Bernie Sanders Is Courting Indigenous Peoples—Even Those Who Pledged Not to Vote Bernie Sanders Is Courting Indigenous Peoples—Even Those Who Pledged Not to Vote
The presidential hopeful is linking his “political revolution” with the concerns of Native Americans.
Apr 18, 2016 / Andrew Bard Epstein
The Most Important Protest of the 2016 Election The Most Important Protest of the 2016 Election
1,400 activists have been arrested at Democracy Awakening and Democracy Spring, but few in the media have covered it.
Apr 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter and Ari Berman
There Is Only One Way Bernie Sanders Can Win New York Tomorrow There Is Only One Way Bernie Sanders Can Win New York Tomorrow
Clinton has the party machine locked up. So Sanders's supporters will need to overwhelm the establishment and swamp the polls.
Apr 18, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Today Is Tax Day—Are Corporations Paying Their Fair Share? Today Is Tax Day—Are Corporations Paying Their Fair Share?
The amount of money corporations offshore is enough to fund healthcare for over 2 billion people worldwide.
Apr 18, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Latinos and the New Battle for Texas Latinos and the New Battle for Texas
Tejanos will change the state’s politics. But that remake won’t be as simple as either Republicans or Democrats assume.
Apr 15, 2016 / Roberto Lovato
Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Need Better Answers on the 1994 Crime Bill Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Need Better Answers on the 1994 Crime Bill
At last night’s debate, Clinton offered a grudging apology for “unintended” outcomes. Sanders wasn’t pressed on his vote for it—and he should be.
Apr 15, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Orwell in Puerto Rico: Congress ‘Promises’ a New Dictatorship Orwell in Puerto Rico: Congress ‘Promises’ a New Dictatorship
It says it’s going to resolve the island’s debt fairly, but the PROMESA bill establishes an authoritarian collection agency for hedge funders.
Apr 15, 2016 / Nelson Denis
The Debate in Brooklyn Was Sanders’s Best Yet. But Was It Enough? The Debate in Brooklyn Was Sanders’s Best Yet. But Was It Enough?
As always, Clinton was far more attentive to local concerns, and that matters.
Apr 15, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Why Thousands of Nurses Are Feeling the Bern Why Thousands of Nurses Are Feeling the Bern
For nurses, everything begins with a basic dedication to their patients, which is why so many of them are supporting Bernie Sanders for president.
Apr 14, 2016 / RoseAnn DeMoro
Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs
Campaigning in New York, the senator from Vermont rallies with transport workers, pickets with striking phone workers, and tangles with corporate bosses.
Apr 14, 2016 / John Nichols