Friday, March 20, 2026

Tag: Election 2016

How the Media Enabled Donald Trump by Destroying Politics First

The mainstream media is to blame for Donald Trump’s rise, but not for the reasons most people think.

WATCH: This is What the Republican Debates Have Sunk To

The candidates are now fighting over the size of their penis.

Why Trump?

The Democratic Party has not been taking seriously many of the reasons for Trump’s support and the range of that support. And the media has not been discussing many of the reasons for Trump’s support. That needs to change.

Can Only Corporations Think Big?

Where did our ambition go? Has this nation has become a place where only the corporations are allowed to think big?

Burn Pits, Climate Change and the US Military

While it’s obvious that the Democratic candidates are much better on these issues than the four Republicans still seeking their party’s nomination, the media needs to take a share of the blame for so rarely bringing up the topic.

How Did the 2016 Candidates Fare on Super Tuesday?

Here are the current results for the winners and runners up for the Super Tuesday primaries.

The Graveyard of the Elites

The establishment structure is sliding toward its death, and the foremost sign of this is the silly and sickening display of "junk politics" that we call an election campaign.

An Open Letter to the Republican Establishment

"You’d have done far better with a political system less poisoned by your money – and, therefore, less volatile and polarized, more capable of responding to the needs of average people, less palpably rigged in your favor."

On Hillary Clinton, Sexism, and U.S. Foreign Policy

Feminists who oppose Hillary Clinton's imperialism can't just challenge her foreign policy. We have to challenge the sexist attacks against her, too.

Robert Reich Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

"I have the deepest respect and admiration for Hillary Clinton, and if she wins the Democratic primary I’ll work my heart out to help her become president. But I believe Bernie Sanders is the agent of change this nation so desperately needs."

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