Democratic Party

CNN | (Video interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders) | – – Sen. Bernie Sanders says he is tired of talking about Hillary Clinton’s emails instead of focusing on income equality and other issues affecting Americans.” (Democratic Debate) Bernie Sanders: Why I’m sick of Clinton’s email

Bernie Sanders

Debate: Clinton slams Iran, Putin & supports Syrian Rebels; Sanders rejects Intervention

Juan Cole

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Foreign policy came up a bit in the Democratic Party debate. One form it took was a series of clashes over Hillary Clinton’s 2002 vote to authorize the Bush Iraq War. Lincoln Chafee, then a Republican senator, opposed that vote and was the only Republican senator to […]

Democratic Party

Hillary Ad: GOP has admitted Benghazi Investigation Bogus

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Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | – – “Hillary Clinton responded to Kevin McCarthy’s recent gaffe admitting the political motivations for the Benghazi committees. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. . . “Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has leveraged House Majority Leader […]

Bernie Sanders

Why Are So Many Millennials Rallying Behind Bernie Sanders?

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Lindsay Miller | (Popsugar Video Report) | – – “If you’ve been on Facebook lately, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Bernie Sanders popping up in your feed. The 73-year-old senator is going up against Hillary Clinton for the democratic presidential nomination, and even though he’d be our oldest-ever commander in chief, a big chunk […]

Barack Obama

Why Obama and Putin are Both Wrong on Syria

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Obama seemed awfully defensive in his speech at the United Nations on Monday. The reason is not far to seek. Russia’s Vladimir Putin has surprised Washington by volunteering to get militarily involved in Syria and by arguing that only by enlisting the Baath regime of […]

Bernie Sanders

Why Won’t Bernie Sanders Take “Socialist” As An Insult?: Stephen Colbert

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | – – “It’s hard to insult Bernie Sanders when he doesn’t mind being called a socialist. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: ” Why Won’t Bernie Sanders Take “Socialist” As An Insult?”

Barack Obama

Obama as Grandmaster of Grand Strategy: Containing China

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By Alfred W. McCoy | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – In ways that have eluded Washington pundits and policymakers, President Barack Obama is deploying a subtle geopolitical strategy that, if successful, might give Washington a fighting chance to extend its global hegemony deep into the twenty-first century. After six years of silent, sometimes secret preparations, the […]

Bernie Sanders

Sanders surges in Iowa as Clinton faces Enthusiasm Gap

Juan Cole

Anthony Salvanto | (CBS Face the Nation Video) | – – “A new CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker poll shows presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, leading in both Iowa and New Hampshire. With 78 percent of Sanders fans “enthusiastically” supporting his candidacy, states across the nation are feeling the Bern.” CBS Face the Nation: […]

Democratic Party

When will War be off the Table? Iran & US Trash Talk

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By David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – You have to admire the sheer gall of the Republican presidential field, which has coalesced around the idea of, in Scott Walker’s words, blowing up the Iranian nuclear deal “on day one.” As most candidates also pledge to repeal Obamacare on the first day, one […]