WHY WON’T THE REPUBLICAN...

Oct 19, 2015 by

[Translate] Bill Scher AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Sixteen years ago, in the autumn of 1999, a budget impasse was pushing the federal...

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HILLARY VS. BERNIE: HERE’...

Oct 18, 2015 by

HILLARY VS. BERNIE: HERE’S WHAT’S REALLY AT STAKE

[Translate]   The two leading candidates seem to have much in common. But under the surface is a major and irresolvable split...

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Bernie Won All the Focus Group...

Oct 16, 2015 by

Bernie Won All the Focus Groups & Online Polls, So Why Is the Media Saying Hillary Won the Debate?

[Translate] What the public wants out of a candidate and what the beltway press wants appear to be two entirely different things. By...

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Matt Taibbi: Hillary Clinton M...

Oct 15, 2015 by

Matt Taibbi: Hillary Clinton Must Think We’re Ignorant About How Awful the Big Banks Are

[Translate] News & Politics It’s the bankers who are pulling the strings. By VL Baker / DailyKos VIA ALTERNET Former US...

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DIRTY ENERGY PLUTOCRATS ARE TR...

Oct 12, 2015 by

DIRTY ENERGY PLUTOCRATS ARE TRYING TO BUY THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

[Translate] Shutterstock Just call them pollutocrats By Ben Adler   GRIST It’s nice to read all those stories about Bernie Sanders’...

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MEMO TO PROGRESSIVES: HILLIARY...

Oct 8, 2015 by

[Translate] All politicians flip-flop. But Clinton’s TPP opposition marks one of the more brazen U-turns in recent history Jack...

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Bill Maher: In order to be bot...

Oct 3, 2015 by

[Translate] by Egberto Willies DAILY KOS “They talk about the Pope like he’s gone rogue,” Bill Maher said....

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KISSINGER POISONED THE MIDDLE ...

Oct 1, 2015 by

KISSINGER POISONED THE MIDDLE EAST: AMERICA IS LIVING IN A QUAGMIRE OF HIS MAKING

[Translate] W made matters worse, but the region’s radicalization can all be traced to our steady support of the Shah of Shahs...

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HOW HENRY KISSINGER HELPED CRE...

Sep 29, 2015 by

HOW HENRY KISSINGER HELPED CREATE OUR “PROLIFERATED” WORLD

[Translate] How Henry Kissinger Helped Create Our “Proliferated” World   By Greg Grandin, TomDispatch | VIA TRUTHOUT The...

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BOEHNER’S EXIT LEAVES HO...

Sep 29, 2015 by

BOEHNER’S EXIT LEAVES HOUSE REPUBLICANS WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION

[Translate] Terrance Heath  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE House Speaker John Boehner is like the ineffectual substitute teacher whose...

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POPE FRANCIS: HE TOLD THEM!

Sep 25, 2015 by

POPE FRANCIS: HE TOLD THEM!

[Translate]   By Robert Scheer   TRUTHDIG   Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on...

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THE FAR LEFT NEEDS TO GET AHOL...

Sep 19, 2015 by

THE FAR LEFT NEEDS TO GET AHOLD OF ITSELF AND SUPPORT BERNIE SANDERS

[Translate]   By William Kaufman, CounterPunch  VIA TRUTHDIG     A crowd listens to Sen. Bernie Sanders at a town hall meeting...

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THE GOP’S BULLSHIT CAMPA...

Sep 19, 2015 by

THE GOP’S BULLSHIT CAMPAIGN: WHY THEY’RE DROWNING THE COUNTRY IN AN OCEAN OF LIES

[Translate] (Credit: AP/Reuters/John Minchillo/Lucas Jackson/Jim Cole/Salon) Republicans are spending so much of their time...

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THE GOP DEBATE’S TERRIFY...

Sep 18, 2015 by

THE GOP DEBATE’S TERRIFYING ALTERNATIVE REALITY: INSIDE THE POLITICAL DELUSIONS OF A PARTY ON THE EDGE

[Translate] One of the 15 people on stage Wednesday will represent one of the two major parties next year. That’s frightening...

