With a week to go until Election Day, the nasty campaign tactics are coming out. People in Florida, Virginia and Indiana have gotten calls falsely telling them they can vote early by phone and don’t need to go to a polling place. In suburban Broward County, Fla., a handful of elderly voters who requested absentee […]
With a week to go until Election Day, the nasty campaign tactics are coming out. People in Florida, Virginia and Indiana have gotten calls falsely telling them they can vote early by phone and don’t need to go to a polling place. In suburban Broward County, Fla., a handful of elderly voters who requested absentee […]
(MintPress) – The King of Bahrain outlawed all forms of public protest on Monday in one of the strongest moves to censor demonstrations since the start of the popular uprising last year. At least 80 protesters have been killed in the ongoing struggle to unseat Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, a Sunni monarch in a kingdom that is […]
(MintPress) – The King of Bahrain outlawed all forms of public protest on Monday in one of the strongest moves to censor demonstrations since the start of the popular uprising last year. At least 80 protesters have been killed in the ongoing struggle to unseat Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, a Sunni monarch in a kingdom that is […]
(CHICAGO) — Imagine a political party wanting America governed progressively. Imagine its platform stressing social justice, human and civil rights, peace, disarmament and other populist policies America’s duopoly spurns. More on this below. On Oct. 23, Russia Today and C-SPAN broadcast 90 minutes of debate by third party presidential candidates Jill Stein (Green Party), Gary […]
(CHICAGO) — Imagine a political party wanting America governed progressively. Imagine its platform stressing social justice, human and civil rights, peace, disarmament and other populist policies America’s duopoly spurns. More on this below. On Oct. 23, Russia Today and C-SPAN broadcast 90 minutes of debate by third party presidential candidates Jill Stein (Green Party), Gary […]
The US presidential campaign trails for President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney have been marred with accusations of flip flopping on numerous issues (Romney on abortion and Obama on gay-marriage, for instance), resulting in voters questioning exactly where the candidates sit on the political spectrum and what exactly each will do if elected. The third and final […]
The US presidential campaign trails for President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney have been marred with accusations of flip flopping on numerous issues (Romney on abortion and Obama on gay-marriage, for instance), resulting in voters questioning exactly where the candidates sit on the political spectrum and what exactly each will do if elected. The third and final […]
The last of the three presidential debates was supposed to focus on foreign policy, but it was obvious that both candidates were set on continuing where they left off from the previous debate: the U.S. economy and unemployment. When Bob Schieffer, the moderator, steered the candidates back to topics such as national security; Iran; the […]
The last of the three presidential debates was supposed to focus on foreign policy, but it was obvious that both candidates were set on continuing where they left off from the previous debate: the U.S. economy and unemployment. When Bob Schieffer, the moderator, steered the candidates back to topics such as national security; Iran; the […]
(MintPress) – The late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone may have left this world 10 years ago, but his legacy lives on, in part, through those who remember him as a champion for human rights and labor unions and a fearless critic of the proposed Iraq war. Wellstone died Oct. 25, 2002, when the small aircraft carrying […]
(MintPress) – The late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone may have left this world 10 years ago, but his legacy lives on, in part, through those who remember him as a champion for human rights and labor unions and a fearless critic of the proposed Iraq war. Wellstone died Oct. 25, 2002, when the small aircraft carrying […]
(MintPress) – American voters were enlightened by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on a few key points Monday evening. For the first time, he made known his support for U.S. drone strikes, claiming that he not only supported the campaign, but also that he would continue the efforts if given the opportunity to as Commander […]
(MintPress) – American voters were enlightened by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on a few key points Monday evening. For the first time, he made known his support for U.S. drone strikes, claiming that he not only supported the campaign, but also that he would continue the efforts if given the opportunity to as Commander […]
