Republican Party

By: Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez | ( TeleSur | – – The entire premise of an industry, like the U.S. media, is based on exploitation and political corruption at the cost of Black and brown folks. The media does not care about Black and brown folks because of capitalism and racism. Trump does not care […]

Banking

When Corporations use havens, you Pay their taxes; & the leading Candidates have Havens

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By Nomi Prins with Craig Wilson | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – There’s a pile of money hiding offshore. It’s true that jobs are also leaving the United States because American companies find it convenient to cut labor costs by moving manufacturing abroad, the economic issue you’re hearing most about in this election season. But the […]

Republican Party

The Pundits suddenly saying Trump could win in Nov.? No. Just, No

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David Faris | (Informed Comment) | Over the last few weeks, pundits have written a series of “Trump can actually win” think pieces. Especially in light of Trump’s improving performance in the GOP primaries, no one wants to be the person who declares a Clinton loss unthinkable and then gets linked back to by schadenfreude-seeking […]

Republican Party

Muslim-Americans offer to Patrol Ted Cruz’s Neighborhood after his Defeat

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Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video) | – – PS: Informed Comment regrets the joke in the title above, or maybe we don’t; it isn’t true and it isn’t in the TYT video. “After his loss in the Indiana primary, Ted Cruz is bowing out of the 2016 race. It […]

Islam-hatred

When Islamophobia Turns Violent: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections

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By Engy Abdelkader w/ research team Jordan Denari, Nathan Lean | (Bridge Initiative) | – – This report highlights trends and patterns surrounding Islamophobia since the start of the 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle. It does so in the broader context of hatred, violence and social hostilities confronting Muslims as a minority faith group in […]

Republican Party

Trumping Terrorism with Torture?

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By Rebecca Gordon | (Informed Comment) | – – Why do Republican candidates for the presidency keep promising to commit war crimes? Donald Trump guarantees he’ll torture terrorists and “take out their families.” Ted Cruz offers to carpet bomb ISIS (and anyone else in their vicinity) to oblivion. Even kindly pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson—when pressed […]

National Security State

US spends as much as next 11 countries on War Industries; why do Cruz/Trump want to Spend More?

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Bear F. Braumoeller | (The Conversation) | – – One of the prominent themes in this year’s presidential primaries is the state of the American military. In his April 27 foreign policy speech, Republican front-runner Donald Trump summed up the majority view of the GOP: [W]e have to rebuild our military and our economy. The […]

Republican Party

Does Trump’s problem with Women voters extend to GOP Women?

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Ana Kasparian & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | – – “Donald Trump’s favorability, or lack thereof, continues to plummet among female voters. Even Republican women are turning away from the candidate. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section […]

Islam-hatred

Ted Cruz turns away delegation of own Muslim Constituents, Smears them as ‘Extremists’

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Written by Bridge Initiative Team | Bridge | – – If anything is part and parcel of American democracy, it’s the idea that voters can, and should, communicate their ideas and concerns to the members of Congress who represent them. On Monday, April 18, 2016, as leaders from the American Muslim community visited their lawmakers […]