(3 comments) SHARE        Friday, August 21, 2015
Symone Sanders: "We Must Commit Ourselves to a Multiracial Political Revolution" We must pursue policies that transform this country into a nation that affirms the value of its people of color. That starts with addressing the four central types of violence waged against black and brown Americans: physical, political, legal and economic.

(59 comments) SHARE        Thursday, July 14, 2016
Bernie Sanders: I Have Not Suspended My Campaign Bernie Sanders got 13 million votes. Compare that to Dennis Kucinich and other past progressive candidates. Bernie has moved the progressive cause forward. He will continue to fight for us and I bet he will accomplish more than all of the haters combined. I'm still with you Bernie.

(3 comments) SHARE        Friday, March 13, 2015
Will Elizabeth Warren Change Her Mind? Most prospective candidates are polling in single digits. Warren, despite saying she isn't running, is polling at 19%. That is a strong number. Obama had already declared by this time in 2007 and had surged to 25% in the polls. Warren has not declared and is already close to 25%.

(2 comments) SHARE        Sunday, June 12, 2016
Bernie Sanders Will Hold Rally in Philadelphia The day before the convention starts, Bernie Sanders is planning to take the stage in FDR park in Philadelphia to address his supporters. Many of those supporters are delegates to the convention, many will be there to support Bernie, and many will be there to protest the Democratic Party convention.

(6 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Bernie Sanders: "Elections Come and Go, Revolutions Never End" People like Bernie Sanders and Nina Turner are motivated by a passion for justice, not a passion for politics. They will lead us on a path that furthers the progressive cause, not their political careers. Absent an event beyond his control, he knows he will not be the Democratic Party's nominee. He does plan, however, to force open the door of the Democratic Party and lead his movement from the inside to transform the party.

(3 comments) SHARE        Thursday, July 23, 2015
Bernie Sanders: "Sandra Bland Arrest Outrageous" Every Sanders stump speech over the last month has addressed black youth unemployment and police violence against African Americans. He is now addressing Sandra Bland's death directly. The tragic death of Sandra Bland should motivate us all to reflect on what we can do to fight the institutional racism that plagues our world.

(11 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Bernie Releases Blueprint for GOP Demise You can agree or disagree with the senator from Vermont, but one thing you can't deny is he is a leader with a vision for what he thinks America should become, and he is passionately trying to create that world. I agree with Bernie on almost everything, and I believe he will be a prominent fixture in history books for generations to come.

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Martin O'Malley: "Break Up the Big Banks" O'Malley blasted Republicans for making it harder for people to vote. He touted his record in Maryland, where they made it easier to vote. He blasted the Republicans for being a party focused on keeping wages down, telling the crowd that he had raised the minimum wage in Maryland to $10.10 an hour.

(2 comments) SHARE        Friday, March 11, 2016
Miami Democratic Debate Proves Both Campaigns Don't Think It's Over Overall, Bernie showed the country why he is doing so well in blue states. He forcefully laid out a true progressive agenda and forced Hillary to try to tell Democrats why the policies they believe in are not achievable. The crowd rose to its feet at the end, when Senator Sanders laid out his agenda and said, "That is why I am running for President!"

(5 comments) SHARE        Friday, March 27, 2015
Hillary's Coronation? Not So Fast With April 2015 approaching, no candidates have declared on the Democratic side. Many don't want to see another Bush or Clinton. Hillary Clinton may well win the Democratic nomination, but she does not have it in the bag. She is going to have to earn it, something she failed to do in 2008.

SHARE        Monday, September 12, 2016
Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Continues, 19 Arrested in Iowa Nineteen activists were arrested while peacefully blocking an access road to the construction site. The action came one day after President Obama halted construction in North Dakota at the Missouri River crossing. Obama's ruling did not halt construction in Iowa, where the governor has supported the project from the beginning.

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, December 26, 2015
Bernie Sanders: "I Am Getting a Really Good Feeling About Iowa" Sanders continues to gain momentum despite a corporate media that refuses to cover him like a contender. There is no swarm of cameras at a Sanders rally. Seven cameras is a good turnout, and usually a few are from non-corporate media. Bernie told RSN that the corporate media is not enamored with his message but that he hopes they provide a free and fair discussion of the issues.

