Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Hillary to Bernie: You Smear Me When You Tell the Truth

If you accept big money, you know it always comes with strings attached. The more big money you accept, the more strings, until no matter how much you resist, you end up dancing like a puppet on those strings.

New National Poll Shows Near Tie Between Sanders and Clinton

Last time the same poll was conducted, Sanders trailed Hillary by 30 points.

Bernie Sanders Admits He Wants Trump to Win GOP Candidacy

"I want Trump to win the Republican nomination – and I would love the opportunity to run against him. I think we would win by a lot.”

The Sanders Sensation

Bernie’s people-powered movement has already shattered one of the Democratic establishment’s holy myths.

Elizabeth Warren Recalls a Time When Big Donors May Have Changed Hillary’s Vote

With our corrupted campaign finance system, elected officials design policy with special-interest money in mind.

Wall Street CEO Calls Bernie Sanders ‘Dangerous’

The CEO of Goldman Sachs says that not only is Bernie Sanders a "liability" but that his campaign has "the potential to be a dangerous moment."

Emails Reveal Martin Shkreli Raised Drug Prices Purely For Profit

"These new documents provide a rare, inside look at the motivations and tactics of drug company executives."

The Pipeline Strikes Back: The Audacity of TransCanada’s $15B Suit Against the U.S.

The political saga of the Keystone XL pipeline is like a real-life version of The Force Awakens. So why are we giving the Dark Side even more power?

What Really Poisoned the Water in Flint, Michigan

Flint reveals that there is a much deeper contamination poisoning our country's political morals: namely, an insidious right-wing belief that poor people (particularly people of color who are poor) are underserving moochers whose misfortunes can be ignored.

A Grim Scenario: If America Ends Up With a Republican President and a GOP-Controlled...

When we decide whether to vote or not, and for whom we will cast that ballot, we better think very deeply about the America in which we want to live going into the future.