After losing the Democratic nomination in 2016, Bernie Sanders started Our Revolution, an organization devoted to grassroots organizing and raising the profiles of progressive candidates. However, today's POLITICO article by Edward-Isaac Dovere paints a bleak picture of an ...read more
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting a fifteen-year-old girl, according to The New York Times, ending one of the most staggering falls from grace in American political history. Weiner, who became something of a folk ...read more
Upon reading the headline of the Post's article, "Donald Trump Jr. talks about running for governor of New York", my first reaction was to check the date to see if it had been published on April 1st. It wasn't. My second reaction was to read the article to see if it was satire. ...read more
Now that the final tally is in and Trump lost the popular vote by almost 3 million, there is a new talking point coalescing among the right to bolster Trump's fragile ego: If you don't count certain liberal states, Trump won the popular vote. Dear god in heaven, I am not making ...read more
Back in January, Ted Cruz made one of the most boneheaded moves of the entire Republican presidential race. And yes, that includes every chunk in Donald Trump's seemingly endless stream of projectile word-vomit. Speaking to right-wing talk radio host and human colostomy bag ...read more
Like many Americans, I get my news from the Daily Show. Ok, not really but I didn't know Governor Rick Perry was on a tour to steal businesses from other states like California, Illinois and New York until I saw the Back in Black segment the other night. If you missed it, you ...read more
The Daily Banter Headline Grab. From AP: Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state enacted the nation's toughest gun restrictions Tuesday and the first since the Connecticut school massacre, including an expanded assault-weapon ban and background checks for buying ...read more
By Ben Cohen: If you are reading this website, you're most likely to be educated, white and economically middle to upper middle class (at least that's what our demographics tracking software tells us). The opportunities for you in the workplace are probably pretty varied - you ...read more
It seems even Fox News is becoming concerned with reality - at least for now, that is: Karl Rove's familiar 2012 presence on Fox News appears to be coming to a halt. New York Magazine reports that President Roger Ailes is limiting Rove and fellow contributor Dick Morris' ...read more
Matt Taibbi blasts Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his short term money grab from selling off NYC's parking meters: Hizzoner Michael Bloomberg in New York has decided to do his own version of the Chicago infrastructure bake sale; the city announced that it is putting up nearly ...read more
Facebook has priced its shares ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history. The social network said on Thursday that it valued shares at $38 (£24) each, and that its shares would begin trading in New York on Friday. At this ...read more
By Chez Pazienza: Let's start with the obvious: HBO's new series Girls isn't for me. What I mean by that is that I'm not its target audience. I'm not a millennial; I'm not female; I'm not a Brooklyn hipster who's perpetually drowning in his or her own insufferable ennui; I don't ...read more
The Occupy Wall Street movement has attempted to breathe new life into its campaign against inequities in the global financial system with a series of May Day protests across around the US. Thousands of people turned out in New York for a day of action that culminated in a ...read more
What’s more exciting than James Cameron re-releasing “Titanic” in 3-D? When an even richer man – Australia’s Clive Palmer – tries to bring the ill-fated ship to life. By building a modern replica of it. The mining billionaire said Monday that he has commissioned CSC Jinling ...read more
Mitt Romney will win all five Republican presidential primaries Tuesday night, completing a sweep of contests in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Delaware, CBS News projects. Romney boasted more than 50 percent of the vote in all five states, according to ...read more
Colin Myler's editorship of the New York Daily News, one of the most prominent newspapers in America, has come under renewed scrutiny following allegations that he attempted to intimidate members of the UK parliament investigating phone hacking at the News of the World at the ...read more
Accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four suspected co-conspirators were directed today to stand trial before a Guantanamo war crimes tribunal on charges that could carry the death penalty, the Pentagon said. The five are accused of planning and executing ...read more
By Ben Cohen: I was interviewed on the RT Network last Thursday on wealth inequality in the US and the shifting perception about the American dream. You can check it out below: I think the change in the public's attitude towards social mobility could really spark tangible ...read more
This talk is well worth watching if you want to understand the SOPA bill that was introduced to the United States House of Representatives. On TED tv, Clay Shirky gives the history behind the PIPA/SOPA bills asks us to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, ...read more
President Obama's policy towards the Israel/Palestine conflict has been one of avoidance and acquiescence to Israel. Over and over again Obama has rolled over to Netanyahu's demands, and the Israeli state continues to colonize Palestinian territory and brutalize its people. In ...read more
Image via Wikipedia I vividly remember hearing about the twin towers going down in New York back on September 11th 2001. I was taking a driving lesson in London when my driving instructor received a phone call from a family member who told her about the horrific attack. We ...read more
Zadie Smith on the success of multiculturalism in New York and London: It took generations; it passed through periods of unspeakable horror; sometimes people forgot, sometimes they forgave, and they did both these things imperfectly. Practical matters helped. General economic ...read more
It's obviously sad when someone dies from a horrible accident, but not wearing a helmet on a motorcycle when protesting for the right not to wear one is really asking for it. From ABC News: A New York man died Sunday while participating in a ride with 550 other motorcyclists ...read more
Andrew Sullivan reacts to the landmark gay rights bill in the state of New York that legalizes marriage between members of the same sex: I have a confession. The night after it passed, I slept for twelve hours; the following night for fourteen. Last night, a mere ten. And I ...read more
In my view, Rep. Anthony Weiner is a fantastic politician who has spent his career seriously challenging power. Sadly, it seems he's also a bit of a creep and not a very good husband. Today, Weiner confessed to sending lewd photographs of himself via twitter and facebook and ...read more
Probably Cuomo's seat to lose now, especially with how botched its been. Caroline Kennedy has told Gov. David Paterson that she is withdrawing her name from consideration to replace outgoing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate, The Post has learned. Kennedy cited ...read more
