Jul 27, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Jewish Experiences, mic, Political Parties, Religion and Religious Issues, Republicans
Published: MSNBC (July 27, 2015) When Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee claimed last weekend that President Obama would ultimately “take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven,” the former Arkansas governor wasn’t being simply hyperbolic about the merits of the Iranian nuclear deal. He was banking on the idea that there is a rift between the Democratic president and...
Jul 23, 2015 | Bullying, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Daily Dot (July 23, 2015) Donald Trump has played many roles in his life: business mogul, author, reality TV star, and politician. But when he publicly released the private phone number of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), he wasn’t simply engaging in a run-of-the-mill political dirty trick. By violating Graham’s privacy, he assumed a new title common to the Internet era—that of the...
Jul 20, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Internet Culture, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties
Published: Daily Dot (July 20, 2015) In becoming our nation’s first female president, a Hillary Clinton presidency would be a milestone in American history. However, Clinton’s moment in the sun may never come: Hillary Clinton will never become the progressive that many of her supporters would like her to be, and this fact may create serious problems for her candidacy. During Netroots Nation, a...
Jul 9, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gun Control, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Ideologies
Jul 9, 2015 | Class Issues, Education, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Millennials
Published: Daily Dot (July 9, 2015) Although Hillary Clinton has proposed a series of programs for reducing youth unemployment, she has also come under fire on the Internet for staffing her presidential campaign with unpaid interns. In response, Clinton announced on Tuesday that she was hiring 20 paid staffers in Iowa (the first state to hold a presidential primary or caucus next year). But, as...
Jun 16, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Plutocracy
Published: Daily Dot (June 16, 2015) Back in 2008, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) released an ad attacking Democratic nominee Barack Obama for being a “celebrity.” To illustrate his point, McCain’s commercial included a picture of so-called “celebutante” Paris Hilton. After all, what better way to make Obama’s bid for the Oval Office seem absurd than to compare his...
Jun 16, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Internet Culture, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Religion and Religious Issues, Republicans
Published: Daily Dot (June 16, 2015) If Jeb Bush is elected to the presidency in 2016, his victory will officially transformed the Bushes into the most successful political dynasty in American history. Never has a single direct family line produced three presidents (the Adamses, Harrisons, and Roosevelts each yielded only two), and polls have consistently found that grassroots Republicans are as...
Jun 15, 2015 | Class Issues, Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2016), Health & Wellness (Physical), Mental Illness, mic, Original Source Salon.com
Jun 12, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Other, Plutocracy, Supreme Court and Other Judicial Issues
Published: Daily Dot (June 12, 2015) A new Iowa group wants to teach the Internet about the evils of money in politics. Called “Iowa Pays the Price,” the Washington Times reports that “the group plans to spend about $500,000 on an educational campaign that will include social media and online videos.” However, the Internet seems to already share the sentiment. Last week, a comprehensive survey...
Jun 2, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), General Advice, History, mic, Millennials, World Affairs
Published: Question of the Day (June 2, 2015) These were really formative years. The 20-something years are often as sharply defined by the “something” aspect of that term than by their numerical designation. This is the decade in which so many of us struggle to find ourselves in our careers; for some, the path lies clearly in front of us, while for others it wind around and is covered in...