Why Down to Earth Republicans Support Bernie
Ann Coulter knows who she wants to be the Democratic nominee for president, and who that person is, well, it...
Category: Politics
Paul Krugman: GOP candidates promise government by the One Percent, for the One Percent
In his Monday column, the New York Times’ Paul Krugman argued that desire by almost the entire Republican field of...
Jeb Bush Super PAC Donors Are Also Out To Buy Washington
A number of donors giving eye-popping sums to a super PAC supporting former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign are...
Bernie Sanders: Republican Obstruction Is Costing America 1.4 Million Jobs
Sen. Bernie Sanders is making Republicans squirm by pointing out that if the sequester is continued it will cost the...
Robert Reich: The Revolt Against the Ruling Class
“He can’t possibly win the nomination,” is the phrase heard most often when Washington insiders mention either Donald Trump or...
Hillary Clinton Wants to Help Students by Limiting Tax Deductions for the Rich
Hillary Clinton promises to reduce the growth and burden of student debt if she is elected president by taxing high...
Bernie Sanders Vows to Stop the Koch Brothers “Legalized Bribery” of Republicans
Sen. Bernie Sanders will be unveiling new legislation on the Senate floor today that will put an end to the...
Journalists Only Allowed At Exclusive Koch Brothers Gathering If They Agree Not To Name Conservative Donors
Several news organizations gained rare access Saturday into a private gathering of influential Republican donors hosted by Freedom Partners Chamber...
Ted Cruz Auditions to be the Koch’s Hustler on Capitol Hill
Need to be a hero, but don’t have any really scary enemies? Invent an enemy – in this case the...
Hillary Clinton Vows To Eliminate Taxpayer Subsidies to Big Oil
Hillary Clinton vowed to take away big oil’s subsidies and use the money for clean energy while campaigning in Iowa....
Bush, Cruz, Rubio and Walker Court Their Benefactors, the Koch Billionaires
Five of the Republican candidates for president will be heading to a luxury hotel in Southern California from August 1st...
Senator Bernie Sanders Supports Federal Contract Workers’ Strike
A group of progressive members of Congress introduced a $15 an hour national minimum wage bill on Wednesday as hundreds of...
President Obama Vows To Oppose Any Republican Attempt To Erase Wall Street Reform
President Obama made his position clear to Republicans in Congress. He will veto any bill that repeals or weakens Wall...
Jeb Bush Calls for Medicare’s Destruction at a Koch Brothers Sponsored Event
Here’s your moderate, establishment Republican presidential candidate, Jeb! He’s the one who wants to “phase out” Medicare. Here’s exactly what...
Jeb Bush Cracks the Whip: Says Americans Aren’t Working Hard Enough
Hopefully working Americans are listening to Jeb Bush on the campaign trail. If they are, they should quickly recognize that...
Bernie Sanders calls on Americans to fight the billionaire class
On Friday, Bernie Sanders may have been the first sitting United States Senator to call for “political revolution” at a...
Obama Dismisses the Grumbling of Republican War Hawks
The accord struck in Vienna to rein in Iran’s nuclear activities has warmongers fulminating. Citizens worldwide should support U.S. President...
Republicans Favor Preserving a Tax Loophole for Billionaires Over Creating 1 Million New Jobs for Young People
Senate Republicans voted down a bill from Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have provided funds to state and local governments...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Thinks American Workers are Spoiled: For Walker $7.25 an Hour is a Living Wage
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed the new state budget into law on Sunday with a last-minute change that strips...
Jeb Bush Does the Koch Brothers’ Bidding
Any American alive should understand that Republicans not only work solely for the rich, corporations, and the billionaire Koch brothers,...
Bernie Sanders Vows That If Elected Wall Street Hoodlums Will Have No Place In His Cabinet
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped a bomb on Wall Street today when during a CNN interview he vowed...
Bernie Sanders to Jeb Bush: Americans need better wages not longer hours
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says Americans already work longer hours than employees in most other countries and shouldn’t...
The ALEC Scheme to Privatize Every City In America
The idea of absolute control means exerting one’s will over every aspect of an organization from the very top down...
