Democratic Party

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As I pointed out, it is all very nice that Hillary Clinton is the first American woman to be nominated as the standard-bearer for her party’s presidential bid, but 11 Muslim women have already served. Women comprise 51% of the US population but they are only […]

Democratic Party

The most Left Wing Supreme Court in a Generation? Sec. Clinton’s most important Progressive Prospect

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Progressives who had backed Bernie Sanders are understandably upset about the prospect of a Clinton presidency. Some put their hopes in the Democratic Party platform, where Bernie supporters won on issues like a $15 minimum wage. But party platforms don’t mean much in the end. It […]

Bernie Sanders

Sarah Silverman to Bernie or Bust folks at DNC 2016: You are being ridiculous

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NJ.com | (News Video Clip) | – – “Comedian and Bernie Sanders supporter Sarah Silverman took the stage along side of Al Franken to tell the crowd to unite and support Hillary Clinton during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.” NJ.com: “Sarah Silverman to Bernie or Bust folks at DNC 2016: […]

Corruption

Disgraced Wasserman Schultz Resigns as DNC Chair, Gets Hired by Clinton

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By TeleSur | – – Her resignation came hours after Bernie Sanders called on her to step down after emails showed how biased she was against his campaign. The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, resigned Sunday just two days after thousands of party emails were leaked and was immediately hired by […]

Far Right

Secret Service Investigating Trump Advisor who Wants Hillary Clinton Shot for Treason

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Wochit News | (Video News Report) | – – “During a radio interview this week. New Hampshire Representative Al Baldasaro, a Trump delegate who reportedly advises the candidate on veterans issues, said that Hillary Clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason. When contacted by The Boston Globe, Baldasaro stood by […]

Democratic Party

Clintonites in Democratic Party Back Settler Colonialism (Not a 1905 Headline)

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Clinton loyalists debating the Democratic Party platform have defeated an amendment that would have called for an end to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine and condemned Israeli squatter settlements illegal. The Democratic Party, in other words, backs the principle of colonialism no less than if […]

Democratic Party

H. Clinton and Ed Snowden: Some Animals are more Equal than others

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Hillary Clinton has repeatedly attacked Ed Snowden for being careless with government information. So it is ironic that she has been found guilty of being . . . careless with government information. She, of course, will suffer no consequences, since she is part of the ruling […]

Bernie Sanders

Dissing Progressives, DNC Platform Backs Fracking, TPP, and Israeli Occupation

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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

Occupy Congress? House Democrats Stage Sit-In to Force Vote on Gun Control

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TeleSur | – – Democrats have been demanding changes to gun control policy in the wake of the Orlando club shooting. U.S. House Democrats staged a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday to protest U.S. Republicans’ refusal to hold a vote on gun control measures, several media outlets reported. Led by civil rights icon John […]