Author: Joshua De Leon

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has Charles and David Koch dead in his crosshairs, reported the Huffington Post. They have become the senator’s posterchild for political and corporate corruption. Sanders spoke to a crowd of 3,000 on Saturday in South Carolina and noted how the Kochs have tainted American democracy by attempting to purchase candidates and elections. Sanders also called for campaign finance reform that would create public-funded elections that would phase out billionaire contributions. “We live in a nation in which a handful of very, very wealthy people have extraordinary power over our economy and our...

A recent poll discovered that if faced against one another, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would beat Donald Trump by a wide margin, reported The Hill. The poll, released by CNN/ORC, found that Sanders would outpace Trump by 20 points. He also beats Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker by six to seven points, and ties with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Sanders having a landslide advantage over Trump is very telling, not only of Sanders’ viability, but of Trump’s actual weakness. He may have all the attention, but Trump isn’t popular. Bush is the Establishment favorite for the...

In this segment of Real Time, host Bill Maher slammed Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for selling fashion accessories that cost $55,000, while refusing to pay their interns. The Olsen’s company is worth $1 billion, and they are getting sued by 40 interns whom the Olsen’s made work for free. “I’m sorry, Olsens, but if you sell obscenely overpriced crap to status-obsessed suckers and stiff the children who help who, you’re not America’s little sweethearts anymore,” said Maher. “You’re Apple.”...