Monthly Archives: October 2015
American Fascism
In recent weeks, another Republican challenger, former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, has been surging in Republican primary polls. In the most recent Iowa polls, he has even taken the lead from business mogul, Donald Trump. Despite his lack of political experience or any real credentials as a serious candidate, Carson has not had difficulty in finding […]
Read moreCanada’s Anti-Wall Street Election
On October 19th, Canada had a ground shaking election following a 78 day election campaign (their longest election campaign on record). The Liberal Party was in third place at the beginning of the election, behind the governing Conservative Party and the official opposition, the New Democratic Party. During the short campaign, Liberal Party leader Justin […]
Read moreWall Street vs Sanders
There is only one politician running for the nomination of either of the two main political parties who has any character at all. Independent Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, despite the fact that he is running as a “democratic socialist” in a country where “socialist” is a dirty word, is running for the Democratic nomination and […]
Read moreToo Little, Too Late
It seems like the Republican and Democratic candidates have caught the smell of change in the air. Suddenly, everyone from Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to Jeb Bush and Donald Trump are talking about tax reform. They have clued in, maybe too late, that Americans are more than fed up with the state of our […]
Read moreWall Street Loves Illegals
Thanks to Donald Trump, immigration has become a hot button issue in this election. Immigration is always a contentious problem in the United States, with legalities, economics, compassion, and, yes, some racism all coming together to make for very heated arguments. However, the debate has been ratcheted up to a new level of tension this […]
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