Author: Sydney Robinson

Ossoff vs Handel Congressional Race in Georgia to Be Most Funded House Race In History

Ossoff vs Handel Congressional Race in Georgia to Be Most Funded House Race In History

Posted by | May 9, 2017 | |

The highly contentious special election ongoing in a district outside of Atlanta, Georgia is set to be the most expensive House race in American history. The race to fill the seat left vacant by Tom Price was invigorated during the first round of voting when Democrat insurgent John Ossoff earned a massive portion of the vote. Ossoff did so well in the traditionally conservative district that some predicted he may win the initial vote outright. Instead, he failed to garner the fifty percent of the vote necessary to win outright, and is now facing off against Republican Karen Handel. Most considered...

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Government vs. The People: Dozens of Anti-Protest Bills Have Been Proposed Since November

Government vs. The People: Dozens of Anti-Protest Bills Have Been Proposed Since November

Posted by | May 9, 2017 | , |

In the Constitution of the United States of America, the very first tenet of the bill of rights protects the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, and the freedom of peaceable assembly and petitioning of the government. Though this should mean that our rights to freedom of speech and all aspects that accompany that right would be championed above all else, in the months since the 2016 election, we have seen these rights viciously attacked rather than protected. As the ACLU noted, since November 2016, more than 20 states have proposed bills which would crack down on...

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Jimmy Carter’s A Bernie Bro: Former POTUS Voted For Sanders In Dem Primary

Jimmy Carter’s A Bernie Bro: Former POTUS Voted For Sanders In Dem Primary

Posted by | May 9, 2017 | |

The 39th President of the United States revealed on Monday that he was a bonafied Bernie Bro when he voted for Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary in 2016. Jimmy Carter, 92, appeared alongside Senator Sanders on Monday in the Carter Center in Atlanta to discuss politics and human rights. While seated next to the progressive Senator and would-be president, Carter revealed that he had indeed voted for him, not Hillary, in the Democratic primary. The revelation came when Sanders went on one of his classic tirades about inspiring Americans to get involved in the political movement. “If...

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Justice Democrats Targeting Barely-Dem Manchin With Progressive Primary Opponent

Justice Democrats Targeting Barely-Dem Manchin With Progressive Primary Opponent

Posted by | May 8, 2017 | |

On Monday afternoon, progressive grassroots organizations Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats announced their most significant candidate they have supported and bolstered so far: Paula Swearengin. The significance of Swearengin’s candidacy is not based on the candidate herself, but rather the Senator she hopes to take down: West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin. Ms. Swearengin is set to oppose Senator Manchin, a notoriously red Democrat who is mired in Big Oil and lobbyist cash. Manchin is one of the few Democrats who early on voted to confirm each and every one of Donald Trump’s nominees. Kyle Kulinski, one of the...

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Obama Tried to Warn Trump About Flynn’s Corruption – Trump Thought He Was Being Partisan

Obama Tried to Warn Trump About Flynn’s Corruption – Trump Thought He Was Being Partisan

Posted by | May 8, 2017 | |

According to two former officials from the Obama Administration, President Obama attempted to warn the incoming administration about the corrupt ties associated with Michael Flynn, a warning that the Trump administration resolutely ignored. The officials spoke with NBC news saying that they were confident that Obama had made his concerns about Flynn more than clear to his successor. From NBC: “The warning, which has not been previously reported, came less than 48 hours after the November … A senior Trump administration official acknowledged Monday that Obama raised the issue of Flynn, saying the former president made clear he was “not...

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