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Bernie Sanders
How the Clinton and Sanders Infrastructure Plans Measure Up
How does Clinton and Sanders' plans stack up? And more importantly, how will they pay for them?
Hillary Clinton’s Ghosts: A Legacy of Pushing the Democratic Party to the Right
Progressive voters should remember Hillary Clinton's record of fighting against populism within the Democratic Party.
Five Ways Sanders Could Democratize the Financial Sector That Clinton Won’t Touch
Hillary Clinton wants to simply regulate bad practices, while Bernie Sanders wants to move toward replacing big banks.
From Paris to Raqqa
The Paris terror attacks prompt lawmakers on Capitol Hill to take aim at refugees and encryption.
The Dangerously Limited Foreign Policy Discourse of the Democratic Candidates
After the Paris attacks, the Democratic candidates had a chance to offer progressive foreign policy ideas. They missed that chance.
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William Rivers Pitt | Hillary Clinton Goes Bush League
Terrorists are not the only ones who use terrorism for personal gain.
How Campaign Finance Disenfranchises the Silent Majority of US Democratic Socialists
To elect a president who will promote the democratic socialist positions, the country will have to first create generous public funding of election campaigns.
Manufacturing Suspense: Big Money Media Gatekeepers Turn Debate Into Spectacle
Big money's influence is changing how corporate media report on elections to favor intellectual property interests and profits.
With the “Robin Hood Tax,” a Grassroots Movement Seeks to Bring Wall Street to Heel
Across the country, movements are rising up to challenge politicians who balance public budgets on the backs of working people.
Viggo Mortensen: On Foreign Policy, Democratic Candidates Aren’t Too Far From the Hawks
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have voiced support for President Obamau2019s plan to keep US troops in Afghanistan.