Politics

Trump’s Economic Speech

Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements in a speech at the Detroit Economic Club on Aug. 8: He distorted two quotes from Hillary Clinton in wrongly claiming she “wanted to

August 9, 2016
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Spinning Clinton’s Emails (Again)

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The chairman of the House Democratic Caucus claimed that FBI Director James Comey testified that Hillary Clinton “had no knowledge” of sending and receiving classified emails on her private server…

August 9, 2016
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POLLS: Young Voters Want Johnson and Stein

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According to recent polls, approximately 4 in 10 Millennial voters say they would support either Libertarian presidential candidate Gov. Gary Johnson or Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein. The popularity of…

August 9, 2016
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Politics of Fear: Major Parties Turn Up Scare Tactics to Keep Voters from Defecting

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A lesser-of-two-evils election is the lowest form of democracy. Voters deserve a better alternative. —David Yee, August 2015 The ‘writing has been on the wall’ for over a year at this…

August 8, 2016
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Police Shootings Not at a Record Level

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Donald Trump wrongly said that “they’re shooting our police at record levels.” The record for police firearm deaths, and deaths of officers overall, in recent decades was set in the…

August 4, 2016
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First Evidence Surfaces of Foreign Money Pouring into U.S. Elections After Citizens United

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Six years ago, President Obama warned the nation that foreign corporations could soon pour money into the U.S. election system thanks to the Supreme Court Citizens United decision. Now, direct…