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Labor For Bernie Is Booming In Iowa
Seeing workers in call centers, smelters at Alcoa, skilled trades workers at John Deere, or servers at the sandwich shops, the support is contagious and nearly universal.
Iowa's Big Winner: Senator Bernie Sanders
The results of the Iowa caucuses won't be known until late Monday, but we already know the big winner: Senator Bernie Sanders. The "fringe" candidate has shown he is for real. He leaves Iowa with momentum.
What Do You Mean 'Sanders Might Be Another George McGovern'?
George McGovern was the Democratic nominee against incumbent Richard Nixon in the 1972 election. He lost in a landslide. Were the right lessons learned from that campaign?
Wingnut Week In Review: Out With A Whimper
This week two major right-wing crusades that started out with pretty big bangs -- the Oregon Standoff and the Planned Parenthood sting -- ended with disappointing (for wingnuts) whimpers.
Conservatives, A Vote for Trump Proves Everything Liberals Say About You
A vote for Trump is to confirm the liberal stereotype of conservatives as racists. To have the last laugh, you can't prove us liberals correct. You need to prove us wrong.
Conservatives Turning Their Backs On The Poor
The latest wave of people being cut from the federal food assistance program is the latest chapter in a misguided ideological campaign to "end welfare as we know it."
Progressive Breakfast
Cruz, Rubio Hit Hard Cruz and Rubio grilled at debate. Politico: "Fox News put both candidates on the defensive with questions, featuring video clips, that felt like attack ads ... clips showing Rubio vowing as a Senate candidate to oppose a path to citizenship for...
The Republican Trumpless Debate
Fox News hosted its Republican debate last night without Donald Trump. He was both missing and missed. Fox focused on the right-wing fixations – and left out most of what concerns America.
The Washington Post's Curious Swipe at Bernie Sanders
On Thursday morning, the Washington Post editors took a swipe at Bernie Sanders, painting him as "like a lot of other politicians." Would that it were so. The editors indict the crusader because they don't like the crusade.
Washington Post's Anti-Sanders Editorial Mocks Idea Of Civic Engagement
The Washington Post's latest editorial on Bernie Sanders says we can't wish away the plutocratic control of our economy and it is "fantastical" to think otherwise and try.
