2016 Election Archives

December 3, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

What Is Populism?

Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Donald Trump are both described as populist candidates. But the two are so radically different, how can they share the label of populism? What does it mean to be populist? Well, populism is the political belief that the underdog, hard working majority is undermined and exploited by a small, elite…

November 22, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

Exposing Liberal Hypocrisy and Conservative Close-Mindedness | Van Jones

I think liberals have a very hard time understanding their role in creating the market for Trump. I think we have a view of ourselves that has a bunch of blind spots in it in terms of how we’re showing up. I’ve gone all across the country, I got a chance to go to West…

November 22, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

Penn Jillette on Libertarianism, Taxes, Trump, Clinton and Weed

Let me lay on you what Libertarianism is to me. Once again I’m speaking for myself which is about as Libertarian as you can get. I do not believe I know what’s best for other people. I also don’t believe that other people know what’s best for other people. I can barely make decisions for…

October 27, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

Maddow Explains Why Putin’s Russia Hacked The 2016 Election | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

October 25, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

Why Is A White Nationalist Writing Trump’s Executive Orders? – The Ring Of Fire

Donald Trump has now been in office for seven full days. During those seven full days we have already seen at least 12 executive orders, by the time you watch this likely more than 12. Here’s the thing. How can a guy with absolutely no political experience to speak of come up with so many…

October 21, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

Can a divided America heal? | Jonathan Haidt

Chris Anderson: So, Jon, this feels scary. Jonathan Haidt: Yeah. CA: It feels like the world is in a place that we haven’t seen for a long time. People don’t just disagree in the way that we’re familiar with, on the left-right political divide. There are much deeper differences afoot. What on earth is going…

October 20, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

A White Nationalist Is Now In Charge Of National Security – The Ring Of Fire

Over the past weekend Donald Trump made an unprecedented move by demoting and firing members of the National Security Council and in their place promoting top advisor Steve Bannon to essentially run the National Security Council. Steve Bannon, a white nationalist, a man who has given a voice to white nationalists and white supremacists all…

October 15, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

Joe Biden Slams Republicans For Their “Phony Nationalism” That’s Destroying America

Earlier this week, at an event sponsored by Axios, former vice president Joe Biden ripped into the Republican party by attacking what he called their phony nationalism by saying it’s destroying the social fabric of the United States. Here’s the thing, Joe Biden is 100% right. If you actually think that the Republican party cares…

October 12, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

Authoritarianism: The political science that explains Trump

“He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured ok? I hate to tell you.” The 2016 Republican presidential nominee disregards the norms of adult behavior. He disregards the norms of American democracy as we know it. “It should be heartbreaking to every American that we have a frontrunner who…

October 6, 2019 by Sammie Leannon 100 comments

Overthrow: 100 Years of U.S. Meddling & Regime Change, from Iran to Nicaragua to Hawaii to Cuba

AMY GOODMAN: Here on Democracy Now!, I’m Amy Goodman with Juan Gonzalez. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: As special counsel Robert Mueller continues his probe into Russian meddling into the 2016 election, we take a look back at Washington’s record of meddling in elections across the globe. By one count, the United States has interfered in more than…