Bolton: Personal Gain Is At The Heart Of Trump Family Decision-Making On U.S. Foreign Policy
Yesterday, South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford ended his half-assed primary challenge to Trump. He went out with a whimper.
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There Are African Americans Who Back Trump-- Between 6 and 8% Of Them
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, the Southern Poverty Law center issued a report on the impact of the campaign on the nation's schools-- and not in terms of what Betsy DeVos has done to harm them since Trump installed her. According to the report, "survey data indicate that the results of the election are having a profoundly negative impact on schools and students.
Career-Long Conservative Joe Biden Attacks Progressives, Extols Imaginary Bipartisanship And Middle Way To Nowhere And Nothing
The new poll from Monmouth released Wednesday makes it clear that most Americans do not want Trump to have a second term.
Trump's Economy Has Started Falling Apart-- Especially In The Midwest
Jennifer Christie is the progressive Democrat in the race to fill the open seat for the congressional district north of Indianapolis. "Trump’s economy," she told us this morning, "is unsustainable for my district. We are a rural and suburban district that depends on agriculture and innovation. His tariffs hurt farmers, businesses, and consumers.
#Bernieblackout: The Media Isn’t Even Hiding Its Anti-Bernie Bias Anymore
Bernie Sanders has certainly ruffled many feathers during his presidential campaign run. The Vermont Senator is very much still an outsider in Democratic politics, but he has managed to build a huge groundswell of support around key ideas like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, a federal jobs guarantee and free public colleges for America.
Michigan 2020-- Will Democrats Make The Same Mistake They Made In 2016?
Michigan used to be a reliably Republican state. Michiganders picked native son Jerry Ford over Carter in 1976, Reagan both times he ran and the George H.W. Bush over Dukakis in 1988 but in 1992 the state started turning-- and voting-- blue. Bill Clinton beat George H.W. Bush and then Dole; Bush II lost there both times he ran and then Obama won both times he ran.
Whatever You Wanted To Know About Bernie And Why He's Running And What He Plans To Do In The White House
John Harwood did an excellent interview with Bernie for, of all places, CNBC. Bernie explains what Democratic Socialism means-- basically working towards completing what FDR started. "what I'm trying to do in this campaign is pick up where Roosevelt left off and say that economic rights must be considered human rights." You should watch it in full.