Game Of GOP Thrones: The Orange Man
A trio of underwhelming contenders are battling for the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination. In my new column, “Game Of GOP Thrones: The Orange Man,” I break down the parallels between…
Why Can’t Bernie Sanders Close The Deal With Poor Voters?
While he has talked about economic inequality almost to the exclusion of other forms of inequality, Sen. Bernie Sanders has found the most success so far in states where inequality…
Sanders Is Unprepared And His Revolution Is Not Democratic
The Bernie Sanders campaign is no longer interested in winning the Democratic presidential nomination solely through democratic means. Instead, their new plan is to undermine American democracy and reverse or…
David Cameron And The Panama Papers
The Panama Papers are a leak of 11.5 million files from the database of Mossack Fonseca, the world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm. The records were obtained from an anonymous…
Petition: Clinton Should Pick Sanders For Vice President
A Change.org petition and an associated website are calling for Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton to select Sen. Bernie Sanders as vice president in a unity ticket. Sources who sent…
Sanders Campaign Wants To Overturn The Will Of The Voters
With slightly more than half of all delegates now pledged, Bernie Sanders is not gaining on Hillary Clinton’s lead in the Democratic primary race. This delegate math does not result…
Michigan Is The Polling Exception That Proves The Rule
Without a doubt, Bernie Sanders exceeded expectations in Michigan Tuesday. While he still fell further behind in the delegate count, his supporters are bullish on his future prospects — and…
How Hillary Clinton Can Smash Our Low Expectations
This is the second post in what may be a three-part series on Democrats in the 2016 elections. The first post dealt with how progressives react to disappointment. This is…
On Our Inevitable Disappointment With Bernie Sanders
This is not an endorsement of Hillary Clinton. While there is much I could say about her candidacy, her qualifications, or how I loathe seeing ostensibly-progressive Democrats joyously and uncritically…
“Feel The Bern, Don’t Let It Go” song
James Rustad plays Vermont Senator and 2016 Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders in the music video for “Feel The Bern, Don’t Let It Go!” My hair glows white on my head…