Tag: 2020 election
Elizabeth Warren’s baggage
Is Elizabeth Warren a true progressive? Her history shows some inconsistencies.
Will Biden be a rerun of 2016 tragedy?
As a throwback to the Clintonite 1990s, Biden says he feels the pain of victims but won’t name many villains.
“Duh, of course I would”: Bernie Sanders vows to take legal...
"How do you hold fossil fuel executives who knew that they were destroying the planet but kept on doing it?"
Why a DNC vice chair bawled me out – and why...
Biden’s mediocre speech at the New Hampshire convention on September 7 is already a historic record of a dismal candidate for president whose nomination promises to be a disaster.
The fight against climate change can bring us together
I would like to see the major environmental organizations participate in the Washington march and speak about the political issues of climate change.
Trump primary challengers would face big money problem
The president has already raised nearly $125 million this cycle and had $56.7 million cash on hand at the end of June.
Bernie Sanders: ‘We will go to war with White Nationalism’
"When we combat white nationalism and when we combat racism."
Tom Steyer spends more than $7 million on ads in first...
While some candidates might be forced to drop out if they do not qualify for the September debate stage, Tom Steyer has plenty of resources to continue running ads and pick up new donors.
How much have the 2020 presidential candidates received from the healthcare...
So far the healthcare industry has contributed more than $5 million to the election.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.