Dan Wright

Neocon Aligned ‘Liberal’ Think Tank Raises Concerns Over Potential Clinton Presidency

While the Republican Party appears to be increasingly unwelcoming to neoconservatives, they may have found a way back into power through aligning with Hillary Clinton and her related organizations.

Dan Wright
By Dan Wright
Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign event

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. The Center For American Progress (CAP), a think tank heavily aligned with the Democratic Party and the Clinton family in particular, has long been under scrutiny for its financing activities. In 2013, an investigation by journalist Ken Silverstein revealed that a CAP program called “The Business

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Wall Street Bonus Pool Is Double Combined Earnings Of Minimum Wage Workers

There is enough money in the bonus pool to raise pay to a living wage of $15 an hour for either all of the country’s 2.6 million restaurant servers and bartenders, all 1.6 million home health and personal care aides, or all 2.6 million fast food preparation and serving workers.

Dan Wright
By Dan Wright
Protesters Richard Hanzel, left, Brendan Hutt, and Richard Shavzin, right, of the Screen Actors Guild, dressed as wall street bankers, march from Goldman Sachs' office to a rally in Federal Plaza demanding Wall Street reform, Wednesday, April 28, 2010, in Chicago.

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Bailouts for nothing and get out of jail free. A new report [PDF] by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) calculates that the Wall Street bonus pool – the money given on top of an average salary of $404,000 – doubles the combined annual earnings of all full-time minimum wage workers in America. The

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America’s Trillion Dollar War Plane Continues Legacy As Failed Financial Sinkhole

The financial sink hole known as the F-35 continues to fail the most basic flight and sensor tests.

Dan Wright
By Dan Wright
From structural problems that made it vulnerable to lightning strikes – ironic given it’s called the Lightning II – to weight issues, bugs within its software and its complete lack of cyber security testing, the plane has caused concern among the UK, US and other buyers. (Air Force photo)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of austerity, it was the age of a trillion dollar warplane that no one could make work. The financial sink hole known as the F-35 continues to fail the most basic flight and sensor tests. The warplane, estimated to have a total cost

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Elizabeth Warren: Hillary Clinton Sold Out To Wall Street

Clinton and Warren having been clashing over allowing Wall Street influence into Washington politics as far back as the 1990’s.

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By Dan Wright
Elizabeth Warren

https://youtu.be/12mJ-U76nfg Published in partnership with ShadowProof. A video of Bill Moyers interviewing Elizabeth Warren is inspiring new questions about Hillary Clinton’s well-documented relationship with Wall Street. In the interview, Warren details Clinton’s flip-flop on support for a bankruptcy bill that made it more difficult for

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What Is The Sanders Foreign Policy Doctrine?

While Sanders has continuously reiterated his domestic policies, the real meat of his foreign policy remains ambiguous and vague.

Dan Wright
By Dan Wright
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves during a campaign rally at Grand View University, on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

This article was published in partnership with Shadowproof. With a tie in last night’s Iowa caucus and possible win in New Hampshire next week, Senator Bernie Sanders is not just a man leading a social movement to restore dignity and justice to the 99%. He’s a viable candidate to become one of the most powerful people in the world. In no

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Film Series Sheds Light On Neoconservatives Old And New

Those responsible for the failed War on Terror have dismissed their own responsibility and are marching forward with a new generation of neocons, who appear as equally determined as their predecessors to spill American blood and treasure in the quest for Western dominance of the world.

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By Dan Wright
Vice President Dick Cheney and President Bush stand in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington in this Nov. 9, 2006, file photo. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, files)

While popular documentary films like Fahrenheit 9/11 and No End In Sight explored the consequences of the disastrous policies of the Bush 41 presidency, the ideas that shaped the foreign policy thinking of the Bush Administration, and people promoting those ideas, have received considerably less attention. With the notable exception of the

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Wall Street Taking Over Nonprofit Sector

Wall Street is helping bring dubious management practices to the sector that was setup, in part, to deal with the failures of an economic system run by said dubious management practices. What could go wrong?

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By Dan Wright
Photo: Pablo/Flickr/CC

Published in partnership with Shadow Proof. While there has traditionally been a close relationship between Wall Street donors and nonprofit organizations like charities and universities, a new study from the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) reveals a growing Wall Street takeover of nonprofit boards of directors. Using data from what

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