Tag: Election 2016
Kasich Weighs In On Climate Change, Calls For More Renewables
"I know it’s an apostasy in the Republican Party to say that. I guess that’s what I’ve always been — being able to challenge some of the status quo.”
4 Reasons Ted Cruz is Even More Dangerous than Donald Trump
Both men would be disasters for America, but Ted Cruz would be the larger disaster.
New Fox News National Poll Shows Bernie Sanders Leading Hillary Clinton
The new poll is the first to show Clinton trailing Sanders. Similar polls show Bernie behind, but closing the gap.
Noam Chomsky on Bernie Sanders and Our ‘Bought’ Political System
Who does Noam Chomsky support in Election 2016? Watch as he discusses his reasons for his preference for Democratic candidates and the differences between the political parties.
How Bernie Could Lose the Nomination But Win the Convention
Sanders is likely to reach the convention with more than 25 percent of the total delegates. That is enough, under convention rules, to force a “minority report” out of the platform committee.
The Death of the Republican Party
It seems the Republican Party has officially died in 2016. What’s left is a lifeless shell, with the Grand Old Party no longer inside.
The Democratic Face-Off in Milwaukee: The Hammer and the Stiletto
Clinton may want to dismiss Sanders’ critique of our corrupted politics and rigged economy as a “single issue,” but more and more Americans are coming to understand that this is the heart of the matter.
Scalia Leaves the Plutocracy One Vote Short
The timing of a new appointment to the Court could hardly be more dramatic in what has already been proven to be an historically dramatic election year.
New Hampshire: Populist Uprising
New Hampshire voters turned out in large numbers and sent a message to both parties: it is time for change.
The Not-So-Hidden Fracking Money Fueling the 2016 Elections
We need to separate oil and state if we’re going to have a chance of establishing a robust climate test that keeps fossil fuels in the ground and gets our government to stop funding fossils.
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Another rupture: Keystone pipeline shutdown threatens fuel prices and exposes pattern of failure
Oil spill in North Dakota raises environmental and economic concerns as safety record of “safest pipeline in the world” comes under renewed scrutiny.
New book reveals tactics Coca-Cola uses to remain No. 1 soft drink company in...
“Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick” is a detailed account of the tactics used to maintain a great reputation despite company's secrets.
Not very bright
How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?
Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan
As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.
Israel now occupies over half of Gaza as expanded buffer zone razes entire communities
Systematic destruction of homes, farmland, and infrastructure in Gaza buffer zone reveals deeper plan for permanent Israeli control, soldiers and experts say.