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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,”

January 26th, 2016

By MintPress News Desk

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

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.

April 20th, 2015

By Sean Nevins @seannevins

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

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

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Sean Nevins

Sean Nevins is a Washington DC based staff writer for MintPress focusing on foreign affairs, and the intersection of politics and policy. His work has appeared on Link TV, Inter Press Service, and The Real News Network. He has lived and reported from all over the world and holds a Master’s in Asian Studies (focus: Pakistan) from Lund University in Sweden.

Corporate-Friendly Democrats Mobilize To Drag Party Rightward

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

March 03rd, 2015

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.

December 15th, 2014

By Jeffrey Cavanaugh

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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Jeffrey Cavanaugh

Jeffrey Cavanaugh is a Mint Press political analyst and columnist specializing in international relations and US policy. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations, specializing in International Security and Conflict. He has worked as a political science and public administration lecturer at Mississippi State University. Cavanaugh also writes about farm politics and policy, where his work has appeared in agriculture news publications in Illinois.

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.

November 12th, 2014

By Kevin Zeese @PopResistance and
Margaret Flowers @PopResistance

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

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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Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese is a lawyer, advocate & activist Organize with Popular Resistance, he co-directs ItsOurEconomy.US and Clearing the FOG.

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers is a pediatrician, advocate for single payer health care and justice. She co-directs Popular Resistance and co-hosts Clearing the FOG.

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

August 13th, 2014

By Max Ocean

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

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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The Election Revealed More About The Democratic Slump Than A ‘Trump Surge’

The biggest story of the 2016 presidential election is not a ‘Trump surge,’ but a Democratic collapse.

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