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An Honest Argument for Hillary Clinton, from a Bernie Supporter

September 30, 2016 2016 Election Bernie Sanders Conservative Current Events Donald Trump extremism Hillary Clinton Insane Republicans Neo-Conservatives Policy Progressive Racism Terrorism Voting 2 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

In Aftermath of Istanbul Terror, Trump wants us to Become More like ISIS

June 30, 2016 Civil Rights Donald Trump extremism Insane Republicans ISIS Islam Terrorism Torture War War Crimes 1 Comment

Terrorist Kills 50 in Shooting Rampage at Orlando Nightclub, Extremism a Real Danger in the Aftermath

June 12, 2016 2nd Amendment Civil Rights Domestic Surveillance Domestic Terrorism Donald Trump extremism Gun Control guns ISIS Islam Law and Order Racism Terrorism War 1 Comment

Democrats Need to Stop Underestimating Donald Trump

May 23, 2016 2016 Election Democrats Donald Trump extremism Hillary Clinton Insane Republicans Media Money in Politics Partisan Fighting Policy political candidates Republicans Tea Party Terrorism Trans-Pacific Partnership War 3 Comments

Dear Republicans: Your Presidential Primary is Embarrassing the USA and Causing Real Foreign Relations Problems

April 1, 2016 2016 Election 2016 Primary Discrimination Donald Trump extremism Foreign Policy Insane Republicans International Relations Racism Republicans Ted Cruz Terrorism Voting 3 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

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 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

Donald Trump Pushes Fascism, GOP Cheers

December 8, 2015 14th Amendment 1st Amendment 2016 Election 2016 Primary 4th Amendment christian right Civil Rights Conservative Constitution Donald Trump extremism Immigration Policy ISIS Racism Religion in Politics Tea Party Terrorism 8 Comments

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

The COP21 Conference: Putting the Threat of Climate Change into Perspective

December 2, 2015 climate effects of climate change Environment Environmental Policy Environmental Protection Foreign Policy global climate change Health Policy International Relations ISIS Regulation Terrorism 1 Comment

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

ISIS Attacks Paris, France and the USA Must Not Repeat the Mistakes of 9/11

November 16, 2015 Criminal Justice Current Events Domestic Surveillance extremism Islam Religion in Politics Terrorism War 52 Comments

Refuting Anti-Abortion Talking Points: Part #5

August 29, 2015 Abortion Civil Rights Constitution extremism Health Policy Insane Republicans Religion in Politics Terrorism Women's Rights 4 Comments

DOD Manual Declares that Military Officers have Power to Detain Journalists as “Unprivileged Belligerents”

August 26, 2015 1st Amendment Civil Rights Constitution Criminal Justice freedom of speech Indefinite Detention Media Media Freedom Military Police State Terrorism War War Crimes 2 Comments

Chelsea Manning Faces Indefinite Solitary Confinement for Possessing Toothpaste and Magazines

August 13, 2015 Civil Rights Constitution Criminal Justice Discrimination International Relations Legal Injustice Military Police State Prison spying Terrorism Whistleblower 6 Comments

Iran Nuclear Deal Reached, but can it Survive Partisan Politics?

July 15, 2015 Foreign Policy International Relations Iran Nuclear Weapons Partisan Fighting Terrorism War Leave a comment

Silence as Thousands of Civilians Die in the Middle East and a Blockade Impoverishes a Nation

July 10, 2015 Defense Policy International Relations Israel Media Middle East Military Racism Terrorism War Leave a comment

Since the Charlestown Massacre, a Black Church has been Burned Every Two Days in the Old Confederacy

July 1, 2015 Civil Rights Conservative Criminal Justice Discrimination Domestic Terrorism extremism Inequality Law and Order Racism Tea Party Terrorism 4 Comments

Rand Paul Temporarily Blinds NSA Domestic Spying Apparatus

June 1, 2015 2016 Election 4th Amendment Civil Rights Criminal Justice Domestic Surveillance Legislature National Security NSA Police State political candidates Rand Paul Supreme Court Terrorism 1 Comment

Iran, the Bomb, and the Intra-Islamic Proxy war

May 11, 2015 extremism Foreign Policy International Relations Iran Iraq Islam Israel Middle East Military Nuclear Weapons Obama Religion in Politics Terrorism War 1 Comment

Extremists Attack Draw Muhammad Contest, Illustrate Problems in Islam and Bias in the Media

May 4, 2015 1st Amendment Conservative Criminal Justice Current Events Discrimination extremism Islam propaganda Racism Religion in Politics Terrorism 5 Comments

Comparing the Threats of ISIS and Climate Change

February 13, 2015 effects of climate change Environment Foreign Policy global climate change International Relations Iraq ISIS Syria Terrorism 2 Comments

An Overreaction to the Charlie Hebdo Shooting Threatens Free Speech

January 16, 2015 1st Amendment Civil Rights Criminal Justice freedom of speech Terrorism 1 Comment

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