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Bernie Sanders
It’s Time to Wake Up About the Democratic Party
While we are right to fear what a Trump presidency could mean for this country, we are mistaken to think that a Clinton presidency would be any safer.
Moving Beyond Bernie Sanders’ “Political Revolution“
Just as the Sanders campaign didn't arise in a vacuum, there's no reason to expect it will leave a vacuum behind it.
On Women Who Oppose Hillary Clinton: A Conversation With Liza Featherstone
Author Liza Featherstone discusses the presumptive Democratic nominee's “trickle-down feminism,” arguing that Clinton's policies fail most women.
Why the Sanders “Revolution” Must Take on the Permanent War State
Even though the permanent war state seems to be at the peak of its power, at this point in time, the legitimacy of this institution is extremely tenuous.
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New Student Debt Scheme Turns Students Into Stock Options
Proposed by Milton Friedman in the 1970s, Mitch Daniels' “Back a Boiler” initiative is like an investment in a piece of flesh-and-blood real estate.
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The Age Divide in the Primaries: Voting for Values Over Fear
People underestimated the cultural gap between generations that influenced the outcome of the recent primaries.
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William Rivers Pitt | Bernie Sanders and the Hall of Heroes
Sanders will march into the Democratic National Convention hall triumphant even in defeat, full in the knowledge that he left this joint a little better than he found it.
Cornel West: Black Lives Matter Is an Indictment of Neoliberal Power
Cornel West talks Bernie Sanders' neo-populism and Donald Trump's neo-fascism.
Juan González to the Bernie or Bust Movement: Don’t Repeat Mistakes That Elected Nixon
Thousands gathered over the weekend in Chicago for “The People's Summit.”
“Our Dreams Don’t Fit on Your Ballots”: Naomi Klein on Next Steps for Pro-Bernie Sanders Movement
At the People's Summit in Chicago, Naomi Klein praises Bernie Sanders for reshaping the debate over neoliberalism.