[aggregation-styles] CNBC With his convincing victory in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, Sen. Bernie Sanders is solidifying his status as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination more than ever before. So how did a life-long avowed socialist and someone who’s never actually won an election as a Democrat get to the...
Devin Nunes’ District Remains the GOP’s Ruby Heart as Blue California Votes
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times Up the backbone of California, north of Bakersfield, the billboards that dot state Route 99 speak volumes. “Jesus is Lord,” says more than one. “Dam Water Grows Food,” proclaim several others. A picture of a mother and infant dominates another towering sign, which declares “Pro Woman,...
Finally, Can We All Agree? Everything We Were Told About Bernie Sanders Was Wrong
[aggregation-styles] The Intercept Can we agree, in the wake of primary contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, and now Nevada, that everything we were told about Sen. Bernie Sanders was wrong? That the press, the pundits, the politicians were all wrong about him? And not just wrong, but completely, utterly, demonstrably,...
Bernie, Bibi and the Brutal Occupation: Listen to Gideon Levy
[aggregation-styles] Haaretz One week ahead of Israel's third election in less than a year, host Simon Spungin is joined by senior Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy. Among the issues on today’s agenda: Read More → By Gideon Levy, Haaretz Weekly | 23 Feb 2020
California’s Progressive War on Suburbia
[aggregation-styles] California Globe For three years in a row, California’s progressive lawmakers have attempted to legislate higher density housing by taking away the ability of cities and counties to enforce local zoning laws. And for the third year in a row, the proposed law, Senate Bill 50, was narrowly defeated....
The Trade Deficit Is Soaring Under Trump — and That’s a Good Thing
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription President Trump’s most consistent case for his own reelection is simple — it’s the economy, stupid. He points to a U.S. economy that is in reasonably good shape, though of course nowhere near the “best ever” he claims. Growth has averaged 2.5 percent, a bit...
Sanders vs. Bloomberg Scenario Is Like a Jewish Joke Turned Ominously Real
[aggregation-styles] Haaretz The late and great Leo Rosten recounted in his book "Hooray for Yiddish" that whenever his father would marvel at the wonders of the United States, instead of using the staple quip “Only in America,” he would exclaim “America gonef!” The saying literally means “America the thief,” but...
What Young Iranians Think About the Latest US-Iran Conflict
[aggregation-styles] Vox Babak stays up late, so he saw the news in real time, in the early Friday morning hours in Iran. The Americans had killed Qassem Soleimani, one of the country’s most celebrated military figures, in a targeted strike. “I didn’t know how to feel,” Babak, a 25-year-old software...
'I Loosened My Hijab at a Chess Championship. Now I’m Afraid to Return to Iran.'
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription Religious indoctrination starts early in Iran, when you are forced at school to learn the Koran. I was a dutiful student, praying assiduously while wearing a loose, ugly school uniform, with my hair hidden under a big scarf. At age 8, I even won a...
This Unsung Valley Hero Fought for the Dignity of America's Farmworkers
Gilbert Padilla is one of the most unheralded and relatively unknown heroes who made major contributions to the national farmworker movement between 1962 and 1980. A co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association with Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, he never sought the national spotlight or gained public recognition during his...
