Sanders Draws 10,000 In Wisconsin, Support For ‘Revolution’ Doubles In Iowa

Speaking to largest crowd any campaign for president has yet seen, the field’s most progressive candidate says “a grassroots movement of millions of people” must overcome power of “handful of wealthy campaign contributors.”

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally

A crowd of approximately 10,000 people filled a sports arena to capacity in Wisconsin on Wednesday night in order to hear the person who has called for a "political revolution" in the United States explain why he should be the next president. "Tonight we have made a little bit of history," said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to those inside the

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Bush Vs. Clinton 2016: The Oligarchical Dynasties No One Asked For

As democracy crumbles in America in favor of corporate power, will voters be left with two near-identical choices in every presidential election?

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell

WASHINGTON --- It’s harder than ever to argue that voting matters when according to leading polls, the 2016 election is shaping up to look a lot like every other election in recent years, and this time even the candidate’s names are a repeat of past elections. It’s that “silly season” again when journalists scramble to find ways to cover a

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Freedom Of Information Request Forces State Dept. To Release Clinton Emails By Next January

The department made the proposal in a federal court filing Monday night, in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by Vice News.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Hillary Rodham Clinton, a 2016 Democratic presidential contender, speaks at the David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in New York.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, a 2016 Democratic presidential contender, speaks at the David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in New York. WASHINGTON  — The State Department has proposed releasing portions of 55,000 pages of emails from former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton by next January. The

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The Clintons And Their Banker Friends

The Wall Street Connection (1992 to 2016)

Nomi Prins
By Nomi Prins
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wave to the media after the family leaves Manhattan's Lenox Hill hospital in New York.

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wave to the media after the family leaves Manhattan's Lenox Hill hospital in New York. [This piece has been adapted and updated by Nomi Prins from chapters 18 and 19 of her book All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances that Drive American Power, just

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Report: Big Backers Of Clinton Foundation Found In Leaked Swiss Bank Files

Whether legal or not, Hillary Clinton’s deep connections with the planet’s financial elite may cast a shadow of her attempts to play the populist in the 2016 election.

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally

Large financial backers of the Clinton Foundation charitable fund have been found among those named in the trove of leaked documents from a Swiss division of HSBC bank this week, raising questions about the integrity of such individuals and what it says about the relationships they have with the powerful Clinton family. According to the Guardian

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Hillary Slams Obama for Not Arming Syrian Rebels Even More

Insists ISIS Rise Is Because Obama Didn’t Bankroll Rebels Enough.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz

In her newly published interview with hawkish Jeffrey Goldberg, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was sharply critical of President Obama’s “failure” in Syria, saying that if he had only sent dramatically more weapons to the so-called “moderates” in the Syrian rebellion, ISIS would never have grown so large. Clinton insisted that if the

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