Tag: Election 2016
Preparing for President Trump
A 10-point plan for activists, politicians, the press and everyday citizens.
The year of ‘post-truth’
Thanks to fake news and hyper partisanship, many of us can no longer distinguish facts from opinions – or lies.
Bernie Sanders: “We need to change the electoral college”
Many politicians are disappointed in the election process and the electoral college this year.
What is the ‘Trump Fix’?
Far from “draining” the Washington swamp, Trump is turning it into an exclusive jacuzzi for the rich.
Hillary Clinton lost the November election because she blew off Sanders...
The anger among Sanders backers by the time of the convention at the end of July was palpable.
Michael Moore to GOP electors: Vote against Trump and I will...
"Republican Electors – If you vote your conscience at noon and your state fines you for this, I will pay your fine."
Why President Trump will continue holding rallies
A president intent on developing a base of enthusiastic supporters who believe boldface lies poses a clear threat to American democracy. This is how tyranny begins.
Conflict of interest? Of course not.
Trump's new job responsibilities align perfectly with his business interests.
Beyond resistance: The story of 2016
Maybe someday we’ll look back and say this was the year a revolution began.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.