Jan 31, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Alternet (January 31, 2016), Salon (January 31, 2016), The Good Men Project (January 21, 2016)
As the 2016 presidential election gathers steam, it’s tempting to compare the Bernie Sanders surge among Democrats with the Donald Trump phenomenon among Republicans. After all, both candidates are marshalling support from the ideological grassroots in their respective parties (the left in Sanders’ case, the right for Trump), and both have successfully tapped into a deeper anger that animates their campaigns.... Read Original Article
Jan 30, 2016 | Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Scandals
Published: The Good Men Project (January 30, 2016)
815 words into the Associated Press’s recent 949 word piece on Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, one will find a passage that should appear at the very beginning:
The FBI also is looking into Clinton’s email setup, but has said nothing about the nature of its probe.... Read Original Article
Jan 29, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic, Race and Racism
Published: Salon (January 29, 2016)
How should progressives respond to the recent news that Marvel Comics CEO Ike Perlmutter donated over $1 million to a Donald Trump event intended to draw viewers away from the Republican presidential debate? As a start, they should remember these words of wisdom from one of Marvel’s most iconic superhero franchises:
“With great power comes great responsibility.”... Read Original Article
Jan 25, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic
Published: Salon (January 25, 2016)
After it became apparent that the character of Rey had been excluded from game sets for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” critics quickly accused Lucasfilm – which was purchased by Disney in 2012 – of making sexist assumptions when developing its product line. Although Hasbro denied these claims in a statement to Entertainment Weekly about their “Star Wars Monopoly” game, an anonymous industry insider recently revealed the ugly truth to the culture blog Sweatpants & Coffee.... Read Original Article
Jan 23, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Internet Culture, mic
Published: The Daily Dot (January 23, 2016)
If there is any silver lining to the Amy Schumer plagiarism scandal, it is that it establishes one of the ways in which the Internet can be an unequivocal force for good.
Thanks to social media and online activism, the days in which the powerful can rip off the powerless with impunity are long gone.... Read Original Article
Jan 22, 2016 | Elections - Presidential (2016), mic
Published: Salon (January 22, 2016), The Good Men Project (January 16, 2016)
Apparently former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is thinking of running for president as a third-party candidate. The New York Times reports that Bloomberg commissioned a private poll to see how he would fare if the Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton and the Republicans nominate Donald Trump, which seems likely (though not certain) at this point.... Read Original Article
