Hillary Clinton

By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – Appointees by Clinton and Wasserman Schulz resoundingly reject numerous proposals put forth by Sanders surrogates. Despite its claims to want to unify voters ahead of November’s election, the Democratic party appears to be pushing for an agenda that critics say ignores basic progressive […]

Democratic Party

‘Security Moms’: A Constituency for Hillary Clinton’s Hawkish Foreign Policy?

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by Dinesh Sharma | (The Conversation) | – – Both conservatives and progressives have argued Hillary Rodham Clinton is more “hawkish” than President Obama. Robert Gates, the secretary of defense under both Presidents Bush and Obama, worked with her in the White House and called her “a tough lady.” Bruce Riedel, a South Asia expert […]

Democracy

Welcome to the Party, America! 11 Muslim women who have been PM or President

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Hillary Clinton gave a victory speech Tuesday night positioning herself as the logical conclusion of the first women’s rights meeting at Seneca Falls in 1848. Along the way, other milestones have included women gaining the right to vote, in 1919 and the first woman elected to […]

Bernie Sanders

Media calls Election for Hillary before California: Superdelegate System under Fire

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TeleSur | – – The prediction is likely to stir controversy among Sanders supporters and critics of the superdelegate system, which has been branded “anti-democratic.” The race between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is not even over yet, but the latter has already won the Democratic nomination, according to the Associated Press. An […]

Bernie Sanders

Will Fracking & the Environment decide Californians between Clinton and Sanders?

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TeleSur _ – – California is in its fifth year of a severe drought. While Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump lied to a crowd in Fresno on May 27 declaring that there was no drought in the Golden State, the U.S. Geological Survey report indicates that the state is still in a drought based on […]

Bernie Sanders

Fueling Sanders’ Turnout Hope, California Reports Record Surge of New Voters

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By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org | – – Said one energized supporter: ‘California loves a comeback story.’ Nearly 6,000 North Coast residents cheered Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders in Cloverdale on Friday as the Vermont senator promised to revolutionize American politics, the U.S. economy and society at large. (Photo: Kent Porter/Press Democracy) […]

Democratic Party

Hillary Clinton roasts Donald Trump on Foreign Policy

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AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “During her foreign policy speech, Hillary Clinton roasts Trump’s ideas – or what she calls “bizarre rants.” She talks about how a Trump presidency would be a historic mistake for America.” AJ+: ” Hillary Clinton Crushes Donald Trump In Foreign Policy Speech”

Democratic Party

Could Hillary Clinton’s promise of a gender-equal cabinet change US Politics forever?

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By Dee Goddard | (The Conversation) | – – At a recent “Town Hall” debate Hillary Clinton announced that she would appoint a cabinet that is half female if she is elected president. When questioned by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, Clinton pledged: “Well, I am going to have a cabinet that looks like America, and […]

Bernie Sanders

Winning in Losing: How Sanders pushed Clinton to the Left

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bernie Sanders’ path to the nomination as the Democratic Party standard bearer in 2016 was all but closed off by Clinton’s four big wins on Tuesday. His only hope had been to get close enough to her in pledged delegates to have a substantial number of […]