Tag: 2020 election
Bernie takes it to the road
It doesn’t matter if he personally wins or not, so long as his platform – and particularly Medicare for All – is victorious.
Bernie 2020 campaign has corporate Democrats running scared
We’re supposed to believe that candidates who’ve adjusted their sails to the latest political wind are just as good as the candidate who generated the wind in the first place.
More billionaire presidential candidates: A bitter pill
The rich determine which bitter pill to shove down the throats of the 99 percent.
Who’s afraid of Tulsi Gabbard?
Although her calm, plainspoken style had already won her something of a following, especially among her fellow lawmakers, she first became really visible to U.S. progressives nationwide in late February of 2016.
‘It can’t be Warren and it can’t be Sanders:’ Wall Street...
"The best indication of who you should vote for in the Democratic primary if you actually want progressive policy is who Wall Street doesn't like, which essentially means Bernie or Warren."
Progressives running for president
Of the potential candidates, only three are truly progressives: Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard and Elizabeth Warren.
9 things to know about Elizabeth Warren
U.S. senator from Massachusetts enters Democratic presidential primary with money on her mind.
9 things to know about Kamala Harris
U.S. senator from California seeks to become first woman – and woman of color – elected president.
Warren shuts down her joint fundraising PAC, urges 2020 Democratic presidential...
"I just mean that people should not be self-funding and they should not be funded from PACs from other billionaires. Get out there, trust your message."
With Beto O’Rourke as lightning rod, corporate Democrats aim to stifle...
Should the candidates that mass media and party elites put forward as “progressive” be quickly embraced or carefully scrutinized? The question must be asked and answered.
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Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and climate risks
Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.
‘No nonprofit is safe’: Trump escalates federal crackdown on civil society organizations
From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.
Sick and unsafe: Trump attacks on workers’ rights is an attack on public health
This power shift hasn't just changed paychecks—it has fundamentally altered the physical and mental health landscape for millions of Americans.
How 77 tons of radioactive waste ended up in Brooklyn
A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.
Israel declares permanent military zones in Gaza, vows to block humanitarian aid despite mass...
Defense minister confirms indefinite occupation of seized territory and continuation of full blockade as humanitarian agencies warn of catastrophic collapse and forced displacement.