Mike Bloomberg

Democrats Have Found Their Own Autocrat

Conor LYNCH
Since Donald Trump captured the Republican nomination four years ago, mainstream media across the political spectrum have warned us about the rise of “populism.” The standard narrative goes something like this: those on the political extremes — especially the far-right but also the far-left—are rapidly gaining ground and subverting liberal democracy across the globe, ushering in a new age of authoritarianism.

Oligarch Bloomberg Gets Hammered in His First Democratic Debate

Billionaire oligarch Mike Bloomberg took a beating last night during the Democratic Party debate in Nevada.
While he wasn’t on the ballot for the Democrat Nevada Caucus primary content, the billionaire oligarch and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg still managed somehow to buy his way on to the national debate stage for the first time Wednesday evening in Las Vegas.

Reading the US Presidential Tea Leaves: Do the Candidates Even Care About the UN?

The Democratic presidential debate in Iowa, Jan. 14, 2020, Drake University. Few of the candidates have uttered the words “United Nations,” but a close reading of their speeches and other sources reveals a range of positions on “how they would operate in the international system,” the author writes. The unifying topic for the candidates is mitigating climate change.

New York’s Other Hopelessly Corrupt Candidate

Conor LYNCH
For better or worse, New York City has produced some of the biggest names in contemporary U.S. politics. From President Donald Trump and his conspirator-in-corruption Rudy Giuliani, all the way to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (the latter has spent most of his life in Vermont, of course, but is a New Yorker to the core), politicians from across the political aisle have hailed from the Big Apple.

Michael Bloomberg’s President Run Raises Questions About Democracy and a Free Press

Alan MACLEOD
After months of speculation, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg formally announced a high-profile, big-money campaign to become the Democratic Presidential nominee on November 24. The 77-year-old former Republican has decided that he is the perfect candidate to prevent the president from achieving a second term. Bloomberg has a long history of support for conservative positions, including endorsing George W. Bush’s War on Terror and defending Israel’s 2014 assault on Gaza.