Dean Baker

“The Democrats might be able to stop Sanders, but in doing so they would destroy their party’s own electoral prospects.”

It’s a slippery slope and in a world of so-called ‘fake news’ could have negative consequences for journalists and whistle-blowers trying to speak truth to power far into the future.

“You know, if you look at the media, they say Bernie's ideas are radical, they're extreme, they're out of the mainstream,. Let me just tell you, I don't think that that's true.”

To deal with the many challenges we face today, the democratic principle must be extended from the political realm to the economic.

“There is growing concern about the influence large corporations and wealthy individuals have on American elections.”