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Sep 29 2014
News
House Hopefuls in G.O.P. Seek Rightward Shift
One nominee proposed reclassifying single parenthood as child abuse. Another suggested that four “blood moons” would herald “world-changing, shaking-type events” and said Islam was not a religion but a “complete geopolitical structure” unworthy of tax exemption. Still another labeled Hillary Rodham Clinton “the Antichrist.”
Congressional Republicans successfully ended their primary
New York Times (News)Jul 23 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Who's winning 2016?
In the U.S., contenders for the 2016 presidential race have lit up headlines over the last week.From Donald Trump's latest poll surge and controversial statements about John McCain, to a poll showing Hillary Clinton trailing in three swing states, to a 16th candidate entering the race, it's been an interesting week in presidential election politics. So, who's winning 2016? It depends who you John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 24 2017
News
Poll: Majority Feel Russia Hysteria Is Distracting Congress From More Important Stuff
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) alluded to this a couple of days ago, and now we have polling that shows that Americans are really getting sick of the Russian collusion stories. Democrats are still raging over Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump, they think Russia screwed them over, and they want to find something to nullify the results of the election by booting Trump from office. There has to be
TownhallAug 20 2019
Opinion
Bernie Sanders has a smart critique of corporate media bias
Last week, after criticizing Amazon for underpaying its workers and paying nothing in federal income taxes last year, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) noted: “I talk about that all of the time. And then I wonder why The Washington Post — which is owned by Jeff Bezos who owns Amazon — doesn’t write particularly good articles about me.” The response was immediate. Martin Baron, The Post’s executive
Guest Writer - LeftOct 16 2015
Opinion
OPINION: The Biden Eclipse and the Trump Plateau
Something big happened at the Democratic debate. It didn’t have to do with Hillary Clinton besting Bernie Sanders or Jim Webb. What she had to do, after the long, battering summer, was show she is up to the battle, ready for it, capable—that she can do this. She did. She was crisp, lively, a presence. In demonstrating that she is up to the race she deprived Vice President Joe Biden of his
Peggy NoonanApr 11 2020
News
Has Bernie Sanders revolutionized U.S. politics?
What’s happening: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, effectively ceding the Democratic presidential nomination to former Vice President Joe Biden.
“I cannot in good conscience continue to mount a campaign that cannot win and which would interfere with the important work required of all of us in this difficult hour,” said Sanders in a live
Yahoo! The 360Aug 11 2020
News
Kamala Harris Is Biden’s VP Pick — Here’s What It Means For The Election And Beyond
Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate today. Here’s a look at what this choice means and … what it doesn’t.
It’s a historic choice, with the potential for even more history to be made. Harris is the first Asian American and the first Black woman in American history to be a general election candidate for
538 (ABC News)Mar 27 2023
Perspectives Blog
When (or if) a Former President Gets Indicted
From the CenterWhen Facebook reinstated Donald Trump to its platform earlier this month, the message posted by the former president was direct and to the point.
“I’M BACK!” Trump wrote in the post, which also included a short video from the night of his election back in 2016. “Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business. Complicated.”
Yes, he is back. And yes, it has
Dan SchnurSep 12 2015
News
Can Bernie Keep Socialism Alive?
Before Bernie Sanders was the hot challenger to Hillary Clinton, before he was even an oddball Vermont congressman from Brooklyn, the proud socialist made a documentary film—and a long-playing record—about Eugene Victor Debs. The 20th century’s most renowned American socialist, Debs has long been a hero to leftists and radicals of many persuasions. Numerous children were named after him; so
PoliticoMay 12 2014
News
Marco Rubio: I’m Ready to be President
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday that he thinks he is ready to be the leader of the free world — then issued a scathing criticism of Hillary Clinton, seen as the Democratic frontrunner for 2016.
“I do,” the 42-year-old freshman senator responded, when asked by ABC’s Jonathan Karl if he’s ready to be president. “But I think that’s true for multiple other people that would want to
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