(4 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Progressives Turning Up the Heat on House Democrats Last summer Democrats passed the most progressive platform in its history. This summer it is time to bring that platform to life and make it mean something. We must return the Democratic Party to the people. The goal is to one day be able to say again that the Democratic Party puts people before profit.

(16 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, August 2, 2017
The Next Step in the Healthcare Fight Of course in this Congress, there is little hope of single payer passing. It is, however, an issue on which Democrats could ride back to power. It is still true that many Americans don't understand the benefits of single payer, so it will take a massive movement in this country to win hearts and minds.

SHARE        Wednesday, July 19, 2017
The Healthcare Fight Is Far From Over In the era of Trump, expect the unexpected. The headlines say the Senate GOP healthcare plan is dead. The latest version may be, but we know they will try to dress it up and bring it back. They might not even dress it up -- they may strip it naked and promise they'll fix it up after 2018.

(5 comments) SHARE        Saturday, July 2, 2016
I Am Angry and I'm Not Giving Up Voter suppression is real in this country, and the establishment is good at it. They make the rules and they are happy if the rules favor the establishment candidate. We have exposed many problems with the current system, and we must fight to change them. We must work for open primaries and automatic voter registration and to abolish superdelegates, to name a few things.

(3 comments) SHARE        Monday, August 28, 2017
So You Really Think Trump Is Not a Racist? What is your definition of a racist? Sexist? Bigot? Pay close attention to your answer; you might be on the defensive. Exactly; if you don't think Trump is a bigot then you probably are one yourself. Here is the Wikipedia definition of racism: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

SHARE        Sunday, October 23, 2016
Never Ryan? Never McCain? I dare you: vote against any Republican who isn't voting for your guy. Imagine if all of these incumbents lost their seats because they abandoned Donald Trump. What a powerful message that would send ... (wink)

(7 comments) SHARE        Sunday, September 18, 2016
Hillary Is Right, Supporting Trump Is Deplorable Racist, sexist, homophobic bigots are deplorable, and that is the base of Donald Trump's support. Maybe half -- as Hillary claimed -- isn't accurate, but it might be. It is at least a significant percentage of his base. The scary thing is we are being conned by a great con artist. We must expose Trump for the fraud that he is.

(3 comments) SHARE        Saturday, July 8, 2017
Progressives Are Saving the Democratic Party On issue after issue, the Democratic Party could lead but too often chooses to play it safe and take a moderate position in an attempt to get elected. Progressives have been organizing and shaping public opinion. Independent voters are ready for a bold progressive message. It is time for the Democratic Party to catch up to the rest of the American people and support a progressive agenda.

(45 comments) SHARE        Thursday, October 6, 2016
Bernie Expects a Progressive First 100 Days Under Clinton Sanders was asked in what tangible ways he would press a Clinton administration to address progressive issues. He responded: "I just spoke to the secretary last week, and what she told me is that within the first 100 days of the administration, she would be introducing legislation and working with members of the Congress on a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United."

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Shocking News: "Big" Jim Justice Was a Democrat As I sat and watched the governor of West Virginia, "Big Jim" Justice, announce he was leaving the Democratic Party, it dawned on me that the shocking news was that this guy was ever a Democrat at all. He reminded me of Boss Hogg, and I'm not teasing him based on his weight like Donald Trump did when referring to the "large news" he had to announce.

(3 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Bernie Sanders Surge Spreads to Iowa -- and Maine! Sanders has drawn over 25,000 people in the last week. I don't think any other Democrat in the race has drawn this many in the whole election cycle. It is very clear -- Bernie Sanders has launched a movement that traditional electoral campaigns might not be able to stop.

(8 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Bernie Sanders, Frontrunner While the corporate media wants you to still believe that Hillary Clinton is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president, evidence shows the opposite. Bernie Sanders is the clear frontrunner and has the momentum to be our next president.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, August 11, 2017
Take the Nukes Away From the Madman in the White House Neither Donald Trump nor Kim Jong-un should have access to the powerful militaries that they lead. Jong-un becomes stronger every time Donald Trump ratchets up the rhetoric. Sanctions and isolation are the right responses to North Korea. Threats and bluster only increase the chance that a catastrophic event will take place. We can no longer count on the current nuclear powers being sane enough not to use nuclear weapons.

