Larry Rubin
LATEST ARTICLES BY Larry Rubin
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U.S.
Sanders’ “political revolution” wins in New Hampshire primary
February 10, 2016"The American people are showing that they will no longer accept a political system bought and paid for by the billionaire class," Sanders said in his victory speech.
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U.S.
Trump plans to give the country to his billionaire buddies
February 9, 2016"I have the greatest dealmakers in the world: the richest men, the richest women, people who are truly successful."
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Media and political tourists create party-like atmosphere in New Hampshire
February 9, 2016A demonstration for raising the minimum wage got a lot of coverage in tiny Goffstown, and reporters covered a meeting of Latinos who mounted a get-out-the-vote campaign.
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U.S.
Chris Christie: merely a carbon copy of all the other GOP hopefuls
February 9, 2016Christie repeated the same spiel being spun by all the Republican candidates, often using the same words, but did not claim his proposals were handed down by God..
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Kasich: like other right wingers, but with a smile
February 8, 2016John Kasich demonstrated the difference between himself and other, more boisterous Republican presidential nominee contenders; the difference? Other than the smile, there is none.
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U.S.
Iowa caucuses: Spending big doesn’t assure a candidate’s victory
February 2, 2016Iowa caucuses - both Democratic and Republican - are exercises in genuine, local neighbor-to-neighbor democracy.
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Iowa caucuses: Sanders and Clinton in dead heat
February 2, 2016As a result of the 1,681 caucuses held across the state last night, there will be about an equal number of Clinton delegates and Sanders delegates at the 99 county conventions to be held in March.
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Labor
Cruz out to save souls, not to create jobs
February 1, 2016In Des Moines, Iowa, it was much more like a fundamentalist Christian revival meeting than a political rally.
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