Every once in a while, some combination of external circumstance and internal conviction force the truth out of the mouths of our politicians. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, during an interview with the Daily Beast, let slip an important nugget of truth lost on the majority of the electorate: Racist voters cost blackâŠ
The Devilâs Mouthpiece aka Sarah Huckabee Sanders aka Lilâ Suckabee is doing the false equivalency thing that sheâs become known for, in which she takes some shit that has nothing to do with the trash-ass administration she willingly works for and tries to pass it off as the same thing that the trash-ass president hasâŠ
In a bold attempt to correct a major flaw in Americaâs criminal (in)justice system, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would end cash bail at the federal level and incentivize states that follow suit.
If Nina Turner is tired and stressed out when I catch up with her in April, in her cluttered, Washington, D.C., office at Our Revolution, she doesnât show it. She rarely works less than 12 hours a day, and her hectic schedule essentially keeps her on a plane; she has just flown into D.C. after a canvassing event theâŠ
One of the biggest criticisms against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in 2016 was that he didnât talk enough about race and racism. While he was ever cognizant and well-read on the intricacies of economic inequality, Sandersâ racial analysis, in comparison, was severely lacking for the most part.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) not only rocked the house here at the National Action Network Convention on Friday morning but also may have been the crowd favorite among politicians whoâd stopped by over the past three days.
The peopleâs champ, Sen. Bernie Sanders, isnât a stranger to rap; heâs name-checked Jay-Z and kicks it with Run the Jewels rapper-turned-unlikely National Rifle Association pitchman Killer Mike. And now the liberal politician has retweeted the empress of now and snatcher of hip-hop fitteds: Cardi B.
Thereâs a lot to appreciate about Sen. Bernie Sanders, a longtime public servant whoâs helped propel truly progressive policies, like a $15 minimum wage and universal health care, into the mainstream political conversation.
Symone Sanders loves a good rantâwhich is great, because we love a good rant from Symone Sanders. The political strategist, former press secretary for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and current CNN commentator has become well-known for her show-stealing, straight-shooting, mince-no-wordsâŠ
For a brief period on the campus of Howard University, I walked around looking like Huey Freeman come to life from the comic strip pages with one unshakable thought: I wanted George W. Bush to get the fuck out of the White House.
Black students at the University of South Carolina received a warm welcome on the first day of classes when students discovered racist signs posted on a campus bulletin board.
Itâs hard to miss Donna Brazile. Sheâs literally been all over the TV with her political tell-all, Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-Ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House, which debuted at No. 6 on the coveted New York Times best-seller list.
Itâs tempting to write off critiques of identity politics the same way you would ironic tattoos or Taylor Swift as a âwhite-people thing,â but the term has become so hotly debated and so misunderstood that an increasing number of young people of color feel put off by it.
10. The âI would have voted for Obama againâ guy, which, since a three-term presidency is literally not possible right now, is like saying, âI totally would have killed a velociraptor, dude. Totally.â
Americaâs most marginalized people could use a real progressive politician who is fearless enough to take on the racist doctrine of Donald Trump. That person is not Sen. Bernie Sanders, and that is a pity.
Donna Brazile, a veteran Democratic strategist and former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, has come under intense fire in the wake of her explosive claims that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clintonâand her deep pocketsâunethically influenced the 2016 primary election against SenatorâŠ
When Hillary Clinton took the stage as the partyâs nominee at the Democratic National Convention, it was already a foregone conclusion. She had long tied up the nomination process by securing the number of delegates needed for a victory. But in an explosive new article, former interim Democratic National CommitteeâŠ
There are reasons that progressive black and brown folk have had their struggles with supporting Bernie Sandersâthough no one does a better job of illustrating why than the Vermont senator and former presidential candidate himself.
In theory, a cable news network holding debates between members of different parties arguing over the merits of their respective policies seems like a novel idea. However, because we largely consume for-profit media, these debates often prove to be more about spectacle than anything substantive.
Leave it to the donkey party to act an ass and see an opportunity dangled before it and stupidly squander time debating whether or not an obvious winning strategy is worth pursuing.
