Mar 11, 2014 | Democrats, Health Care Reform, Liberalism, Media Issues, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama
Published: mic (March 11, 2014)
If you haven’t seen President Obama’s appearance on “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis,” stop everything you’re doing and watch it now.
There is a lesson to be learned from this video: Fear and anger aren’t the only effective methods for spreading a political message.
Obama’s right-wing opponents have spent the bulk of his presidency trying to destroy him with shrill accusations, inflammatory rhetoric and hyperbolic distortions of his agenda.... Read Original Article
Feb 19, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, Liberalism, Libertarianism, mic, Millennials, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (February 19, 2014)
The news. In a recent interview with Politico, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) discussed how the Republican Party could attract minority voters by focusing on a new slate of issues. These included reforming the war on drugs, opposing indefinite detention of detainees at military bases, and shifting the immigration debate away from border security and toward “find[ing] a place” for illegal residents who are willing to find work.... Read Original Article
Feb 11, 2014 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, Media Issues, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals
Published:mic (February 11, 2014)
Let’s dispense with a necessary disclaimer: I believe Hillary Rodham Clinton is going to be the next President of the United States. The “Hillary Papers” that have been flying around the conservative blogosphere this week are just the latest effort by the right to do anything they can to prevent that from happening.... Read Original Article
Jan 21, 2014 | Conservativism, Democrats, Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: mic (January 21, 2014)
You’d think that conservatives, after being repeatedly humiliated for their insensitivity toward rape victims, would have learned to be careful when discussing the plight of the marginalized and oppressed.
For proof that this lesson has yet to take, let’s look at one of the right wing’s most obnoxious, entitled, and ill-informed rhetoric motifs: comparing liberal policies to American slavery.... Read Original Article
Dec 31, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, Democrats, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama, Satirical Essays
Published: mic (December 31, 2013)
In the final press conference before 2014, President Obama refused to acknowledge that 2013 was the worst year of his presidency. While it wouldn’t be realistic to expect a president to admit that he’s dropped the proverbial ball, one can only hope that Obama isn’t buying his own spin.
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Dec 3, 2013 | Conservativism, Democrats, Extremism, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans, Satirical Essays
Published: mic (December 5, 2013)
It’s all but official. The 113th Congress is the least productive federal legislature in American history, passing only 2% of all the bills that were introduced, an all-time low. How rare was it for legislation to pass Congress this year? So rare, that the following 15 rare things have happened with greater frequency than a bill getting through.
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