Author: KJ McElrath

So Much for Freedom of the Press: Corporate Media Punishing Newspaper For Criticizing Trump

So Much for Freedom of the Press: Corporate Media Punishing Newspaper For Criticizing Trump

Posted by | Jan 12, 2016 | , |

It turns out that while the mainstream media loves to criticize the insane statements made by presidential candidate Donald Trump, they are not willing to see him overly criticized or derided if it means they may lose the favorable ear of the candidate. The American Broadcast Company (ABC) has recently announced that they are terminating their partnership with a local New Hampshire newspaper because its publisher had the unmitigated gall to criticize Donald Trump. Furthermore, America’s own idiot billionaire celebrity is proudly taking the credit. This story involves the New Hampshire Union Leader, one of the last bastions of small-town, independent...

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Hillary Loves the ACA, Is Against Bernie-Endorse Single Payer System

Hillary Loves the ACA, Is Against Bernie-Endorse Single Payer System

Posted by | Jan 12, 2016 | , |

Almost two years ago, current Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton addressed a closed-door meeting of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Conference (HIMSS). In her speech, she championed President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) and spoke out against single-payer health insurance.  Her reasoning: “We don’t have one size fits all; our country is quite diverse. What works in New York City won’t work in Albuquerque.” It’s a tired old argument that has been trotted out before. The argument goes something like this: Nations such as Canada, Japan and EU countries are largely homogeneous, whereas the United States is made up of...

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Gun Violence Madness Continues, and 2016 is Off To a Roaring Start

Gun Violence Madness Continues, and 2016 is Off To a Roaring Start

Posted by | Jan 11, 2016 | , |

After a record-breaking year in which an average of 36 Americans died from gun-related violence each and every day, the new year of 2016 is off to a roaring start. Last week, a mentally unstable individual, claiming to be acting on behalf of the Islamic State (but according to investigators, had no ties to the organization), shot and seriously injured a Philadelphia police officer. Then, over the weekend, an attempted armed robbery at a restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas, left two injured: an off-duty police officer and a 17-year-old suspect. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, however. Over this...

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The Dream Team Becoming Reality? Sanders Hints At Elizabeth Warren for VP

The Dream Team Becoming Reality? Sanders Hints At Elizabeth Warren for VP

Posted by | Jan 8, 2016 | |

It’s a possibility that Progressives have speculated about and even hoped for for a long time: That Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders will team up in the most perfect example of true honest politics in the history of the 21st century. That hope is now a step closer to becoming reality as Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suggested on Wednesday that he is considering progressive Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren as his pick for vice president. On the “Nightly Show,” Bernie was asked: “A lot of people would like to see you run with someone that rhymes with Elizabeth Schwarren ”...

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At Last, A Federal Attorney Indicts a Bailed Out Big Bank!

At Last, A Federal Attorney Indicts a Bailed Out Big Bank!

Posted by | Jan 8, 2016 | , , |

It’s long overdue, but it’s a first step: One of the banking institutions responsible for the economic crash of 2008 who subsequently received bailout funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is under investigation by U.S. Attorney Charles Oberly. TARP was signed into law in October 2008 by George W. Bush in response to the economic collapse brought on by Wall Street’s “casino gambling” with subprime mortgages. Of course, this was not called a “bailout,” but rather a measure to “strengthen” financial institutions. However, as we all know, it was essentially a free pass to the the banks and...

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