| Sep 30, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyIn 1992, independent candidate Ross Perot chose Admiral James Stockdale, a complete unknown, as his presidential running mate. In his first debate, the VP candidate began by asking two good questions: “Who am I? Why am I here?” Carly Fiorina, the...
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| Sep 29, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyAmerican democracy is the gritty history of workaday folks who get fed up with the stuffed suits, get organized, and get moving to stop the thievery. Gutsy, grassroots confrontation is necessary for reclaiming, maintaining, and advancing our democratic values. To see...
| Sep 23, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyIn the first two Republican presidential debates, the candidates slugged it out over who hated Planned Parenthood the most. Virtually every hopeful promised to defund the organization. Some of them, including Senator Ted Cruz, are vowing to force the issue — even if...
| | Rights / DemocracyThe Republicans have finally found someone to man up to Donald Trump, who’s threatening to turn their presidential primaries into a Saturday Night Live skit. She’s a woman. At the latest Republican debate, with a stage-full of candidates straining at the leash...
| Sep 22, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyOnce upon a time, presidential contenders and their political parties raised the funds needed to pay for the campaigns. How quaint. For the 2016 elections, thanks to the Supreme Court’s malicious meddling in the democratic process, corporations and billionaires...
