by Richard Eskow | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
The Gettysburg address, it wasn't. Donald Trump's acceptance speech clocked in at one hour and 15 minutes, and that's not counting the time dilation effect demagoguery can produce in some observers. Lincoln’s speech lasted less than two minutes. A columnist in the New...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog, Education, Election 2016
Soon after the announcement that Indiana Governor Mike Pence would be the vice presidential candidate for the Republican Party, word came from Democrats that he was an extremist – and not just your garden-variety extremist. "The 'most extreme' vice presidential pick...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The ouster Thursday of Fox News chief Roger Ailes, brought on by a long history of sexual harassment, portends big changes for the network he created — and the party it has consumed. A sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Ailes by former Fox News anchor Gretchen...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Is Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump changing his tune on trade, or was he just making it up all along? This year, working-class voters are high-intensity opposed to trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and Trump figured that out early....
by Bill Scher | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
America saw a divided party Wednesday night, though what it was divided over wasn't evident if you haven't been paying close attention. What everyone saw was Ted Cruz humiliating the Republican Party's nominee Donald Trump by ignoring the chants from delegates of...
by Chuck Collins | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Does your family aspire to the American Dream of a decent paying job, a few weeks of paid vacation, a home of your own, and the hope of retiring before you die? Maybe try Canada. Our country has historically prided itself on being a socially mobile society, where your...
