Robert Reich | Six Responses to Bernie Skeptics
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich: "If both house of Congress remain in Republican hands, no Democrat will be able to get much legislation through Congress, and will have to rely instead on executive orders and regulations. But there's a higher likelihood of kicking Republicans out if Bernie's 'political revolution' continues to surge around America, bringing with it millions of young people and other voters, and keeping them politically engaged."
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich: "If both house of Congress remain in Republican hands, no Democrat will be able to get much legislation through Congress, and will have to rely instead on executive orders and regulations. But there's a higher likelihood of kicking Republicans out if Bernie's 'political revolution' continues to surge around America, bringing with it millions of young people and other voters, and keeping them politically engaged."
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Absent Trump Overshadows Rivals at GOP Debate
Niall Stanage, The Hill
Stanage writes: "Donald Trump dominated the Republican presidential debate in his absence Thursday night, as his rivals hit at one another without a runaway winner emerging."
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Niall Stanage, The Hill
Stanage writes: "Donald Trump dominated the Republican presidential debate in his absence Thursday night, as his rivals hit at one another without a runaway winner emerging."
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Planned Parenthood Investigations Find No Fetal Tissue Sales
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR
Kurtzleben writes: "Once again this week, an investigation into Planned Parenthood's alleged sale of fetal tissue came up empty."
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Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR
Kurtzleben writes: "Once again this week, an investigation into Planned Parenthood's alleged sale of fetal tissue came up empty."
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Israeli Drone Feeds Hacked by British and American Intelligence
Cora Currier and Henrik Moltke, The Intercept
Excerpt: "American and British intelligence secretly tapped into live video feeds from Israeli drones and fighter jets, monitoring military operations in Gaza, watching for a potential strike against Iran, and keeping tabs on the drone technology Israel exports around the world."
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Cora Currier and Henrik Moltke, The Intercept
Excerpt: "American and British intelligence secretly tapped into live video feeds from Israeli drones and fighter jets, monitoring military operations in Gaza, watching for a potential strike against Iran, and keeping tabs on the drone technology Israel exports around the world."
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"Black Americans for a Better Future" Super PAC 100% Funded by Rich White Guys
Jon Schwarz, The Intercept
Schwarz writes: "New FEC filings show that all of the $417,250 in monetary donations to a Super PAC called 'Black Americans for a Better Future' comes from conservative white businessmen - including $400,000, or 96 percent of the total, from white billionaire hedge fund manager Robert Mercer."
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Jon Schwarz, The Intercept
Schwarz writes: "New FEC filings show that all of the $417,250 in monetary donations to a Super PAC called 'Black Americans for a Better Future' comes from conservative white businessmen - including $400,000, or 96 percent of the total, from white billionaire hedge fund manager Robert Mercer."
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Robert Fisk | Is Algeria's Military Making Its Move on Aging President Bouteflika?
Robert Fisk, CounterPunch
Fisk writes: "In Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika presents his country with a president – now in his fourth term of office – who has undergone so many medical operations (in Europe, of course) that he stares into the camera like a dead man."
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Robert Fisk, CounterPunch
Fisk writes: "In Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika presents his country with a president – now in his fourth term of office – who has undergone so many medical operations (in Europe, of course) that he stares into the camera like a dead man."
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Bernie Tells It Like It Is to Teenage Climate Denier
Katie Herzog, Grist
Herzog writes: "Bernie's right. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that climate change is a real and human-caused phenomenon that is having devastating effects on our planet - including increased prevalence and severity of droughts, floods, blizzards, wildfires, and even infectious diseases."
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Katie Herzog, Grist
Herzog writes: "Bernie's right. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that climate change is a real and human-caused phenomenon that is having devastating effects on our planet - including increased prevalence and severity of droughts, floods, blizzards, wildfires, and even infectious diseases."
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Senator Bernie Sanders. (photo: AP)
hile we don’t generally advocate picking on kids over here, a hearty pat on the back to Bernie “Socialism!” Sanders for taking down a teenaged climate denier.
Mashable reports on an event at a high school in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, at which a skeptical #teen addressed the presidential candidate: “From looking at the evidence I’ve seen the last few years,” she said, “… I haven’t seen any actual scientific evidence that global warming is actually happening.”
Bernie wasn’t having it. “Thank you for your question. You’re wrong,” he said as the girl’s classmates broke into applause.
Sanders continued. “I appreciate your point of view,” he said, “but I absolutely believe that climate change is real, it is caused by human activity and we need to transform our energy system away from fossil fuel.”
He’s right. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that climate change is a real and human-caused phenomenon that is having devastating effects on our planet — including increased prevalence and severity of droughts, floods, blizzards, wildfires, and even infectious diseases. Plus there’s the whole sea-levels-rising thing. In fact, the only people who don’t recognize climate change at this point are Republicans in Congress — or running for president — and, it seems, one teenage girl in Iowa. Hopefully Bernie set her right.
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