By now, the world is well aware of the Socialist disaster in Venezuela which finally erupted into the people rising up against the government and resulted in such tragedies as a man getting run over by an armored military vehicle and citizens being fired on by helicopters. However, in spite of the glaring failure of…
Henry Rodgers Republish Reprint Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a 2020 presidential candidate, once asked a group of children if they had ever seen cocaine and if they smoked cigarettes when he was the mayor of Burlington, while talking to kids as a part of his old television show. In an episode of Sanders’s show “Bernie Speaks with…
Evie Fordham Republish Reprint Democratic Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet announced Thursday he is entering the crowded 2020 field for president. “We cannot be the first generation to leave less to our kids, not more. That’s why I’m running for President. Let’s build opportunity for every American and restore integrity to our government,” Bennet announced on Twitter Thursday…
Peter Hasson on May 1, 2019 Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed U.S. government agencies may have been behind a string of domestic bombings in 1976. Sanders floated the conspiracy theory while launching his gubernatorial campaign that year. Sanders “charged that government agencies like the CIA may in fact be responsible” for the bombings,…
Neetu Chandak Republish Reprint Over half of Americans support a tax for the 75,000 wealthiest U.S. families to erase most student loan debt and make public colleges tuition-free, according to a poll released Monday. The Hill-HarrisX survey, conducted between Saturday and Sunday, found 64 percent of poll-takers supported education reform similar to the plan recently proposed…
Democratic Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders took to Twitter Saturday to rant about his general distaste for what he calls the “1% of wealth earners” in an attempt to reach out to potential supporters for his 2020 presidential campaign. “I may not be a great mathematician, but I did learn in elementary school that 99% is…
For the past couple of years, when I’ve criticized Trump, I’ve often heard “but Obama…” It was annoyingly irrelevant. He was no longer President. Whether or not he was “worse” or “better” than Trump didn’t change whether any specific Trump-led policies were positive or negative. The same people who rightly criticized Obama supporters for continuing…
Michael Bastasch Republish Reprint Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke unveiled his own version of the Green New Deal, calling global warming the “greatest threat we face.” The plan calls for $5 trillion over 10 years to build out renewable energy and infrastructure, increase research spending, affordable housing and a slew of other programs aimed at…
Evie Fordham Republish Reprint Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden may not have the endorsement of the president he served under, but at least he can count on the “enthusiastic support” of embattled lawyer Michael Avenatti. “I am extremely happy that Joe Biden has decided to enter the race. He offers Dems…
Peter Hasson Republish Reprint Democratic presidential candidates are increasingly embracing radical policies as they jockey for position in their party’s crowded primary. Here are nine radical policies that Democratic candidates say are on the table in 2020: Packing The Supreme Court South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Kamala Harris…