WHEN THE POETRY OF CAMPAIGNING...

Mar 4, 2016 by

[Translate] Democracy & Government MOYERS & CO. Political rhetoric in the GOP has degenerated into name-calling and petty...

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SUPER TUESDAY: THE BEAT GOES O...

Mar 2, 2016 by

[Translate]   Robert Borosage   AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Super Tuesday offered few surprises. Donald Trump won big, but not...

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Bernie Is Probably Going to Lo...

Feb 29, 2016 by

Bernie Is Probably Going to Lose a Bunch of Upcoming Primaries: Here’s His Political Survival Plan

[Translate] The strategy to blunt Clinton’s growing momentum. By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet   Photo Credit:...

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HILLARY THE HAWK: NYT CALLS CL...

Feb 28, 2016 by

HILLARY THE HAWK: NYT CALLS CLINTON’S LIBYAN INTERVENTION, AND HER FITNESS FOR OFFICE, INTO QUESTION

[Translate] TRUTHDIG     Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)...

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“IT’S THE CORRUPTI...

Feb 23, 2016 by

[Translate] The key 2016 issue is outrage over a rigged system by special interests. There’s a reason Hillary doesn’t get...

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VIDEO: Amy Goodman on the Medi...

Feb 22, 2016 by

[Translate] TRUTHDIG In this video, “Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman discusses the U.S. media obsession with polls and why we should...

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LAS VEGAS CAUCUS ENDS BEFORE D...

Feb 21, 2016 by

[Translate] WHO’S REALLY IN CHARGE...

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A PARTY FOR YOUR OWN FUNERAL

Feb 21, 2016 by

[Translate] PLEASE WATCH, CRITICAL THINKING...

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Noam Chomsky: Why the Republic...

Jan 27, 2016 by

Noam Chomsky: Why the Republican Party Is a Threat to Human Survival

[Translate] Election 2016 Sanders has the best policies; GOP must be stopped at all costs. By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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FINE, GIVE THE GOP FOUR YEARS:...

Jan 17, 2016 by

FINE, GIVE THE GOP FOUR YEARS: THE LIBERAL CASE FOR EITHER BERNIE SANDERS, OR ELECTING A REPUBLICAN PRESIDE

[Translate] Democrats can’t hold the White House forever. Losing in 2016 might make more strategic sense than losing in 2020...

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TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT BERNIE...

Jan 15, 2016 by

TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT BERNIE’S HEALTH CARE STAND

[Translate] Money & Politics By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship Chelsea Clinton, (C) daughter of democratic Presidential...

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FREEDOM CAUCUS PLOTS OVERTHROW...

Jan 15, 2016 by

FREEDOM CAUCUS PLOTS OVERTHROW OF HOUSE, ENTIRE GOVERNMENT

[Translate]   By Joan McCarter  DAILY KOS   They ousted one House Speaker, John Boehner, and now the House problem children want...

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HILLARY CLINTON’S FATAL ...

Jan 14, 2016 by

HILLARY CLINTON’S FATAL WEAKNESS EXPOSED AGAIN: WHY BERNIE SANDERS SURGE IS EXPOSING HER BIGGEST POLITICAL SHORTCOMING

[Translate] When the going gets tough, Clinton goes on the offensive — and that’s where the problems really start Daniel...

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WHY A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS MIGH...

Jan 14, 2016 by

WHY A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THE END OF THE WORLD

[Translate] Keystone XL may be dead for now, but it’s only one of several measures that would put the planet in grave danger...

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DOES HILLARY CLINTON NEED TO D...

Jan 7, 2016 by

[Translate] January 7, 2016  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Bill Scher Republican operative Ed Rogers writes in The Washington Post that...

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THEY’RE ALREADY TRYING T...

Dec 31, 2015 by

[Translate] Donald Trump, Antonin Scalia, Ted Cruz (Credit: AP/Reuters/Richard Drew/Haraz N. Ghanbari/Chris Keane) Republicans want...

