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Yesterday afternoon, First Lady Michelle Obama addressed Hillary Clinton 2016 supporters about the controversy surrounding Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump’s Access Hollywood video and subsequent allegations of sexual misconduct that have surfaced since its release. No further explanation is needed. Below is the video and full transcript of the most powerful speech that has been delivered during the 2016 General Election campaign to date.     Text of the full…

QUESTION: What is the one thing that could be more amazing than if Zack de la Rocha joined Prophets of Rage to play old Rage Against the Machine hits on the Make America Rage Again tour? ANSWER: Zack de la Rocha releasing new music. Well world, the one thing that could be more amazing than Zack de la Rocha joining the Make America Rage Again tour just happened. ?  …

Last night, Senator Bernie Sanders addressed Bernie 2016 supporters about next steps for the #PoliticalRevolution now that the Democratic Party nominating process has reached its completion. We’re sharing the full video and text of the speech here at theLeftAhead because we agree with the Senator from Vermont’s prediction that future historians will look back at the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign and the accompanying political revolution as the launching point…

The following video tells a story of Chris Wilson and explains who he believes is best fit to be the next president of the United States of America. Chris Wilson is not a famous person making his celebrity endorsement. Rather, he is an ordinary American. Why then (you might ask) should I care who Chris is endorsing for president? Well, Chris is an ordinary American who happens to also have…

The following video tells a story of Erica Garner and explains who she believes is best fit to be the next president of the United States of America. Erica Garner is not a famous person making her celebrity endorsement. Rather, she is an ordinary American. Why then (you might ask) should I care who Erica is endorsing for president? Well, Erica is an ordinary American who happens to also have…

On Tuesday, January 5, 2016, President Obama addressed the nation from the East Room of the White House to announce commonsense gun reform measures that he is taking through executive action. Because of President Obama’s leadership, the United States will now require more gun sellers to get licenses and more gun buyers to undergo background checks. Contrary to the message that the NRA is spending millions of dollars propagandizing their…

    Nick Jones & Dat Boy Chu – Life I Chose (feat. D-Wattz) Chorus: D-Wattz So with my soldiers by my side I hit the bottle and I pass the fire It’s too late for me I know it’s the life I chose Another rapper lying dead tonight People shaking heads passing by They don’t feel sorry for me I know it’s the life I chose (repeat) Verse One:…

    Coldplay – Fix You When you try your best, but you don’t succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you feel so tired, but you can’t sleep Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you can’t replace When you love someone, but it goes to waste Could it be worse? Lights will guide you…

On Thursday, October 1, 2015, President Obama was forced to give yet another statement on yet another mass shooting. The President’s remarks came in response to the horrific news early in the day out of Roseburg, Oregon that a gunman had opened fire at Umpqua Community College. The attack resulted in ten people (including the gunman) dead and several others injured. President Obama delivered his statement from the James S….

It’s been almost eight years since Crew54 dropped their titanic debut studio album, Aggressive Soul. Now, after spending the intervening years establishing themselves as one of the hardest working underground hip hop acts in central Texas history…the crew is back with Wyld Gentlemen, their highly anticipated new LP. Being that I am an internet robot (which gives me the ability to scour the internet at lighting fast speeds), I have…

On Friday, June 26, 2015, President Obama gave a eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney and the eight other victims of the Emanuel AME church shootings in Charleston, South Carolina. President Obama delivered his address inside the TD Arena at the College of Charleston. He gave an eloquent address that honored the victims and their families, and cited their faith as an example of how the power of love and grace…

On Saturday, March 7th, 2015, President Obama gave a speech on the Edmund Pettus Bridge at the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches. It was an exceptional address which expressed humble gratitude for the marchers and the enormity of the history that was made on the very same bridge fifty years before on “Bloody Sunday.” The speech offered sober reflection on America’s past while challenging Americans to embrace our responsibility…