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Presidential Debates
William Rivers Pitt | What I Am Not Writing About Today
Once more unto the breach — tomorrow.
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Trump, Clinton and the Illusion of Everlasting US Hegemony
Both Trump and Clinton believe US hegemony should be an everlasting reality. We need to change the conversation.
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William Rivers Pitt | A Fool’s Folly: Donny T’s Big Bad Night
What happened at Hofstra will be remembered far more for the spectacle than the substance.
Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein “Debates” Clinton and Trump (Part 1)
Third-party candidates were excluded from the debate.
Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein Spars With Clinton and Trump (Part 2)
Dr. Jill Stein responds to the same questions posed to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
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We Have All Won an Oligarchy and Lost a Democracy
The mainstream media is completely devoid of the kind of information a functional press is supposed to provide the citizens of a democratic republic.
William Rivers Pitt | A Sad and Shabby Thing: Here Comes Debate #1
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
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Trump’s Not-So-Great Game of Setting Expectations
The run-up to the debates is Donald Trump's latest exercise in intimidating the press.
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Election 2016: There’s No Debate
The candidates and the media have thoroughly corrupted the presidential debates. Our democracy deserves better. There's still time for a change.
Two-Party Tyranny: Ralph Nader on Exclusion of Third-Party Candidates From First Presidential Debate
When the first presidential debate takes place next Monday, a week from today, it will exclude third-party candidates.