By Samuel Warde on July 10, 2015
Barack Obama, Election 2016, Foreign Policy, Interviews, Jeb Bush
Barack Obama, Election 2016, Foreign Policy
Controversy continues to rage over Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush‘s comments regarding wages and working hours. On Wednesday, Bush told New Hampshire’s The Union Leader that to grow the economy, “we have to be a lot more productive, Workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work […]
By Kimberley Johnson on July 6, 2015
birth control, IUD, long-acting birth control, teen birthrate
Reproductive Rights, Republicans, Uncategorized
Colorado has conducted one of the largest experiments with long-acting birth control, and it completely contradicts the argument conservatives use when they say that free birth control will ruin the economy (and/or cause natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes). When teens and poor women were offered free intrauterine devices and implants (IUDs), which prevent unwanted […]
By Kimberley Johnson on June 24, 2015
John Fugelsang, Twittter trickle-doen economics
Economics, Humor, Politics, Right Wing Hatred, Smackdowns
Politico John Fugelsang is the king of Twitter smackdowns. It’s not easy to distill an insightful and hilarious takedown into 140 characters but Fugelsang has mastered the art Like the time he destroyed an Obamacare liar about a year ago, and more recently he ripped apart Bernie Sanders critics with one tweet. Well, he’s at it […]
By Samuel Warde on March 11, 2015
#47Saboteurs, Controversies, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Iran, Republican Logic, Scandals
Controversy, Defense, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Republican Logic, Republicans
Controversy continues to rage over the open-letter by Republicans to Iran that threatens to undermine nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States, Russia and China. Organized by freshman Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), the letter was signed by the entire party leadership in the chamber and by potential presidential candidates Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and […]
By Kimberley Johnson on March 10, 2015
Budget, military, Military Groups Slam Republicans For Killing A Bill Supporting Veterans, Republicans, Republicans have always been great about sending our nation's youth to war
Economics, Military, Republicans
(Reuters) – Veterans organizations were upset with Senate Republicans after they failed to gain enough votes of support to move forward with a measure that would have expanded federal healthcare and education programs for veterans. The GOP argued that the bill would bust the budget. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sponsored the […]