Trump Slanders Mexicans Again: Insists He’s Not a Racist
The real estate mogul shared the tweet from one of his followers, a habit that’s gotten him in trouble before....
New Jersey Voters Have Finally Had Enough of Chris Christie
New Jersey wants to be free of Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) according to a Monmouth University poll taken after the...
Bernie Sanders’ Proposal to Raise Taxes on Billionaires
Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced a bold new bill to combat income inequality by increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans....
As Louisiana Falls Apart Bobby Jindal Decides to Run for President
Just like Scott Walker and Chris Christie, Jindal destroyed his state with a disastrous combination of tax cuts for the...
Rand Paul Wants to Transfer More Wealth to America’s Rich
Senator Rand Paul, having recently taken on the GOP’s foreign policy wing in his battle against the Patriot Act, has...
The Unsavory Billionaire Pact: Sheldon Adelson And The Koch Brothers Team Up To Buy Republican Politicians
In late April, some 700 conservative luminaries, including presidential contenders, donors, fundraisers and former President George W. Bush, gathered at...
Chris Christie, “Supersize me!”: Christie and pals spend $300,000, including $82,000 at sporting events
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spent about $300,000 of his state allowance for food and alcohol over his first five...
Bernie Sanders Launches His Presidential Campaign With A Declaration Of War On The Kochs
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) officially launched his presidential campaign with a vowed goal of building a movement that will take...
Republicans Have Passed 0 Jobs Bills During Their First 138 Days Running Congress
In their first 138 days in control of Congress, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner have passed zero jobs bill. Instead,...
Democrat Busts Republican Scheme to Screw With Medicare To Benefit Corporations
During a Health Subcommittee Hearing on Competition in Medicare, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) busted Republicans for trying to elimate competition...
Bernie Sanders Is Terrifying Wall Street By Pushing Hillary Clinton To The Left
Wall Street is openly worrying that Bernie Sanders is pushing Hillary Clinton to the left by calling for the biggest...
Governor Brownback’s Trickle Down ‘Experiment’ is Turning Schools into Poorhouses
At least eight school districts in Kansas are closing their doors early for the summer as a result of Kansas...
Study: Thirty-five Years of Conservative Policies Contributed to Violence In Baltimore
Ayn Rand devotee Paul Ryan weighed in on the reason for violence in Baltimore and used it to continue his...
On Day One Of His Presidential Campaign, Bernie Sanders Is The Kochs Worst Nightmare
At a press conference where he laid out his agenda, Sen. Sanders took on the Koch brothers: “The major issue...
Obama Stands Up For Veterans By Vowing To Veto GOP Bill That Cut Benefits For 70,000 Vets
While Congressional Republicans wave the flag with one hand, they are trying to cut benefits for 70,000 veterans with the...
Bernie Sanders Reveals That Republican Budget Kills 2.3 Million Jobs
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) dropped a bomb on Senate Republicans by revealing that their budget would kill more than 2...
Job Killing GOP Governors Have Resumes That Should Disqualify Them From Being President
Three sitting Republican Governors interested in seeking a promotion to become U.S. President, represent states that have posted well-below average...
Governor Snyder’s Plan To Erase Public Education In Detroit
Here in Detroit, the worst of what many of us have long suspected about Gov. Snyder’s intentions toward our city...
The Koch Brothers Have Picked Scott Walker To Be Their 2016 Presidential Puppet
The Koch’s didn’t say why Jeb Bush isn’t their “chosen one,” but odds are that it is because Bush doesn’t...
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback Is Stealing From Taxpayers To Enrich Banks
It is beyond refute that Republicans have devised some truly cruel means of stealing from taxpayers and the poor to...
Jeb Bush Boards The GOP Crazy Train With His Proposal To Raise The Social Security Retirement Age
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush proposed raising the social security retirement age during a Friday speech at Saint Anselm College’s...
Obama Calls Out Republicans About Their Plan To Cut Taxes For The Rich
President Obama used facts and math to reveal the true agenda behind the Republican plan to cut taxes for the...
Bernie Sanders Shreds Rand Paul By Unmasking His Great Libertarian Fraud
Sen. Sanders was speaking about Rand Paul on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show when he said: He’s a legitimate candidate,...
