“New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has been positioning himself to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Hillary once developed a program to deliver rural healthcare, while de Blasio once dropped a groundhog on its head.” Has BeensChallengesNew YorkProgramBillsDemocraticClintonHealthcareMayorsNominationsGroundhogs Author:Jimmy Fallon
“This year, the United States renewed funding of reproductive healthcare through the United Nations Population Fund, and more funding is on the way. The U.S. Congress recently appropriated more than $648 million in foreign assistance to family planning and reproductive health programs worldwide. That's the largest allocation in more than a decade - since we last had a Democratic president, I might add.” WayYearsStatesMightLastsNationsPresidentUnitedMillionsUnited StatesProgramAddDemocraticCongressPopulationDecadesPlanningFundHealthcareAssistanceUnited NationsFundingPopulation ControlFamily PlanningWorld PopulationAllocationReproductive Health Author:Hillary Clinton
“There is no doubt that . Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies.” MayWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesDoubtWeaponsMassProgramDestructionThreatDemocraticDemocratIraqPossessionNuclearRangeNo DoubtReportsChemicalsAlliesNuclear WeaponsSaddamHusseinLiedMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionDeliveryIraq WarWmdGulf WarChemical WeaponsWmds In IraqBiological WeaponsHe LiedNuclear MissilesNuclear Destruction Author:Bob Graham
“The United States has more people living in poverty than at almost any time in the modern history of our country. I believe that in a democratic, civilized society none of our people should be hungry or living in desperation. We need to expand Social Security, not cut it. We need to increase funding for nutrition programs, not cut them.” PeopleNeedsShouldBelieveCountryStatesI BelieveSocialUnitedPovertyUnited StatesCuttingModernSecurityProgramIncreaseDemocraticHungryOur CountryCivilizedNutritionDesperationSocial SecurityFundingCivilized SocietyModern History Author:Bernie Sanders
“A generation ago [the Democratic Party] stood for progressive change. Now they defend every federal program as if each were sacred. They have become the most conservative force in American politics.” IfsForcePartyGenerationsProgramSacredDemocraticConservativeProgressiveAmerican PoliticsDemocratic PartyProgressive Change Author:Thomas Friedman
“A permanent and sustainable solution to all the problems facing working people is possible by taking the biggest companies into democratic ownership, and reorganizing the economy on a democratically planned basis. Under such a system we could democratically decide how to allocate resources. We could rapidly transition away from fossil fuels, develop massive jobs programs to rebuild the country's rotting infrastructure, and begin to build a whole new world based on meeting the needs of the majority, not the profits of a few.” PeopleWorldNeedsCountryWholeProblemJobsCompanyEconomySolutionsResourcesProgramBasesMajorityDemocraticMeetingsProfitPermanentFuelMassiveTransitionNew WorldOwnershipFossilsInfrastructureFossil FuelRotting Author:Kshama Sawant
“[Students for a Democratic Society] it's a social democratic program.” SocialStudentsProgramDemocraticDemocratic Society Author:Bill Ayers
“I considered bringing forward information about these surveillance programs prior to the election, but I held off because I believed that [Barack] Obama was genuine when he said he was going to change things. I wanted to give the democratic process time to work.” GivingSaidWantedProcessInformationProgramElectionDemocraticGenuineBarackSurveillanceDemocratic Process Author:Edward Snowden
“Give the money directly to people who work hard. Instead of taking the money from the business and then filtering it through the horror of government programs, which is essentially giving it to social workers who live in Bethesda so they can drive their minivans and vote Democratic. Give them the money, so that they go and talk to the worker who is washing dishes, and they say, "Well, we want to help you, you see." And it would be better to help them by taking the money from that minivan-driving social worker and giving it directly to the guy who is really working hard by washing dishes.” PeopleWantGivingWellsHardHelpingGovernmentWould BeGuySocialHard WorkHorrorProgramVoteDemocraticWorkersDrivingDishesWashingSocial WorkerGovernment ProgramsWashing DishesMinivans Author:Mark Helprin
“We have to have a shared prosperity. We have to make that our job number one. People want a better economic playing field for working Americans. And they're voting for it. Our job is to make sure that people know that the Democratic party is the party that is going to deliver that for them. And that means strengthening the grassroots. That means strengthening the local precinct county level and making sure that we're all channeled on massive turnout for that program.” PeopleMeanPartyEconomicProgramDemocraticProsperityVotingDemocratic PartyCountyStrengthening Author:Keith Ellison
“So, is there hope for a truly democratic Africa? Long answer: Only if continent-wide improvements in education, human rights and public health are coupled with an aggressive and far-sighted debt-relief program that breaks the cycle of subsistence farming and urban squalor. Short answer: No.” IfsHumansLongAnswersBreakRightsProgramDemocraticHuman RightsDebtWideImprovementReliefCyclesAggressiveContinentsUrbanFarmingPublic HealthSubsistenceSqualor Author:Jon Stewart
“If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program.” IfsWantUsePurposeForceClearWeaponsMassProgramDestructionThreatDemocraticDemocratIraqRejectsPatrioticSaddamDiminishLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionWmdWmds In IraqInvading Iraq Author:William J. Clinton