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Category: Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

Come on Dems; now is the time that Bernie needs your support

March 27, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Activism, Bernie Sanders, Democracy, Democrats, Progressive people, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

Fortunately, Bernie Sanders has been getting a lot of air time recently. For the most part, the peripheral vision of the media has ranged

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There’s no crying in baseball, or politics

July 26, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Activism, Bernie Sanders, Campaigns, Democracy, Democrats, Politics, Progressive people, Religion in Politics One comment

As I watched some of the Bernie Sanders supporters at the Monday night session of the Democratic National Convention, I couldn’t help but think

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Bernie, Hillary, and body language

July 15, 2016 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton Leave a comment

Yesterday, Bernie endorsed Hillary. Body language experts across the Web came to the same conclusion: They don’t like each other. They saw Hillary as

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America needs a new vision of foreign policy

May 20, 2016 Adam Levin 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton One comment

The 2016 election cycle continues on its baffling way, but foreign policy issues have largely been neglected, with a few exceptions like ISIS. Each

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Sanders, Clinton, Nevada and squabbling liberals

May 19, 2016 Steve Sorkin 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Hillary Clinton One comment

What happened at the Nevada Democratic Convention is awful and inexcusable, and Sanders needs to apologize; demand that his supporters stop such terrible, hateful,

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner can be culturally alienating

May 4, 2016 Arthur Lieber Bernie Sanders, Capitalism, Democrats, Humor, Obama, Politics Leave a comment

If you are a reasonably affluent progressive, the 2016 White House Correspondents’ Dinner had to be a real gas. President Obama and comedian Larry

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How progressives can constructively engage Trump supporters

April 19, 2016 Adam Levin 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Ideas, Progressive people One comment

If you read one think piece aimed at breaking down the Trump phenomenon, I highly recommend Jonna Ivin’s essay on coming to terms with

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From Obamacare to Medicare for All: Easier said than done

March 8, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Bernie Sanders, Good government, Health care One comment

A Medicare for All health system [aka “single-payer”] would be a great step forward for the US. But how difficult will it be to

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Bernie Sanders’ accomplishments

March 4, 2016 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders 50 comments

  This list of Bernie Sanders’ accomplishments is for those who think Bernie Sanders has achieved “nothing” in his time in office, or think he’s

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Bernie vs Hillary: It’s all about the swing states

March 1, 2016 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton 4 comments

As you may have noticed by now, the Democratic primaries are maddening. First, it’s hard to keep track of which primary is when. Then you have

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