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TRUMPLANDIA CARTOON

Dec 21, 2015 by

[Translate]     RSS It’s still all Trump, all the time. Now that Donald Trump is at the top of his publicity game, his wild...

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Clinton and Sanders Clash On S...

Dec 20, 2015 by

Clinton and Sanders Clash On Surprising Number of Issues in 2015’s Final Debate

[Translate] Sanders seemed to dominate on domestic issues. By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet The Democratic Party’s top two candidates...

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THE PRIVILEGED IDIOCY OF ̵...

Dec 13, 2015 by

THE PRIVILEGED IDIOCY OF ‘JUST LET THE REPUBLICANS WIN”

[Translate] By Laurence Lewis RSS REBLOGGED BY Daily Kos Whenever I hear a self-described progressive say that we ought to let the...

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IT’S TOO LATE TO TURN OF...

Dec 12, 2015 by

[Translate]   We can’t change the channel on the culture he’s exposed By Matt Taibbi ROLLING STONE Donald Trump; Too...

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Trump Sets His Own Campaign on...

Dec 12, 2015 by

Trump Sets His Own Campaign on Fire: The Donald’s Increasingly Insane Behavior Is All Part of a Strategy

[Translate] Election 2016 Trump’s brazen rhetoric and willingness to run as an independent may be proof that he was...

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DON’T FREAK OUT ABOUT PR...

Dec 9, 2015 by

[Translate] By Katie Herzog  GRIST President Trump: Seldom have two words struck such fear into the heart of man. Not long ago, we...

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NOAM CHOMSKY: THE GOP IS ̵...

Dec 7, 2015 by

NOAM CHOMSKY: THE GOP IS ‘NO LONGER A NORMAL POLITICAL PARTY’, IT’S A RADICAL INSURGENCY’

[Translate] Tea Party and the Right “It’s important to recognize that they are no longer a normal political party.” By Arturo...

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5 Right-Wing Outrages This Wee...

Nov 29, 2015 by

5 Right-Wing Outrages This Week: Trump Tries to Break His Own Record for Awfulness

[Translate] Tea Party and the Right It was a bravado performance of hateful behavior. By Janet Allon / AlterNet Quite a week from...

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AUDIO: Robert Scheer Hosts Den...

Nov 29, 2015 by

AUDIO: Robert Scheer Hosts Dennis Kucinich—an Unpredictable American Original

[Translate]       Former U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich. (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0) Read the transcript below. In the...

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6 Vile Right-Wing Moments This...

Nov 22, 2015 by

6 Vile Right-Wing Moments This Week, Islamophobia Edition

[Translate] Tea Party and the Right Who has won the race to the bottom when it comes to Muslim-bashing? By Janet Allon / AlterNet...

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HILLARY CLINTON SHEDS PROGRESS...

Nov 21, 2015 by

HILLARY CLINTON SHEDS PROGRESSIVE FACADE WITH BOLD RIGHTWARD LURCH

[Translate] TRUTHDIG / Common Dreams Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock From her call for a major air and ground war against ISIS to her...

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The Executive Action Obama Cou...

Nov 9, 2015 by

The Executive Action Obama Could Take to Restore a Shred of Democracy to Our Politics

[Translate] Obama can take a step forward and reform Washington’s culture of corrupt campaign money. By Steven Rosenfeld /...

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WE’RE STILL FIGHTING GEO...

Oct 23, 2015 by

WE’RE STILL FIGHTING GEORGE W. BUSH’S BATTLES: SYRIA, ISIS AND THE “WORST FOREIGN POLICY BLUNDER” IN AMERICAN HISTORY

[Translate] Twelve years after the invasion of Iraq, the Middle East is more volatile than ever. Welcome to permanent war Peter Van...

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THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC P...

Oct 20, 2015 by

THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL BE DECIDED BY THE SUPREME COURT

[Translate] by Ian Millhiser THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak   Matt Yglesias published a widely shared piece arguing...

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