Joe Manchin

Charlotte Pritt, the real Democrat in the West Virginia gubernatorial raceLast May, West Virginia was Bernie territory. The Democratic primary-- which drew about 40,000 more voters than the Republican primary-- saw Bernie sweep every single county in the state. Statewide it was Bernie 123,860 (51.4%) to Hillary 86,354 (35.8%). Unfortunately for Hillary, many Bernie voters have told pollsters that they would vote for Trump rather than her.

by Gaius PubliusFormer Governor Bob McDonnell will no longer be prosecuted for public corruption and is being cleared of all charges. Bribery of public officials is now legal in the U.S.

Pay-to-play, the merger of politics and business, has many features including how to exploit political influence to maximize business profits even when children’s lives are at risk, says Michael Winship. By Michael Winship Cash and carry has become nothing more…Read more →

Senator Joe Manchin's daughter Heather Bresch, CEO of Mylan, and some of the work she's been doing.

This week on the New World Next Week: we uncover the shady connections behind the EpiPen price gouge; we detail the secret eye in the sky that has been watching over Baltimore; and we celebrate the Federal Reserve's Facebook fail.

This week on the New World Next Week: we uncover the shady connections behind the EpiPen price gouge; we detail the secret eye in the sky that has been watching over Baltimore; and we celebrate the Federal Reserve's Facebook fail.

And why is Bernie blocking Obama's nominee for FDA head? Obama's done a lot of good things as president and there's a tendency for progressives to be favorable towards him. But it behooves us to remember he's a politician-- from Chicago-- and that he's done a lot of bad things as well and to be wary of what he's up to now.

-by Dr. Lee RogersAnaphylaxis is a deadly reaction to an allergy. After exposure to an allergen, a person breaks out in hives, lips swell, has difficulty breathing, and wheezes, which can eventually lead to shock and death. It has happened to as many as 1 in 50 Americans. Yet, it is one of the simplest emergencies to treat.

Last December I wrote that Ben Ray Luján, Pelosi's pick to head the DCCC-- the guy who would be in charge of recruiting, training and electing House Democrats-- was still one of the conservative Democrats on the payroll of the gun lobbyists. As recently as 2005 there were dozens of House Democrats who routinely sided with the NRA and who solicited NRA contributions, mostly Blue Dogs and New Dems.

Just before Harvey Milk was assassinated by a right-wing freak at the end of November, 1978 I had been spending a lot of time with him at his camera store, next door to my business partner's record store, Aquarius, on Castro Street. Harvey didn't have enough foul stuff to say about a fellow Supervisor Dianne Feinstein who was, along with the murderer, Dan White, the persona who represented the Republican interests on the Board. Harvey told me many times why he could never trust her. And she was the greatest beneficiary of the assassinations that November.