by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 28, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Given the importance of the African-American vote in the Democratic primary and the questions around whether Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders – a self-styled "Democratic socialist" in a state that is 1 percent black – can effectively compete for the...
by Bill Scher | Jan 28, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
There are substantive differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Single-payer vs. individual mandate. Break up the big banks vs. regulate the big banks. Tuition-free college vs. debt-free college. "Leave it in the ground" vs. a more gradual shift away...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 26, 2016 | Election 2016, Progressive Vision
For those who have been closely watching the Democratic presidential contest between Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders, Tuesday night's Iowa town hall discussion on CNN did not reveal anything dramatically new about the candidates. But it perhaps...
by Bill Scher | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Rush Limbaugh made a startling admission on Wednesday, in the course of discussing the staying power of Donald Trump and the value of the Sarah Palin endorsement: "It's now out in the open that the Republican conservative base is not monolithically conservative ......
by Bill Scher | Jan 21, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
On Wednesday, we learned two things. In 2014, the undocumented immigration population reached its lowest point since 2003. In 2015, the global temperature was at its highest point in recorded history. So what are Republicans talking about more? Immigration, of course....
by Robert Borosage | Jan 19, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Ten million people watched the Democratic debate on Sunday despite Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s best efforts to bury it on a holiday weekend night after the NFL playoffs. All three candidates had strong moments in a generally...