Bernie Sanders

Sanders Oregon Rally

Sanders Has Always Wanted to Debate Trump—or Any Other Representative of the ‘Billionaire Class’ Sanders Has Always Wanted to Debate Trump—or Any Other Representative of the ‘Billionaire Class’

The notion of a one-on-one debate with a Republican presidential contender has long intrigued the Democratic presidential contender.

May 27, 2016 / John Nichols

Bernie or Bust

Can the Democratic Party Be United? Can the Democratic Party Be United?

Plus: the myth of “independent voters,” and Tom Frank on Hillary Clinton and poor women.

May 26, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The New York Stock Exchange building

A New Coalition Aims to ‘Take On Wall Street’ A New Coalition Aims to ‘Take On Wall Street’

Just because the Democratic primary is drawing to a close doesn’t mean a conversation about financial reform has to end.

May 25, 2016 / George Zornick

Clinton Needs Sanders Supporters to Win, but Sanders Needs Clinton Supporters to Change the System

Clinton Needs Sanders Supporters to Win, but Sanders Needs Clinton Supporters to Change the System Clinton Needs Sanders Supporters to Win, but Sanders Needs Clinton Supporters to Change the System

The chaos at the Nevada State Convention highlights the perils of constantly calling your party corrupt.

May 24, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Bernie Sanders Rally

The Democratic Platform Committee Now Has a Progressive Majority. Thanks, Bernie Sanders. The Democratic Platform Committee Now Has a Progressive Majority. Thanks, Bernie Sanders.

Sanders adds Keith Ellison, Cornel West, and Bill McKibben to a committee that also includes progressives Elijah Cummings and Barbara Lee.

May 24, 2016 / John Nichols

Paul Ryan Speaks About Puerto Rico

No, Paul Ryan, Austerity Will Not Fix the Starving Puerto Rican Economy No, Paul Ryan, Austerity Will Not Fix the Starving Puerto Rican Economy

House Republicans want to let an unelected “control board” impose brutal cuts on people who have already suffered enough.

May 23, 2016 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is Hurting Himself by Playing the Victim Bernie Sanders Is Hurting Himself by Playing the Victim

The Vermont senator could turn from movement leader into the messiah of an angry white male cult with his claims of a “rigged” nomination process.

May 19, 2016 / Joan Walsh

The Most Reliably Democratic County in America Just Sent Hillary Clinton a Signal

The Most Reliably Democratic County in America Just Sent Hillary Clinton a Signal The Most Reliably Democratic County in America Just Sent Hillary Clinton a Signal

The Democratic front-runner needs to embrace the New Deal themes that still resonate in frequently forgotten corners of America.

May 18, 2016 / John Nichols

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Independent Voters

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Independent Voters What Everyone Gets Wrong About Independent Voters

Most independents are just partisans who are turned off by partisanship.

May 18, 2016 / Joshua Holland

To Win in November, Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie Sanders’s Voters

To Win in November, Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie Sanders’s Voters To Win in November, Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie Sanders’s Voters

So while she, and her supporters, may resent still having to pay attention to him, they’d better learn to swallow their disappointment.

May 16, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

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