“Bye, jerks!” Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com It must be hard being a politician. You have to do all that fundraising, give countless speeches, meet with lobbyists, go on TV news, compose tweets — exhausting work! That’s probably why it’s so hard to find a politician who has time in the day for one of the […]
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Magick Ritual Planned Tonight in Portland to “Raise the Energy” for Bernie Sanders
“We will be focusing our energy in manifesting our intentions.” United States Congress via Wikimedia Commons This is a real Bernie Sanders campaign event description: Clearly you’re feeling the Bern. Maybe you’re a Wiccan? Pagan? Goddess worshiper? Heathen? Druid? Spiritual but not religious? Secular Jew? Spiritually open minded? Unafiliated? Athiest [sic] who likes ritual? Other? […]
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Why Trump’s Candidacy Could Be a Great Thing for Elizabeth Warren (and, Maybe, the Populist Left Too)
Elizabeth Warren: Currently taking on Donald Trump more forcefully than any other Democrat. Office of Elizabeth Warren The New York Times is noticing that Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is “one of the few high-profile leaders in either party to repeatedly challenge Mr. Trump with clarity and directness”—their recent Twitter fight being a prime example of […]
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Dan Savage Chats with Stephen Colbert; Wears Unfortunate Jacket
Hey looky there! Our good friend and columnist (and super popular podcaster) Dan Savage appeared with Stephen Colbert on last night’s Late Show to talk about the election—and wear a rather unfortunate jacket. (Maybe he lost a bet?) ANYWAY! As always, Dan says some very smart (and surprising!) things about the upcoming election including this […]
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P.J. O’Rourke Grudgingly Endorses Hillary Clinton
Yes, that’s the Cato Institute. Pjq1973 via Wikimedia Commons And he did it on Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, the oddly punctuated thing that comes on when you try to listen to the news and forget that the weekend has arrived. Quoth Politico: For libertarian humorist and writer P.J. O’Rourke, Hillary Clinton is only the […]
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The Most Interesting Thing About Hillary’s Speech Transcripts
“I’ve got a secret.” a katz / Shutterstock.com Republican opposition researchers have whipped themselves into a frenzy over Hillary Clinton’s Wall Street speeches, and here’s what they have to show for it so far: nothing. We know that Hillary made around $12 million for various speeches over the last few years. We know that three […]
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Portland Veterans Speak Up in a New Storytelling Series
“Inevitably, everyone in the military has experienced some sort of trauma,” says Ryan Stroud. “In military life, all the rules of society are turned upside down.” It’s a world that’s hierarchical, structured, demanding, and sometimes violent—and for three years, Stroud has been encouraging PSU student veterans to talk about it in a storytelling night called […]
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Hillary vs. Donald
“Bye, Felicia Cruz.” a katz / Shutterstock.com <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/news/2016/03/09/23681147/it-looks-like-its-going-to-be-clinton-versus-trump”>So here we are, in the same place that we were two months ago: it’s going to be Trump versus Hillary in the general election. And before you get too excited about Hillary devouring Donald in the coming debates, just remember: smugly dismissing Trump is what got […]
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Colorado PAC to White Guys Running for Office: “Can You Not?”
These success stories are made up. But Can You Not PAC, which urges white men not to run for office, is real. Can You Not PAC It’s my trademark response for street-harassing dudes who don’t know better—and now the name of a Colorado political action committee. The just-launched Can You Not PAC, run by two […]
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The Mercury Endorses: Amanda Fritz for City Commissioner, Position 1
WE KNOW, we know. We talk boldly about shaking up the city in the intro to this thing and then tell you to vote incumbent Amanda Fritz back onto city council for a third term. What the hell? It wasn’t a complete slam dunk. Fritz, in her seven years on the council, has at times […]
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Here’s Your 2016 May Voters Cheat Sheet. Love, the Mercury
If you love to read, and want to know how and why we made our choices for the 2016 May election, then check out our Mercury Endorsement Issue here! But if you’ve got absolutely no time on your hands, and you just want to get the job done, here is your handy-dandy Mercury Voters Cheat […]
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John Kasich Confident he Could “Probably, I Mean, I Don’t, I Don’t Know,” be President
John Kasich: Coming in third in a two-man race. Andrew Cline / Shutterstock.com “I don’t know how it all works, okay?” said last-placer John Kasich at a campaign appearance that was supposed to demonstrate his mastery over issues facing the country. He was responding to questions at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, a sort […]