Aug 24, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, Libertarianism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
If we progressives want meaningful change in our society and the larger world, how can we achieve it when both major parties are so flawed?... Read Original Article
Aug 17, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Immigration, Race and Racism
Published: Salon (August 17, 2016)
To understand precisely how Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has changed America, one need only look at a new pair of surveys. In April the Southern Poverty Law Center discovered that the Trump campaign has triggered an unprecedented wave of bigoted bullying in American schools: More than two-thirds of the teachers surveyed have had immigrant, Latino and Muslim students express fear about what will happen to them or their families if Trumps wins, while more than one-third have directly witnessed an increase in anti-Muslim or anti-immigrant prejudice.
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Aug 11, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gun Control, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (August 11, 2016)
It was reprehensible for Donald Trump to insinuate that his pro-gun followers use violence to thwart Hillary Clinton. That said, was he really out of lockstep with what the NRA and other pro-gun groups have been saying for years?
Just to be clear, this is what Trump said:
“If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks.... Read Original Article
Aug 9, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Race and Racism
Published: The Good Men Project (August 9, 2016)
Before I get to why Will Smith is probably right, let’s dispense with why his hysterical right-wing critics are definitely wrong. At a press event in Dubai, Smith tried to find a silver lining to the dark cloud that is Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.... Read Original Article
Aug 5, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), History, mic
Published: Fusion (August 5, 2016)
When Rep. Richard Hanna became the first sitting Republican congressman to endorse Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump, he observed that his party had “largely alienated women, Hispanics, the LGBT community, young voters and many others in general.” While this comment wasn’t the focus of his editorial, it spoke to a larger truth about the significance of this presidential election.... Read Original Article
Aug 3, 2016 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Science and Technology
Published: Quartz (August 3, 2016)
Green Party candidate Jill Stein likes to present herself as a pro-science, more idealistic alternative to Hillary Clinton. Stein has so far managed to stay out of the media maelstrom, but a series of troubling comments are making headlines for all the wrong reasons. One of Stein’s most problematic opinions resurfaced this week when her campaign deleted a tweet in which she claimed there is “no evidence that autism is caused by vaccines.”... Read Original Article
