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 the American Jewish community – an opening presumably ripe for political exploitation.... Read Original Article
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 common, and increasingly dangerous, troll.... Read Original Article
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.... Read Original Article
Jul 9, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gun Control, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Ideologies
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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).... Read Original Article
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 career with that of someone whose name literally appears next to “professional celebrity” in the Urban Dictionary?... Read Original Article
