| Nov 4, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyWe were treated to a classic man-bites-dog moment at the latest Republican presidential debate. There the moderators were, CNBC’s finest, lying in ambush with their carefully crafted “when did you stop beating your wife” questions at the ready. But as soon as they...
| 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...
| | Environment / HealthThe second Republican presidential debate shed light on why the GOP doesn’t want to do anything about climate change. Senator Marco Rubio led the way, misconstruing the shift toward green energy — which even Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden says is in...
| 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...
| Jul 1, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyRainbows illuminated the White House, the Empire State Building, and other landmarks after the Supreme Court affirmed the right to marry from sea to shining sea. As most Americans basked in this milestone’s afterglow, conservative leaders stomped their feet,...
