Republican Party

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – Although the implementation of Iranian nuclear deal has been welcomed by all those who had been involved in the negotiations as part of the P5+1, the deal has had many vociferous opponents. In the United States, the opposition to the Iranian deal […]

Immigration

Donald Trump attacks Pope Francis as puppet of Mexico on Immigrants’ Rights

contributors

TeleSur | – – Trump accused Pope Francis of being an instrument of the Mexican government because of his pro-immigration stance. The Vatican responded. U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is no stranger to slinging insults and criticism, but he might have been punching out of his league when he picked a fight with the […]

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George W. Bush, who Mirrored & Inflamed Public passions, attacks Trump for It

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – George W. Bush came out of political exile on Monday to be his brother JEB!’s surrogate in attacking Donald Trump. W. allowed as how “These are tough times and I understand Americans are angry and frustrated, but we do not need someone in the Oval Office […]

African-Americans

Could a post-Scalia court restore Campaign Finance Sanity & pull back from Plutocracy?

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – There is no guarantee that the successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia will be a liberal. But only if Cruz wins the presidency can we expect a nominee as hard right as Scalia. In all likelihood, the court has just shifted at least somewhat to […]

Republican Party

GOP Robo Speech: It isn’t Just Rubio (Cartoon)

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Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol’s World ) | – – Via Jamiol’s World See Jamiol’s second book, on what America is not

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GOP Candidates’ Sick, Illegal, Fixation on Torture

contributors

By John Kiriakou | (Otherwords.org) | – – GOP presidential candidates are endorsing torture, again. For anyone who cares deeply about being informed, watching Republican presidential debates can feel like a form of torture. But the program becomes more terrifying altogether when their ignorance is hitched to an endorsement of actual torture. At the latest […]

Latinos

Do Latinos really view Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio as their Leaders?

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By Adriana Maestas | TeleSur | – – The problem with promoting Cruz and Rubio as “Latino leaders” is that they have turned their backs on the Latino community with their policy positions. In the primary race for the Republican nomination for the president, it was noted that in the Iowa caucuses Senators Ted Cruz […]

Republican Party

The GOP’s Anti-Government Line created Trump: Movement conservatism and the rise of the demagogues

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By David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump has now won a primary, and looks positioned to win many more. The GOP establishment nightmare looks more plausible by the day – have you seen a poll anywhere in any state where Trump or Ted Cruz doesn’t lead? In so many ways, […]

Islam-hatred

Did Muslim-Americans lose the New Hampshire GOP Primary?

Juan Cole

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “This is what the Republican presidential candidates said about Muslims in their most recent debate.” AJ+: “The GOP Has A Muslim Problem”