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Bill Clinton and Bernie Sanders Both Recently Disagreed With Hillary on the Cost of Single-Payer Health Care
Hillary Clinton has argued that modest changes to our current health care system is the best way forward.
Revealed: The Fossil Fuel Tycoons Trying to Buy the US Election
An elite group of millionaires and billionaires with ties to fossil fuels have spent more than $100 million in this US election cycle.
Democrats Join Republicans to Block Consumer Protections for Payday Loans
The GOP is trying to stop the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau from taking on payday lenders, though this time they have some high profile Democrats on board.
Money and the 2016 US Presidential Elections: The $10 Billion Contest
The people of the US now believe the entire process is rigged in favor of rich contributors.
When the Poetry of Campaigning Becomes a Cheesy, Dirty Limerick
Political rhetoric in the GOP has degenerated into name-calling and petty insults.
As Romney Warns Trump Will Lead US Into Abyss, Challengers Vow to Back Him if He’s Nominee
The GOP's past two presidential nominees, Mitt Romney and John McCain, denounced Donald Trump.
Why We Must Transcend the Clinton-Sanders Debate: The Middle East in US Foreign Policy
US liberals are pulling up their sleeves in anticipation of a prolonged battle for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
William Rivers Pitt | A Call to Evangelical Trump Voters
The mental gymnastics required to pull the handle for Trump while clinging to the scraps of your alleged moral code must be dynamic.
Sanders’ Legacy After Super Tuesday: The Left Primary Challenge
I don't know if Howard Zinn would approve this message, but by this standard, Team Sanders is arguably kicking Eugene Debs' butt.
Super Tuesday Roundtable: Few Surprises as Clinton and Trump Win Seven States Each
The biggest voting day of the presidential primary race was a big victory night for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump.