Politics

Austrians just elected a crusty 72-year-old leftist as their country's president in a surprise result that saw both their major mainstream party's candidates crushed. Could a crusty 74-year-old leftist named Bernie Sanders pull off the same feat here in the US, running as a Green candidate if Hillary Clinton gets the Democratic nomination?

"I will be willing to spend whatever political capital is necessary ... I give you my word."

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Let's start with multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, and follow the money.

Bernie’s successes don’t help Trump. To the contrary, they are bringing into politics millions of young voters whose values are opposite to those of Trump’s.

It all comes down to the balance of power between business and workers.

The Ali family is currently considering filing a federal lawsuit while seeking out others who received similar discriminatory treatment as Ali and his mother.

Trump articulates ideas that are closer to what is considered “normal” in the United States than many of us are willing to acknowledge.

For plutocrats, this summer has gotten a bit scary. Two feared candidates are rising. Trusted candidates are underperforming. The 2020 presidential election...

To date, Sanders’ criticism of Clinton on this point is inferential, not specific.