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Traditionally Republican Cincinnati Enquirer endorses Clinton over Trump

September 23, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Media Leave a comment

In a break with its long tradition of endorsing Republicans, The Cincinnati Enquirer has endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. The Enquirer published its endorsement

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Memes: A new form of old-school propaganda

July 27, 2016 Adam Levin 2016 Election, Language/Words, Media, Politics One comment

We have to talk about memes. I’m not joking, I swear. It’s kind of disturbing how much of political discourse on social media is

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America needs a new vision of foreign policy

May 20, 2016 Adam Levin 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton One comment

The 2016 election cycle continues on its baffling way, but foreign policy issues have largely been neglected, with a few exceptions like ISIS. Each

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Sanders, Clinton, Nevada and squabbling liberals

May 19, 2016 Steve Sorkin 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Hillary Clinton One comment

What happened at the Nevada Democratic Convention is awful and inexcusable, and Sanders needs to apologize; demand that his supporters stop such terrible, hateful,

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Make America great

March 8, 2016 Hafsa 2016 Election, Civil Rights, Democracy, Good government, Hillary Clinton One comment

Hillary Clinton, I hate to break it to you, but we do have to make America great (again). Now, before Donald Trump makes me

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Voting rights watch: Is the pendulum swinging back toward democracy?

September 1, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Democracy, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

It has been very disconcerting to watch voting rights erode in America over the past 30 years or so. For those of us naïve

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A healthy dose of good government: Flu shots at the pharmacy

January 28, 2013 Renee Shur Business, Democrats, Good government, Health, Health care, History, States Leave a comment

One afternoon last week, I walked into the pharmacy in my local supermarket. Twenty minutes later, I left after receiving a needle’s worth of

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Lame-duck history, Part 2: 1974 – 2012

November 14, 2012 Arthur Lieber Congress, Democrats, Government, History, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

As we approach the lame duck session of the 111th Congress, we can learn a lot from how previous Congresses dealt with this challenging

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