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Bernie Sanders
Taxing Financial Transactions Is More Strategic Than Taxing High Wealth
If we rely overwhelmingly on taxing a small group of super-rich people, they could simply renounce their citizenship.
New Polls Show Three-Way Race Emerging Among Biden, Sanders and Warren
Sanders has tied for first with Biden in Nevada while Warren has moved into second in South Carolina.
Union Members Demand a Voice in Presidential Endorsements
Several unions are responding to members' criticisms of how endorsements were made in 2016.
White House Moves to Strip Free School Lunches From 500,000 Kids
Bernie Sanders condemned the “casual cruelty that motivates Trump and his billionaire friends.”
Sanders Proposes Wealth Tax to Slash Fortunes of Ultra-Rich
“I don't think billionaires should exist,” Sanders says.
States, 2020 Candidates Push Back Against Facial Recognition Technology
Beto O’Rourke is joining Bernie Sanders in calling for a federal ban as resistance spreads at all levels.
Sanders Unveils Plan to Wipe Out All Medical Debt in US
U.S. households currently carry $81 billion in medical debt.
Sanders Says Democratic Socialism Means Creating an Economy That Works for All
“The U.S. should not be the only major country on Earth not to provide paid family and medical leave,” Sanders said.
Biden’s “Best Night” Was Pretty Damn Bad
Biden’s previous performances set the bar lower than whale feces at the bottom of the sea. Thursday wasn't much better.
Warren’s Social Security Reform Is Not as Ambitious as Sanders’s
Sanders demands that billionaires pay more while Warren politely asks them to contribute a fair share.