If you’re among the majority of American adults who go to work sick, congratulations. You have something in common with Hillary Clinton. East Asia and Pacific Media Hub U.S. Department of State via Wikimedia Commons Certain media outlets and Donald Trump, et al. sure are having a fun time fake-worrying about Hillary Clinton in light […]
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“Democracy Is the Theory That the Common People Know What They Want and Deserve to Get It Good and Hard.”
So there’s this competition-style reality show on. It’s the one that pits the bloviating, orange-haired pustule who spouts incoherent, racist free verse against a grandparent with the temerity to possess a vagina. The show asks America to make the agonizing decision: Which one’s worse? Well, according to several sources, this is no mere entertainment: In […]
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Oregon’s Proposed Corporate Tax Hike Is Polling Very Well—But Will That Last?
Oregonians love the idea of taxing big corporations. At least for now. Less than two months from election day, polling [PDF] released this afternoon by Portland firm DHM Research suggests that 60 percent of Oregonians favor Measure 97, which would raise $3 billion a year by hiking taxes on big corporations. Just 30 percent of […]
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“Taco Truck On Every Corner” Warning Confirms Trumpist Hell Is Everyone Else’s Heaven
Speaking with MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid last night, Marco Gutierrez, founder of Latinos for Trump and member of a rapidly dwindling population of Latino Trump supporters, called out a warning: “My culture is a very dominant culture, and it’s imposing and it’s causing problems. If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco […]
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A New City “Surcharge” On Exorbitant CEO Pay Could Raise Up To $3.5 Million
Companies operating in Portland that pay their CEOs exorbitant sums will get slapped on the wrist next year, if Commissioner Steve Novick has his way. For months, Novick’s been mulling a “surtax” on any publicly traded companies operating within city limits who pay their CEOs at least 100 times the median salary of other employees. […]
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Hey, Who Wants to Buy That Statue of Naked Donald Trump? (Anybody? Anybody? Bueller?)
Rich Smith You probably remember that glorious nude statue of orange Donald Trump that was proudly displayed in Seattle recently. Turns out it was one of five statues—each titled “The Emperor Has No Balls”—that magically appeared in five cities across the nation. Apparently all were destroyed or disappeared… except for one. And that last, lonely […]
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Can We Please Stop Talking About Anthony Weiner as if He Still Has a Political Career?
Anthony Weiner, in happier times. United States Congress via Wikimedia Commons Because he does not. This week, there’s been a lot of media scrutiny leveled at beleaguered former congressman Anthony Weiner, or as I liked to think of him until recently, Huma Abedin‘s Husband. Huma Abedin is vice chair of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, and, […]
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The City Club of Portland is Investigating How Its Membership List Got Leaked to Three Campaigns
The City Club of Portland, a perennially weighty voice on pressing civic matters, has walled off a portion of its web site after a list of its membership was improperly shared with three political campaigns, the club’s executive director tells the Mercury. One of those campaigns—for state ballot Measure 99—recently sent an email to the […]
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The Clinton Campaign Is Courting the Christian Left, Which Has Really Existed Since Reagan
Remember this Clinton campaign ad from four months ago? Did it have a religious vibe to you? Maybe not overtly, but a New York Times piece from yesterday puts it in fascinating context. Through secular eyes, the advertisement linked Mrs. Clinton to some resolutely uncontroversial concepts — hope, kindness, love, good. In doing so, it […]
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Watch Hillary Clinton Describe “the Steady Stream of Bigotry” that Is Donald Trump’s Career
At one point, she says, “On David Duke’s radio show the other day, the mood was jubilant.” The video is below—she starts talking around the 8:30 mark. Below the video are some of the choicest quotes. • “He is taking hate groups mainstream, and helping a radical fringe take over the Republican Party.” • “Trump’s […]
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Trump Now Has the Same Position on Illegal Immigration He Once Ridiculed Jeb, Cruz, and Rubio for Having
This maniac. Dan Fleckner / Shutterstock.com For the last two nights, Donald Trump has appeared on his propaganda platform of choice, Fox News’s Hannity, and on both nights, Sean Hannity has asked for clarification on what Trump would do about law-abiding, home-owning, undocumented immigrants. Obviously, during the primary, Trump’s position was simple: a deportation force […]
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Laura Ingalls Wilder No Longer Running for Congress; Michigan GOP Being a Real Nellie Oleson About It
Melissa Gilbert in 1975. Yeah, I’d totally vote for her. NBC Television Network via Wikimedia Commons Why can’t the good TV stars feel endlessly compelled to run for office? For those following at home, Melissa Gilbert, who played Li’l Half Pint herself on the Little House on the Prairie teevee series, threw her bonnet into […]