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Mar 11 2019
News
As politics around the world pull apart, can the center rally?
Amid the polarization of the world today, some are increasingly calling for a return to the moderate middle. But centrism’s definition, popularity, and practicality all depend on where you are standing.
Around the world, politics are polarizing and leaders are ruling from the further reaches of the political spectrum. In today’s belligerent global mood, is there any fruitful ground for
Christian Science Monitor
Dec 27 2019
News
The internet made trans people visible. It also left them more vulnerable.
This decade has been a double-edged sword for trans people.
In 2010, the US had its first Black president, Facebook hadn’t yet gone public, and people still thought I was a man.
The way I experienced these past 10 years as a trans woman almost mirrors the status of the trans community at large. I entered the decade ostensibly as a happily married man, trying to build my life and
Vox
Jul 28 2014
News
New Survey Says This Is Still the Biggest Predictor of Whether You’re a Republican or a Democrat
Religious people are more likely to be Republicans and secular people are more likely to be Democrats, according to a new survey. Though not surprising, the Gallup poll released Monday was not a mere snapshot in time, but a survey of 30,000 voters from January through June 2014. “With few exceptions, Americans’ religiousness remains a major predictor of their political orientation,” Gallup
The Blaze
Mar 08 2019
News
Democratic Primary Update
A Morning Consult poll of the 2020 Democratic primary found that “former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are leading the rest of the Democratic presidential primary field by double digits… Biden, who has yet to announce whether he will enter the 2020 race, leads the pack with 31 percent, the survey found. Coming in a close second is Sanders, with 27 percent support.”
The Flip Side
May 27 2019
News
From Japan, Trump doubles down on Biden criticism and embrace of Kim Jong Un
President Donald Trump doubled down on his support for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s scathing view of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Monday, dismissing criticism that he was siding with a dictator over a fellow American.
“Well Kim Jong Un made a statement that Joe Biden is a low IQ individual. He probably is, based on his record. I think I agree with him on that,” Trump
Reuters
Oct 20 2014
News
How Republicans Could Blow It
There are two battlefields raging on the 2014 Senate map.
Most of the campaign this year has been fought on the “purple” state battlefield, covering territory that Democrats currently hold though much of it was Mitt Romney turf in 2012. The Republican Party offensive here is going according to plan. If current polling holds up on Election Day, the GOP will flip Alaska, Arkansas,
RealClearPolitics
Oct 03 2012
News
Video potential worry for Obama campaign
The five-year old video showing President Barack Obama talking bluntly about race, Hurricane Katrina and Rev. Jeremiah Wright is a source of worry for a campaign thats already on a knifes edge over Wednesday nights high-stakes debate in Denver and thinning leads in national polls.
Politico
Nov 13 2019
News
Can the Impeachment Hearings Actually Change Anyone’s Mind?
On Wednesday, many Americans will be glued to their screens to watch the first public hearings in the Donald Trump impeachment probe. Others will pick up snippets of it later, whether from talk radio, podcasts or the cold opening of “Saturday Night Live.”
The question everyone is asking is, “Will it matter?” Given that, as of this week, 49 percent of Americans support the impeachment
Politico
Jul 31 2019
Opinion
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, Marooned Together on Fantasy Island
These two progressives are in a bold — but awfully risky — place.
I’m no good at sartorial stuff, so I can’t describe how Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren were actually dressed. But I can tell you what they were effectively wearing: targets.
They came into the debate in Detroit on Tuesday night not just as the highest-polling candidates among the 10 on the stage, but also as
Frank Bruni
Sep 25 2019
News
Be careful what you wish for: Impeachment inquiry poses risks for 2020 Democrats
The crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates were nearly unanimous in praising House Democrats’ decision to begin an impeachment inquiry into Republican President Donald Trump over accusations he sought foreign help to smear a political rival.
Now comes the hard part.
With impeachment set to overshadow the Democratic presidential primary race, how will candidates draw
Reuters