Posts Tagged election 2016

Voting by mail in Oregon.
By Meg Sri • 8 years ago

Beyond Trump and Clinton: What’s at Stake On This November’s Ballot?

It’s hard after last week’s debate (or after the past six months) to imagine there’s anything at stake in the polls this November other than stopping the inevitable apocalypse that would await us should Donald Trump win (or lose, for that matter). But, in truth, there’s a lot more at stake on your ballot than your choice of Commander-in-Chief. And we’re here to help.

It’s hard after last week’s debate (or after the past six months) to imagine there’s anything at stake in the polls this November other than stopping the inevitable apocalypse that would await us should Donald Trump win ...

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By Reina Gattuso • 8 years ago

We Need to Believe Ourselves, Because Donald Trump Sure as Hell Won’t

Just when we thought this election couldn’t get more horrendously traumatic, we have to sit here listening to an orange-faced sexual predator tell the universe, in the most demeaning of terms, that women are liars. 

Just when we thought this election couldn’t get more horrendously traumatic, we have to sit here listening to an orange-faced sexual predator tell the universe, in the most demeaning of terms, that women are liars. 

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By Alexandra Brodsky • 8 years ago

Jill Stein, leave essentialist ideas of motherhood out of the election

I like Jill Stein, the doctor and repeat Green Party nominee for the presidency. She seems like a rad lady. But I was disappointed by her tweet yesterday about Hillary Clinton and motherhood:

I like Jill Stein, the doctor and repeat Green Party nominee for the presidency. She seems like a rad lady. But I was disappointed by her tweet yesterday about Hillary Clinton and motherhood:

Clinton laughing in response to question
By Maya Dusenbery • 8 years ago

Sounding Exactly Like an Onion Article, Sanders Campaign Attacks Clinton’s Ambition

Remember that Onion article from awhile back? The one headlined: “Hillary Clinton Is Too Ambitious to Be the First Female President.”

Well, apparently the Bernie Sanders campaign is now lifting talking points from that prescient 2006 piece.

Remember that Onion article from awhile back? The one headlined: “Hillary Clinton Is Too Ambitious to Be the First Female President.”

Well, apparently the Bernie Sanders campaign is now lifting talking points from that prescient 2006 ...

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