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VIDEO: THE CNN REPUBLICAN PRES...

Sep 17, 2015 by

[Translate]   Did you miss Wednesday night’s Republican debate? The editors at Slate have you covered in the video above. Two...

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DONALD TRUMPS DANGEROUS IGNORA...

Sep 17, 2015 by

[Translate] Donald Trump’s dangerous ignorance on vaccines and autism: Anti-vaxxers won, science lost at last night’s GOP debate Rand...

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POLITICAL FRAUDS AND THE GHOST...

Sep 16, 2015 by

POLITICAL FRAUDS AND THE GHOST OF TOTALITARIANISM

[Translate]   By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout     Donald Trump. (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0) This piece first appeared at...

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PRESIDENT OBAMA DROPS THE R...

Sep 16, 2015 by

[Translate] by Dartagnan DAILY KOS If there’s one thing that is sure to send Republicans into an apoplectic, screaming rage,...

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MANTRA FOR 9/11: 14 YEARS LATE...

Sep 9, 2015 by

MANTRA FOR 9/11: 14 YEARS LATER, AN IMPROBABLE WORLD

[Translate] 5 By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Fourteen years later and do you even believe...

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Bernie Bias: The Mainstream Me...

Sep 3, 2015 by

Bernie Bias: The Mainstream Media Undermines Sanders at Every Turn

[Translate] The pattern is to ignore, downplay and mischaracterize Sanders’ positions. By Rima Regas / AlterNet   Photo...

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AS CROWDS FOR BERNIE SANDERS G...

Sep 2, 2015 by

AS CROWDS FOR BERNIE SANDERS GROW, THE BIGGEST IMPACT COMES IN IOWA

[Translate] By JASON HOROWITZ NY TIMES Senator Bernie Sanders at a rally in early August at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. He has...

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Dangerous and Radical: Republi...

Aug 23, 2015 by

Dangerous and Radical: Republican Senators Vote to Sell off America’s National Forests

[Translate]   It’s part of a larger organized movement to sell off and limit access to America’s public lands. By...

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THE SCIENCE OF WHY THE VIRAL B...

Aug 21, 2015 by

[Translate] by Laurel Raymond THINK PROGRESS   The popular YouTube channel Bad Lip Reading has given us another gem — a hilarious...

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I’M A HILLARY CLINTON FA...

Aug 18, 2015 by

I’M A HILLARY CLINTON FAN. BUT I HOPE SHE BOWS OUT WITH GRACE

[Translate] Mary Dejevsky   THE GUARDIAN Clinton can win the Democratic nomination and make it all the way to the White House. But...

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If It’s Going to Push Us to Wa...

Aug 11, 2015 by

If It’s Going to Push Us to War, Is It Time for AIPAC to Register as a Foreign Agent?

[Translate]   By Juan Cole   TRUTHDIG thierry ehrmann / CC BY 2.0 This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s website. Most polls...

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VIDEO: Noam Chomsky: Capitalis...

Aug 11, 2015 by

[Translate] TRUTHDIG The renowned linguist and activist explains the only way that capitalism could be compatible with democracy....

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THE GOP DEBATE IS WHAT OLIGARC...

Aug 7, 2015 by

[Translate] Richard Eskow   AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE In the run-up to the first Republican presidential debate, a flurry of news...

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Alec Baldwin: I’d ‘...

Jul 31, 2015 by

[Translate] The actor told Howard Stern this week that Trump is “exactly” what Americans deserve . By Colin Gorenstein /...

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HILLARY CLINTON’S BIGGES...

Jul 19, 2015 by

HILLARY CLINTON’S BIGGEST CAMPAIGN BUNDLERS ARE FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYISTS

[Translate]   Clinton’s top campaign financiers are linked to Big Oil, natural gas and the Keystone pipeline. Paul...

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Elizabeth Warren Challenges Pr...

Jul 17, 2015 by

Elizabeth Warren Challenges Presidential Candidates to Stop Revolving Door Between Wall St. and Government

[Translate] Election 2016 A striking challenge made at Netroots Nation on Friday. By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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