Well he took his time, and it couldn't have been easy.It was probably the hardest and most painful thing he has ever done.But Bernie Sanders has finally done what he had to do.Read more »
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Cowichan Conversations: Hillary Clinton will return to Ohio on Monday with Elizabeth Warren in tow.
Hillary Clinton will return to Ohio on Monday with Elizabeth Warren in tow. As Democrats sharpen their general election argument against Donald Trump, it will be their first joint appearance on the campaign trail. Read more…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Scotland Prepares to Give Donald Trump a Rough Reception
It's hard for me to imagine a more disturbing image. This file picture of Donald Trump screaming like a maniac at one of his two Scottish gold courses. With a piper beaming behind him.And in the background the grass covered dunes, that line the sho…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Donald Trump’s Campaign Going Down in Flames?
For a long time it seemed that nothing Donald Trump said or did could hurt him, or put a dent in his polls.But now that seems to be changing.Because after a very bad month, his campaign is now starting to look like a slow motion train wreck.Or plane cr…
Continue readingAlberta Politics: We need a referendum on electoral reform? No! We need a national referendum on the TPP!
PHOTOS: Justin Trudeau, back in 2015 before he was prime minister, promising Canadians real change, including electoral reform, if we gave him the chance. We gave him the chance. Below: Opposition Conservative interim Leader Rona Ambrose (CBC Photo) an…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Hillary Clinton, the Millennial Generation, and the Bernie Revolution
Well she finally did it. After years of battling to return the White House where she once lived.After years of highs and lows, and scandals real and imagined.Hillary Clinton is now the Democratic Party's presidential candidate.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Fascist Question
Donald Trump may be looking and sounding crazier than ever. Calling for guns to be allowed in classrooms.While also calling for Hillary Clinton's bodyguards to be disarmed.But despite his deranged statements, polls suggest his support is surging.Re…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Will Not Surrender
Bernie Sanders won another Democratic primary yesterday, this time in West Virginia.White House dreams fading, Bernie Sanders added another state to his tally against Hillary Clinton with a win in West Virginia on Tuesday — a victory that will do li…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Can Donald Trump Defeat Hillary Clinton?
It was a strange scene. Donald Trump had just won the Indiana primary, and all but sewn up the Republican nomination. But instead of crowing in his usual manner, he was unusually subdued.No doubt trying to look "presidential." Which couldn&…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The New Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s Scary Attack Ad
Donald Trump has been on his best behaviour recently, as he tries to change his tone to try to look more presidential. Donald Trump defended Saturday his method of striking a different tone at rallies than he does behind closed doors with party offici…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Hillary Clinton and the Mystery of the Missing Transcripts
It's the greatest mystery of the Democratic race for the White House. The haunting question that won't go away.Why won't Hillary Clinton release the transcripts of the speeches she gave to big banking institutions like Goldman Sachs?She sa…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Bernie Sanders and the Trouble With Hillary Clinton
For Bernie Sanders it was another day, and another victory. Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, providing his campaign with one more jolt of momentum before the race against Hillary Clinton heads east.And while Sanders split t…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will the Panama Papers Propel Bernie Sanders to Victory?
It's impossible to exaggerate the impact of the Panama Papers' scandal. It's impossible to predict how much it will shake up the world, or how many heads will roll. Now the question who's is next? How far will the damage spread? The an…
Continue readingLeft Over: Un-Friendly Persuasion..Voter Fraud and the CBC’s Lazy, Hazy Reportage
Donald Trump persuading Republicans, but would lose to Hillary Clinton, polls suggest Republican front-runner could lose big to a Democrat, with Bernie Sanders even stronger than Clinton By Éric Grenier, for CBC News Posted: Mar 23, 2016 9:43 AM ET Last … Continue reading →
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Bernie Sanders Rallies Thousands In The Rain At Seattle’s Key Arena
It has been surreal watching the US media pandering to Donald Trump and lionizing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Bernie Sanders has been almost entirely ignored, especially by Fox and CNN but the other networks Read more…
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Naomi Klein on Hillary Clinton: “I Don’t Trust Her on Climate at All” [VIDEO]
Prominent Canadian journalist Naomi Klein told Al Jazeera this week that she doesn’t trust US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on climate change.
The post Naomi Klein on Hillary Clinton: “I Don’t Trust Her on Climate at AllR…
Montreal Simon: Bernie Sanders and the New American Revolution
Three days after Bernie Sanders' victory in New Hampshire I'm still floating on a cloud, and dreaming up a storm.I still can't quite believe my eyes. How could an old leftie calling for a revolution in the United States of America manage to…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Will Any Woman Do?
There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.So said the first woman to become the United States Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, at a rally for Hillary Clinton. Surely I am not the only one disgusted by the implication of…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Edgardo Sepulveda writes about the role of the federal government in combating inequality – while noting that Canada has gone in the wrong direction over the past few decades. And Michal Rozworski points out that we’…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: American Voters Swing Over To Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders
Canadian voters tossed out the entrenched PM Steve Harper and chose change by shunning the conservative candidates from the Conservative Party and the NDP. We were inundated with messaging that Justin Trudeau was just not Read more…
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