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Category: 2016 Election

The mental health of today’s Republican party

March 7, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans Leave a comment

Bernie Sanders let the “M” word–“mental health”– slip out in the Sunday, March 6 Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan. He drew laughter at the

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Bernie Sanders’ accomplishments

March 4, 2016 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders 50 comments

  This list of Bernie Sanders’ accomplishments is for those who think Bernie Sanders has achieved “nothing” in his time in office, or think he’s

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Bernie vs Hillary: It’s all about the swing states

March 1, 2016 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton 4 comments

As you may have noticed by now, the Democratic primaries are maddening. First, it’s hard to keep track of which primary is when. Then you have

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Donald Trump and the Evangelical Industrial Complex

February 29, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Humor, Religion in Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Republicans tend to believe that the bulwark of their strength comes from those people who are very conservative, which includes the millions of Evangelical

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Debunking Trump: He’s as phony as the Wizard of Oz

February 26, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Democracy, Republicans 3 comments

Donald Trump reminds me of the Wizard of Oz. All bluster and bombast, no substance, and no one to question his power or his

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Hillary Clinton, meet Richard Nixon, and learn from him

February 26, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Banks, Bernie Sanders, Campaigns, Community/Common good, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The Town Hall meetings with the candidates in 2015-16 have been outstanding. They provide a real opportunity to hear from the candidates when they

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The case for the 38-year old Supreme Court Justice

February 17, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Activism, Campaigns, Civil liberties, Congress, Courts, Democracy, Ethics, Good government, Justice, Obama, Republican Brain, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] Leave a comment

This is not complicated. Here are two reasons why it would be an excellent idea for President Obama to nominate someone approximately 38 years

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Why I’m voting for Bernie Sanders

February 15, 2016 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Bernie Sanders, Corporations 3 comments

First off, let me be clear. I’m voting for Bernie Sanders in the primary and I hope he wins the nomination. If he doesn’t

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The case for the Sanders revolution

February 15, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Budget, Campaigns, Capitalism, Democracy, Demographics/Polls, Economy, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Survey 2 comments

Bernie Sanders is calling for a political revolution. Is there evidence to demonstrate that his “revolution” is needed? And why is the Sanders revolution

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Survey: Democrats and Republicans want different kinds of leaders

February 10, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democrats, Demographics/Polls, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Survey Leave a comment

Which two of the following characteristics best describes the kind of leader that you would want for the country? [You must select two]: A

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