Cast Your Vote: How Should the United States Respond to Escalating Tensions in Syria?

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Unscathed

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Imaginary Friend

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VP Debates

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Mr. Pence

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Samantha Bee on Tim Kaine: Remind Me, Why Isn’t Elizabeth Warren on the Ticket? (Video)

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The VP Debate Served to Remind Americans Just How Extreme the Rest of the Republican Party Is

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Oct 5, 2016 These days, with Donald Trump having dominated the news for more than a year, it’s easy to overlook the Republicans in Congress. But Mike Pence’s stances were a potent reminder of what a Republican Congress and White House would do. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mike Pence Is a Trump in Politician’s Clothing—as Dishonest and Erratic, Just Much Smoother

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Oct 5, 2016 Trump running mate Mike Pence continued the unreality of this election season in Tuesday’s debate by denying many things that are true and asserting many things that are not true. Trump running mate Mike Pence continued the unreality of this election season in Tuesday’s debate by denying many things that are true and asserting many things that are not true. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

VP Debate: Tim Kaine Puts Mike Pence on the Defensive as Candidates Take On Issues, and Each Other

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 5, 2016 In what became a heated debate, Republican Pence played a more rational-seeming, diplomatic foil to the brash and bombastic Donald Trump, while Democrat Kaine continued Hillary Clinton's line of attack against her rival for the presidency. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Third-Party Vice Presidential Nominees, Left Out of the Debate, Turn to Social Media

Emma Niles / Truthdig Oct 5, 2016 The Green Party and the Libertarian Party, largely ignored by the mainstream media and barred from the debate stage, use Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other internet platforms. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Here Are 7 Questions Mike Pence Should Be Asked at the Vice Presidential Debate

By Adele M. Stan / AlterNet Oct 4, 2016 Too few voters know the extremist agenda of Trump's running mate, but some pointed queries could change that. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Clinton Inflames Progressive Base With Choice of Tim Kaine for Vice President

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Jul 23, 2016 "If Clinton has reached out to Bernie [Sanders] supporters, it appears that she has done so to stick triangulating thumbs in their eyes," said Norman Solomon, national coordinator for the Bernie Delegates Network. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )