First Democratic Debate a Return to Political Sanity, Media Drops Ball in Covering It

October 15, 2015 2016 Election 2016 Primary Bernie Sanders Campaigns Corporatism Criminal Justice Current Events Defense Policy Democrats Economics Elections Foreign Policy Hillary Clinton Immigration Policy Media Policy Progressive Tax Policy Voting 2 Comments

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