Truthout
Bernie Sanders
Does Baltimore Black Lives Matter Activist Have a Shot at Becoming Mayor?
Activists turned politicians are nothing new. Just look at Bernie Sanders.
Why Americans Like Socialism
Americans overwhelmingly support either pure socialism, or at least the next best thing - Swedish-style social democracy.
Inequality in the United States’ Political Class
The wealth gap between the presidential candidates and average Americans could hardly be more stark.
Bernie Sanders Is a Candidate for – Not of – Today’s Movements
Whether he wins or loses, the election will be about more than Bernie; it will be about channeling activist energy and newfound skills back into movements.
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Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and the Money
Many politicians identify with the interests of the rich and powerful so that they don't even see themselves as compromising a principle.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Sanders Could Bring a Modern “New Deal,” and More
Regardless of which presidential candidate you vote for in November, you might want to take a second look at progressive economic policies.
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Sanders’ Media Critics Should Concede That Fixing the US Is a Foreign Policy
If we want to break the power of the Pentagon-industrial complex in the Middle East, we have to break its power in Washington.
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Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote
From the crime bill to welfare reform, policies Bill Clinton enacted - and Hillary Clinton supported - decimated Black America.
Democracy in Peril: Twenty Years of Media Consolidation Under the Telecommunications Act
In 1996, President Clinton signed the bill into law. Today, the media industry is donating big to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Hillary Clinton’s Very Bad Night
No candidate in modern US political history has bounced back from a 22-point loss in that first-in-the-nation primary.