Saturday, May 16, 2026

Tag: Bernie Sanders

Why Isn’t Everyone In Favor of Taxing Financial Speculation?

Wall Street Insiders who trade on confidential information unavailable to small investors don’t improve the productivity of financial markets. They just rig the game for themselves.

Does Sanders’ Accusation Against The DNC Hold Water? Campaign Finance Experts...

The campaign finance experts who spoke to ThinkProgress said while they find Clinton's activities unethical, they are likely not illegal.

Paying For Free Public Education

Should Bernie propose a “Let's Give Back To Our Country” program to help pay for universal free tuition?

Bernie Sanders Releases His ‘Boring’ 2014 Tax Return

Bernie Sanders earns less in one year than Hillary Clinton earns from one Wall Street speech.

Fight for $15 Movement Confronts The Presidential Candidates

The fact that Sanders has immediately embraced this executive order raises a fundamental question for Clinton: Does she really want to be on the wrong side of an issue that is a defining economic justice standard for the workers she needs to win the White House?

Bernie Taking National Lead

Sanders might not have the lead in delegates, but he is currently the national lead among voters according to a recent poll.

On Israel, Sanders Is Right (And Clinton Knows It)

"With these words Bernie made a bit of history, and earned a lot of respect."

How to Fight the Big Banks and Help the Social Security...

If Bernie Sanders wants to stick it to the Big Banks, having the SSA start its own credit card department would be one way to go.

Democratic Debate Brings Fiercest Exchange Yet on Climate Change, Fracking

Reports confirm that Clinton’s biggest campaign bundlers have come from fossil fuel lobbyists.

Bernie Sanders Receives Two More Major Endorsements

Bernie Sanders has received a major union endorsement as well as his first endorsement from a U.S. Senator.

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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk

A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.

From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism

Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.

House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation

Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.

Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile

Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.

The fuel to my revolutionary optimism

As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.