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Hillary and Wall Street: A Love Story

Hillary and Wall Street: A Love Story

Posted by | May 27, 2015 | , , |

Hillary Clinton currently holds the lead in the Democratic race for the nomination – not surprising considering she only has one announced challenger and the name recognition, financial ties, and Washington allies to back her. While the GOP wants to focus on Clinton’s involvement – or as they say, lack of involvement – over Benghazi, the real thing we should be focusing on with Hillary is her time in the White House in the 1990’s. Yes, she wasn’t the president, but she was one of the most politically involved First Ladies in history, so it needs to be discussed....

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Jon Stewart: Wouldn’t it be Nice if Fox News had to Apologize for Misleading America?

Jon Stewart: Wouldn’t it be Nice if Fox News had to Apologize for Misleading America?

Posted by | Mar 20, 2015 | , |

On last night’s episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart slammed Fox News over it’s double standard for demanding accountability on Ferguson while refusing to accept accountability for misleading America for years over Benghazi. “Wouldn’t it be nice if people who jumped to conclusions and peddled a false, divisive, anger-stoking narrative had to apologize for misleading America?” Stewart asked. “Yes, the network who used the word Benghazi like a clubhouse password,” he continued, “the official Republican-dominated House report on Benghazi was the only news story in two years that didn’t remind them to talk about Benghazi!” “For years, they used...

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10 Dynamics That Will Shape the Next Two Years of American Politics

10 Dynamics That Will Shape the Next Two Years of American Politics

Posted by | Jan 1, 2015 | |

This post originally appeared on BillMoyers.com. By Joshua Holland What’s past isn’t necessarily prologue, but the outcomes of some recent political battles – and a look at who will be coming and going when Congress reconvenes in January – give us a pretty good sense of the dynamics that will shape the next two years of American politics. So while we don’t have a crystal ball, here’s our preview of what you can expect in the final quarter of Barack Obama’s presidency. 1. Gridlock, and an Endless Game of Chicken The past two sessions of Congress have been the...

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This is a Real Fox News Report; It is not an SNL comedy skit. No Kidding.

This is a Real Fox News Report; It is not an SNL comedy skit. No Kidding.

Posted by | Jan 1, 2015 | |

Fox News shared its wrap-up of “bias” in the media and awards for worst reporting in 2014. Talking with a reporter from the Heritage-Foundation-funded Daily Signal, their nominees included CNN’s Jeff Zucker who “ignored” Benghazi, CBS’s Scott Pelley who reported that Obamacare wasn’t destroying jobs, and CNN’s Carol Costello for laughing at the audio from the Palin family brawl earlier this year. Coming from Fox News, an award for bad reporting should come as the highest of honors for those on their “worst” reporting list. Watch the video. Watch the latest video at...

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Papantonio: Lack of Outrage is Killing Democracy

Papantonio: Lack of Outrage is Killing Democracy

Posted by | Jan 1, 2015 | |

In 1970, 18-year old soldiers returned to their homes in America and were told that the government they had been fighting for in Asia was not willing to allow them to vote. Outrage was palpable and because of that, a constitutional amendment sailed past all of the hurdles necessary to cure that defect in the law. But it was outrage that was necessary to our population to make that adjustment – the same kind of outrage that drove the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Establishment typically becomes wildly uneasy when they sense outrage in our population. The establishment media ignores outrage...

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