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Is The Sanders Campaign "Going Negative"?
The Clinton campaign is accusing the Sanders campaign of "going negative." Is this Clinton accusation just an attempt to "muddy the waters" as Clinton's attacks on Sanders' health care plans backfire?
Six Critical Issues That The Fox Business GOP Debate Missed
We matched our Platform for People and the Planet that the Campaign for America's Future helped release last year and a transcript of the GOP debate. Here's what we found.
Progressive Breakfast
GOP's Hot, Dark Debate "GOP Candidates Try to Scare the Hell Out of America." The National Journal's Ron Fournier. "Taking advantage of laissez-faire moderators in their sixth debate, the GOP’s top seven presidential candidates spouted talking points...
The Republican Debate: Seven Trumped-Up Survivors
Fireworks, muscle flexing, invective – the cage match that was the Republican presidential debate in Charleston, S.C. Thursday night had it all, except any clue about what should be done for the country.
A New Warning Against Taking Black and Brown Votes For Granted
Steve Phillips challenges Democrats and progressives to stop seeing people of color as "nuisances who need to be silenced for fear of alienating White swing voters" and instead as essential to the progressive coalition.
GOP Tickles the Dragon’s Tail
After years of flirting with America’s right wing and egging on a growing rage, the GOP establishment is "shocked" by Trump's success -- and scrambling to save face.
How Much Do We Hate Our Children?
Americans say they care about the well-being of kids. But it’s increasingly harder to see that sentiment reflected in policy. But there are recent examples of adults taking actions in the best interest of children.
Progressive Breakfast
SOTU Post-game Action Obama Engages Americans on Vision for America. Voice of America: “President Barack Obama is on the road, meeting face-to-face with Americans following a lofty State of the Union address that painted an optimistic vision for America in the years...
Clinton's Pre-Iowa Assault On Sanders' Medicare-For-All Plan
This is an old-style of politicking. Misleading people by misrepresenting the policy positions in this way borders on a character attack instead of contrasting policy positions.
Conservative Crybabies at Obama’s Last State of the Union
Crybabies. That’s the perfect word to describe conservatives' reaction to President Obama’s final State of the Union address — as well as the official GOP response by South Carolina governor Nikki Haley.
