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GOP gained ground in middle-class communities in 2016

The Republican Party made deep inroads into America’s middle-class communities in 2016. Although many middle-class areas voted for Barack Obama in 2008, they overwhelmingly favored Donald Trump in 2016, a shift that was a key to his victory. Meanwhile, Democrats had more success retaining a loose “coalition” of lower-income and upper-income communities. These findings emerge from a new Pew Research …

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MELVIN GOODMAN – Trump’s Campaign of Militarization

President-elect Donald Trump’s authoritarian style and personality, which attracted an overwhelmingly authoritarian following, is manifesting itself in the selection of his national security team.  The appointment of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as the national security adviser is particularly worrisome because of the general’s lack of experience in strategic policy and his controversial stewardship as the director of the Defense Intelligence …

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HEATHER DIGBY PARTON – Donald Trump is bringing torture back: His entire foreign-policy team is comprised of big fans of the worst Bush-era practices

One of the most active conversations these days among political activists who oppose Donald Trump is about the extent to which Democrats should “work with” the new president, considering his white nationalist, authoritarian campaign and the people he has surrounded himself with. It’s both a strategic and a moral question, and the potential complications and rewards run in a number …

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Leid Stories—Funny Money: Clinton Foundation’s Financial Reports to IRS Don’t Add Up; Are ‘False and Materially Misleading,’ Says Wall Street Whistleblower—11.16.16

Midnight last night was the final, extended deadline for The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation (Clinton Foundation) to file financial reports with the IRS on its operations, including the operations of its affiliated entities, for 2015.

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The Gary Null Show – 11.15.16

Today On The Gary Null Show, Gary starts the program with a insightful special on health and healing covering the topics of how to prevent a heart attack, how testosterone levels boost when exorcise and how to tell if you’re living in denial. In the second half of the show Gary goes into the political crisis going on in America talking about the issues behind Trump and the hypocrisy that are the Clintons. Be sure to check out the Progressive Commentary Hour every Tuesday night at 7:00 pm est right here on the Progressive Radio Network.

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Illuminating lies with brain scan outshines polygraph test

It has been demonstrated that when someone is lying, areas of the brain linked to decision-making are activated, which lights up on an fMRI scan for experts to see. While laboratory studies showed fMRI’s ability to detect deception with up to 90 percent accuracy, estimates of polygraphs’ accuracy ranged wildly, between chance and 100 percent, depending on the study. The …

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KENNETH P. VOGEL – Chelsea’s husband allegedly used foundation ties to boost hedge fund

Chelsea Clinton’s husband used his connections to the Clinton family and their charitable foundation to raise money for his hedge fund, according to an allegation by a longtime Clinton aide made public Sunday in hacked documents released by WikiLeaks. Marc Mezvinsky extended invitations to a Clinton Foundation poker event to rich Clinton supporters he was courting as investors in his …

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Hamish McRae – What would the US economy really look like under President Donald Trump?

Could President Donald Trump deliver on his promises? The problem – and this applies to all presidential candidates – is that the economic levers that a president can pull are much weaker than in other western democracies. There are two reasons for this. First, the system is designed that way, with its checks and balances. As far as the budget …

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Pepe Escobar – Hillary Clinton, FBI and the Real November Surprise

“As bad as it is the folks above the President make the decisions. They may have decided on Trump. These things do not happen by accident.” Universe-related circles, amidst the utter political chaos provoked by head of the FBI James Comey’s latest bombshell. It’s virtually established by now that US Attorney General Loretta Lynch told Comey not to release his letter to Congress. But Comey did …