Chomsky: I’d ‘Absolutely’ Vote For Hillary Clinton

Chomsky said he would support Hillary Clinton over the Republican nomineeas her primary challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, “doesn’t have much of a chance,”

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Noam Chomsky arrives to a conference at the Islamic University in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 20 , 2012. Photo: Hatem Moussa/AP

Noam Chomsky would “absolutely” choose Hillary Clinton over the Republican nominee if he lived in a swing state, but her primary challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, “doesn’t have much of a chance," the MIT professor and intellectual said in a recent interview. Chomsky, who lives in the blue state of Massachusetts, said he would vote for

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Hillary’s Hawkish War Stance Leaves Voters Wondering If Change Will Ever Come

Taking a look at Hillary Clinton’s record of supporting U.S. military intervention abroad and war profiteering, it’s clear that change may not be just around the corner.

Sean Nevins
By Sean Nevins
Hillary Rodham Clinton is seen in New York. Hillary Rodham Clinton has so far kept a low profile this year, something that’s starting to change as she heads toward her expected 2016 campaign for president.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is seen in New York. Hillary Rodham Clinton has so far kept a low profile this year, something that’s starting to change as she heads toward her expected 2016 campaign for president. WASHINGTON --- No matter how much Hillary Rodham Clinton may seem to be a shoo in for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in

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Corporate-Friendly Democrats Mobilize To Drag Party Rightward

So-called ‘centrist’ Democrats are attempting to distance themselves from progressive voices like Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Deirdre Fulton
By Deirdre Fulton

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's "rapid ascent has highlighted growing tensions in the Democratic Party about its identity in the post-Obama era," writes Kevin Cirilli. Afraid "a sharp turn to the left could prove disastrous in the 2016 elections," factions within the Democratic Party more closely aligned with Wall Street and other corporate

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The Southern Democrat Will Rise Again

The South today is not what it was, and the South of tomorrow will not be what it is today, so don’t count the Southern Democrat out just yet.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Jason Carter

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Carter speaks during a campaign stop in Columbus, Ga. Many Democrats say the way to recover lost ground in the conservative South is to reclaim the partyís lost identity as a champion of the middle class. (David Goldman/AP) In the wake of Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu’s defeat in a runoff with her

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Message To Democratic Party: It’s Time To Face Reality

After getting clobbered on Nov. 4, the Democratic Party needs to ask itself some tough questions and come up with honest answers. If it doesn’t, it’s going to continue to lose elections because it lacks credibility with its own voter base.

Kevin Zeese
Margaret Flowers
By Kevin Zeese
And Margaret Flowers
Anthony Brown

The 2014 election was a disaster for Democrats. Any Democratic partisan who tries to explain it away is doing a disservice to their party. When the Maryland’s Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown loses to an unknown Republican in a state where the Democrats have a 2-to-1 registration advantage, the Democratic Party better look in the mirror and ask: Why didn’t

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Bernie Sanders: “Don’t ‘Anoint’ Hawkish Hillary As Nominee”

Vermont senator hints again at possible 2016 challenge, says opposition to economic inequality is “a damn good platform” for presidency

Max Ocean
By Max Ocean
U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a question during a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, not shown, at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Following criticism of Hillary Clinton's hawkish foreign policy remarks published Sunday, Senator Bernie Sanders said in an interview on Monday that Clinton shouldn't be presumed as the Democratic nominee for president since the U.S. political process isn't one in which "we anoint people." Sanders also hinted at his possible willingness to

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