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Sanders supporters pushed Clinton to the left—now they have to keep her there

Jun 8, 2016 | Centrism, Class Issues, Democrats, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties

Published: Quartz (June 7, 2016)

Heading into California primary today, Donald Trump is catching up toHillary Clinton in the general election polls. According to political analysis from statisticians like Nate Silver, the reluctance of some Bernie Sanders supporters to back an alternate Democratic candidate is part of the reason for Trump’s boost.... Read Original Article

How Donald Trump would destroy America (and possibly the world)

May 19, 2016 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, mic, Science and Technology, Terrorism, World Affairs

Published: The Good Men Project (May 19, 2016)

America is in a “boy who cried wolf” situation right now. We’ve grown so accustomed to comparing our presidents with tyrants, or insisting that a candidate’s ascent to power will result in calamity, that even those of us who see an actual wolf in our midst aren’t being taken seriously.... Read Original Article

Bernie Sanders is a compassionate, intelligent man who has no clue how to run a country

Apr 6, 2016 | Class Issues, Democrats, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Terrorism

Published: Quartz (April 6, 2016)

If Bernie Sanders wants to be president, he’ll need to do better than this.

The Democratic senator is doubtless feeling pretty optimistic today, fresh off a primary victory in Wisconsin. And yet a much more telling measure of the candidate’s presidential chances happened earlier this week, during an interview with the editorial board of the New York Daily News.... Read Original Article

Donald Trump’s secret weapon against Hillary Clinton

Apr 6, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans

Published: Salon (April 5, 2016)

There is one issue in which Donald Trump is much more progressive than Hillary Clinton – and, unless she learns from history and decisively changes the way Americans perceive her positions here, it may wind up costing her the presidency.

I’m referring, of course, to American trade policy.... Read Original Article

Clintonism deserves its due

Mar 21, 2016 | Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, History, mic

Published: The Huffington Post (March 21, 2016), The Good Men Project (March 17, 2016)

Whenever I talk to potential voters who doubt Hillary Clinton (not outright oppose her, mind you, but simply have reservations), I find there are two arguments which are most likely to convince them to develop a more favorable view of her potential presidency.... Read Original Article