by Leo Gerard | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The man Republicans will nominate this week as their presidential candidate sees himself as a U.S. generalissimo. Donald Trump would be, he said last week, the law-and-order president. He’d be a tough guy at a time when crime is down. He’d strong arm at a time when...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
What Rudy Giuliani did for New York City as its former mayor, and what Donald Trump promises to do for America, will only make things more dangerous for Americans — both for the police, and for those being policed. Giuliani’s speech on the opening night of the...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
When Donald Trump’s Republican Party convenes in Cleveland, three shadows will haunt the arena. They won’t talk about these shadows on television, but if you look closely you're sure to see them. The first shadow is that of the extremist Republican right. Since the...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The same week that Democrats advanced the most progressive platform in the party’s history, Republicans crafted a platform that effectively rejects the 21st century. Tasked with the job of drafting a platform to bring the GOP into the 21st Century, delegates on the...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
In appeasing the extreme right by choosing Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump reveals how he hopes to secure enough votes to win the presidency — and how he may have to govern in order to satisfy the GOP base. With his announcement of...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
More than 400,000 Americans signed a petition calling on Donald Trump to release his tax returns. On Tuesday, progressive activists delivered those signatures to Trump Tower. Progressive activists showed up at Donald Trump’s doorstep on Tuesday with a simple demand...