Tag: election 2016

Tim Kaine’s Abortion Stance Isn’t Ideal, But Here’s How He Exemplifies What It Means To Be Pro-Choice

Understandably, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, who will be speaking at the Democratic convention Wednesday, wasn’t exactly the top pick of young progressives hoping to see Elizabeth Warren or some person of color on Hillary Clinton’s ticket. Aside from his unexciting old-white-man-ness, legitimate criticisms of him exist, like the sizable political donations he’s received from banks […]

5 Reasons Bernie Sanders Is Better In Congress Than As Hillary Clinton’s VP

On Monday, Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential somewhat-hopeful Bernie Sanders returned to the Senate just to vote in favor of what he called “no-brainer” gun control measures. Naturally, the Republican-dominated Senate knocked these gun control votes down, but hearing about Sanders back in Congress was refreshing. After all, Sanders has a long history of doing some […]

Why Is Donald Trump Being Targeted By Free The Nipple Protesters? It’s All About the ERA, Apparently

Donald Trump, business mogul, known racist, and last man standing in the Republican presidential race, visited the Bay Area last week, and to put it lightly, things didn’t go so well. The good ol’ angry mob blocked him from entering the San Francisco Hyatt Regency where he had come to give a speech, forcing him to climb a fence and, […]