From our friends at Hypeline.org By Stephen Rowe Money in politics has been a contentious issue, but do Democrats or Republicans receive more campaign contributions? Let’s look at the list of the total contribution from the top 3 political donors: 1) Service Employees International Union (SEIU): $224,273,550 2) ActBlue: $194,439,211 3) American Federation of State/County/Municipal Employees: $94,708,977 All three donate exclusively…
Michael Bastasch The Environmental Protection Agency is under fire again for touting the viability of carbon capture technology for coal-fired power plants, but this time it’s coming from a prominent Democratic senator. “Forcing new coal-fired plants to meet standards when experts know that the required technology is not sustainably operational on a commercial scale makes…
Andrew Follett A civil war has erupted between environmentalists and their Democratic allies, including President Barack Obama himself, over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The full text of TPP noticeably does not directly address global warming and contains only a token mention of “clean energy.” Environmental groups say that the pact lacks environmental protections and will benefit…
Rachel Stoltzfoos The six Democrats House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi picked to serve on a new select committee investigating Planned Parenthood have received a combined $81,000 in donations from the non-profit’s PAC. The special committee will have broad authority to investigate abortion procedures in Planned Parenthood clinics in light of the videos released by The…
The Government Took Orwell as a Guide, Not a Warning [dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen George Orwell wrote 1984, he told of totalitarian regimes, poor living conditions, and disregard for human rights. Unfortunately, some members of our government have interpreted Orwell’s books as more of a step-by-step instruction manual instead of a warning. At this point, people are…
Josh Fatzick The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) has held its race expo in Washington, D.C., the last 10 years, but the city says the event will need to find a new home next year. The Washington Business Journal reports that officials with Events D.C., the city’s sports and entertainment authority, told marathon operators the District can’t host…
Blake Neff As Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders continues his campaign for president, many have wondered whether Sanders’s self-proclaimed socialism makes him simply too left-wing to hold America’s highest office. But in Washington, D.C. this week, a group of socialists found themselves asking a very different question: Is Sanders too right-wing to be president? Also, why…
Even for the Time, Wilson was Caught Saying Very Racist Things by Josh Guckert #1. “The white men were roused by a mere instinct of self-preservation—until at last there had sprung into existence a great Ku Klux Klan, a veritable empire of the South, to protect the Southern country.” This quote from Woodrow Wilson’s 1901 work,…