Is Bernie Sanders channeling Teddy Roosevelt? Having recently re-watched Ken Burns’ in-depth biography, The Roosevelts, I am struck by the similarities—both in substance and
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America needs a new vision of foreign policy
The 2016 election cycle continues on its baffling way, but foreign policy issues have largely been neglected, with a few exceptions like ISIS. Each
Sanders, Clinton, Nevada and squabbling liberals
What happened at the Nevada Democratic Convention is awful and inexcusable, and Sanders needs to apologize; demand that his supporters stop such terrible, hateful,
10 awesome things we accomplished that were bigger than Medicare-for-All
Bernie Sanders has some pretty great ideas about what America should look like. Medicare-for-all and tuition-free college are two of his biggest proposals. Those
Bernie Sanders’ idealism is exactly what we need
As much as I admire economist Paul Krugman, I am disappointed that he has joined the camp of those who believe Americans are no
Voting rights watch: Is the pendulum swinging back toward democracy?
It has been very disconcerting to watch voting rights erode in America over the past 30 years or so. For those of us naïve
Glass-Steagall: Warren and Sanders bring it back into focus
Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are putting a new focus on the Glass-Steagall Act, which was, unfortunately, repealed in 1999 and led directly