Media, Democratic Establishment Panics as Sanders Predicted to Sweep All 50 States

No matter how much mainstream media and establishment Democratic pols attempt to spin the results, Iowa has many of those in the establishment very worried, to say the least.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Bernie Sanders Feature photo

While former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg may have claimed victory at this week’s botched Iowa caucus, the real winner, according to statisticians, was Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator is now by far the favorite candidate according to bookmakers. Oddschecker, a betting comparison app, surveyed eighteen different gambling sites and found every

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The Human Side Of Drones: Congress Fails In Oversight

U.S. drones have killed a total of 5,164 people so far, according to a congressional report.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

The Congressional Progressive Caucus held a recent hearing to discuss the implications of expanding the U.S. drone fleet of 7,000. Among the few critics of drone policies in Congress, members of the Progressive Caucus discussed the large number of civilians who have died as a result of U.S. drone strikes. According to a caucus report, the U.S

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NRA Gun Control Money Controls Senate

Trisha Marczak When the democratic-controlled Senate voted down a bill that would have expanded background checks to all gun purchasers — despite a 90 percent approval rating among Americans — pundits were left scratching their heads over the logic that prevailed. Yet a recent report released by the Sunlight Foundation sheds light on the ties lawmakers […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

Trisha MarczakWhen the democratic-controlled Senate voted down a bill that would have expanded background checks to all gun purchasers — despite a 90 percent approval rating among Americans — pundits were left scratching their heads over the logic that prevailed. Yet a recent report released by the Sunlight Foundation sheds light on the

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Arkansas To Buy Private Insurance For Poor Instead Of Expanding Medicaid

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a model that several other states are eyeing as a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid. The Republican-controlled Legislature narrowly reached the three-fourths majority needed to pass the proposal, which was a […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a model that several other states are eyeing as a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid. The Republican-controlled Legislature narrowly reached the three-fourths majority

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Everything We Know About What’s Happened Under Sequestration

When the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt faced cancellation this year due to the package of mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration, the National Park Service kicked into high gear. It rescued the event 2014 held since 1878 2014 with money from “corporate sponsors and the sale of commemorative wooden eggs,” according to the […]

Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica
By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

When the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt faced cancellation this year due to the package of mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration, the National Park Service kicked into high gear. It rescued the event 2014 held since 1878 2014 with money from "corporate sponsors and the sale of commemorative wooden eggs," according to the Washington

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Obama Faces Major Tests In Coming Weeks That Will Determine His Legacy

President Obama finds himself in an extraordinary situation. In the next few weeks, the president’s legacy will be formed and tested as Congress takes up the questions of gun control, immigration and the government’s budget for the upcoming year. The president faces a steep battle against a recalcitrant Republican Party, which promises Obama a nearly […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

President Obama finds himself in an extraordinary situation. In the next few weeks, the president’s legacy will be formed and tested as Congress takes up the questions of gun control, immigration and the government’s budget for the upcoming year. The president faces a steep battle against a recalcitrant Republican Party, which promises Obama a

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