Tag: Bernie Sanders
Sanders announces he will run in 2020 and raises $1 million...
"If we are prepared to stand together, there is no limit to what the great people of our nation can accomplish."
Bernie is back
His success four years ago may impede his second candidacy. Not only is he four years older, Bernie is no longer the only progressive in town.
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.
Bernie demands to know why once-free prescription drug now costs $375K
“The unfortunate reality is that the United States pays, by far, the highest prescription drug prices in the world,.
The progressive speech
This will be perhaps the most important speech to be made during the 2020 campaign.
Bernie Sanders’ minimum wage bill would improve the lives of 40...
The Raise the Wage Act "would eliminate decades of growing wage inequality between the lowest-paid and the typical U.S. worker."
A drug to treat a rare disease used to cost patients...
"The egregious price set by Catalyst cannot be allowed to stand. Patients in America should not be allowed to suffer or die because of the greed of a drug company."
Lawmakers reintroduce War Powers Resolution to end carnage in Yemen and...
Both the House and Senate "should move swiftly to reassert [their] war powers and end U.S. support for this brutal, unconstitutional war."
Who’s a progressive?
We need politicians who will think outside the box. The need for new ideas is out there. It's just a matter of choosing the ones that'll work.
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New study finds $1 trillion worth of food waste generated per year globally
The study is a global estimate on food waste at retail and consumer levels and helps to provide "guidance for countries on improving data collection and suggests best practices in moving from measuring to reducing food waste."
Arizona abortion rights face crucial test as Governor Hobbs repeals century-old ban
This legislative change, which has been long sought by advocates, sets the stage for a November ballot measure that could further secure abortion rights in Arizona.
Biden faces criticism over condemnation of pro-Palestinian campus protests
The president's portrayal of these protests as violent and lawless has not only stirred controversy, but may also deepen the rift between him and many progressive constituents.
The distortion of campus protests over Gaza
Did the right weaponize antisemitism to distract from Israel's war?
How the Constitution fails to protect the environment
The absence of clear and broad constitutional authority to protect the environment limits the scope of federal environmental law.