Politics

Bernie Sanders is fighting to extend social security an extra 40 years by making the wealthiest citizens pay the same rate as everyone else does.

Republican presidential candidates all claimed they would not raise taxes on millionaires if elected.

“Two weeks ago, Clinton laughed when The Intercept’s Lee Fang asked Clinton if she would release the transcripts of her paid speeches.”

Round one goes not to the candidates but the media, which reasserted its dominance over the political process — for now.

Media should know that: previous Koch-backed poverty and education efforts have been coupled with ideological proselytizing, Stand Together's executive director is a Koch veteran and former Republican congressional candidate who repeatedly fearmongered about the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

If you accept big money, you know it always comes with strings attached. The more big money you accept, the more strings, until no matter how much you resist, you end up dancing like a puppet on those strings.

Last time the same poll was conducted, Sanders trailed Hillary by 30 points.

"I want Trump to win the Republican nomination – and I would love the opportunity to run against him. I think we would win by a lot.”

Bernie’s people-powered movement has already shattered one of the Democratic establishment’s holy myths.

With our corrupted campaign finance system, elected officials design policy with special-interest money in mind.