Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-Corruption Stance Shifts When Foreign Policy Is Raised
Aug 22, 2018 The senator comes out strong against corruption on her home turf during a talk at the National Press Club, but wavers in the face of questions about U.S. actions abroad.
What Those Joint Editorials Denouncing Trump Conveniently Left Out
Aug 17, 2018 I was dragged out of the conference in Helsinki. If the media want a free press, they must first confront their own hypocrisies.
Is It Our Goal to Prolong the Syrian War?
Apr 8, 2017 Some see a covert U.S. policy—under both Obama and Trump—to keep the war going and then, one day, to "pick up the remnants."
Sen. Schumer: ‘It’s a Well-Known Fact’ That Israel Has Nuclear Weapons (Video)
Mar 2, 2017 At the National Press Club, the Senate minority leader (pictured with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi) gives a candid response to a question about Israel's arsenal.
Correcting Chuck Schumer on What Medicare Privatization Would Mean
Dec 23, 2016 Confronted at a "Hands Off Our Medicare" event, the Senate's incoming Democratic minority leader—who has blamed doctors for endangering Medicare—acknowledged the role of insurance companies as well. (Schumer is shown at far right.)
Navigating the Trump Crisis: Both ‘Anti-Trump’ and ‘Give Him a Chance’ Are Wrong
Nov 22, 2016 Progressives must go beyond protesting Donald Trump's election or waiting to see what he does. Bernie Sanders has it right: We need a left-right coalition.
Lester Holt’s Big Lie About the Commission on Presidential Debates Is a Problem in U.S. Politics
Sep 27, 2016 The most egregious falsehood in the first 2016 presidential debate was from the moderator. The CPD is not nonpartisan, and this fact is helping to kill our democracy. Here's what can be done about the problem.
VotePact Provides a Path to Electoral Revolution With Do-It-Yourself Voting Reform
Sep 14, 2016 Instead of voting for the lesser of two evils, voters can select the candidate they most want and build up those challengers. All you need is an agreement with someone else in order to pair up against the duopoly.
Donald’s Trump Visit to Mexico Is Not the Real Irony — NAFTA Is
Sep 1, 2016 Redoing NAFTA would help stem desperate migration that is the source of much of the Republican nominee's support.Trump’s VP Pick, Mike Pence, Doesn’t Know Anything About Israel’s Nuclear Weapons
Jul 16, 2016 In a video from several years ago, Pence attempted to deflect a question about Israel’s nuclear weapons by committing to the line “Israel is our most cherished ally.”