SHARE        Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Tell Wall Street Where They Can Shove Their Money I support major reforms to our political system, and maybe if the Democratic Party were no longer owned by corporations it could be a vehicle to implement those reforms. We need a Pro-Democracy movement in America, and Wall Street surrendering the Democratic Party back to the people would be a great first step.

(3 comments) SHARE        Thursday, June 29, 2017
Trump Puts Politics Over Health of the Nation Trump and the Republicans are having a difficult time coming up with a replacement for Obamacare. It was easy to repeal it over and over when President Obama was there to veto the repeal. Now the votes mean something, and Republicans don't have a viable replacement.

(4 comments) SHARE        Sunday, October 16, 2016
Stop Blaming the Russians We should thank the Russians and the women who are exposing Trump for showing us how bad our political system has become. We need to come together across ideological lines and agree on a system that will allow for real Democracy again. The system is corrupt, and it's not the Russians' fault.

SHARE        Wednesday, September 13, 2017
The 2020 Race for President Has Begun It's just the beginning. We know that Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, and the most speculated non-candidate of 2016, Senator Elizabeth Warren, may be sticking their toes in the water soon. And when since 1988 has former vice president Joe Biden not been rumored as a possibility? I still hope it's Bernie.

SHARE        Sunday, July 31, 2016
Democrats Emerging From Philadelphia Divided It is a time for grieving and healing in the Sanders camp. So many for the first time invested a part of themselves in a cause. They passionately believed in a cause greater than themselves and they still need to go through the grieving process. On with the revolution. The struggle continues.

(3 comments) SHARE        Monday, May 9, 2016
Bernie Sets His Sights on Transforming the Democratic Party The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party has begun. If Hillary Clinton is smart, she will not attempt to stop Bernie's reforms. 2016 is about changing the status quo. If the political revolution is ignored by the party establishment in Philadelphia this July, many Sanders supporters will vote third party or stay home in November.

(10 comments) SHARE        Thursday, August 18, 2016
The Last Hurrah for Corporate Democrats We need to put our frustration behind us and do what is best for the Revolution and that is to build our movement to take over the Democratic Party while at the same time defeating the regressive Republican Party. No, Hillary Clinton is not a progressive, but she will not reverse the social gains that progressives have made in the last 30 years.

(3 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, August 24, 2016
"Our Revolution" Will Transform America We will really shake things up in two years when we have built an independent political organization that will allow us to support progressive candidates all over the country. "Our Revolution" will help us build those organizations in our communities. Don't dwell on this election -- let's stay together and transform our country.

SHARE        Tuesday, June 13, 2017
People's Summit to Dems: Follow Us The message we have to take from Bernie and Nina is to fight for the future and support the party that follows us! We don't need to follow a political party. The movement must continue to move forward and not wait for Democrats -- if they want our votes they need to open the doors and let us in to lead them to victory.

(1 comments) SHARE        Sunday, September 24, 2017
The Most Important Legislation of My Lifetime Single payer healthcare is morally and economically right. Only the insurance industry would disagree with that. What do insurance companies provide us anyway? An overpriced payee is what they are and all they are. They don't care about our health; they are designed for their own profit.

SHARE        Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Without Super Delegates Clinton Can't Win Nomination Presidential elections are about the narrative. If people on the fence believe one side can win, they can make it happen. If the narrative is that a candidate can't win, it is hard to overcome. That is why the establishment media is attempting to sell the story that Bernie can't win.

(1 comments) SHARE        Sunday, August 27, 2017
Single Payer Healthcare Is Achievable Republicans are good at staying on-message and turning good ideas into dirty words. We need to do the same. We need to make greedy, for-profit insurance companies the boogeyman and convince people that the government can do a better job providing healthcare.

(3 comments) SHARE        Thursday, May 12, 2016
Bernie Is Pointing to a "New Way" -- Well, the "Old Way" Bernie Sanders is not proposing anything new. Bernie is trying to bring the Democratic Party back to its roots: The party of FDR and the New Deal, the party of LBJ and the war on poverty. It's time to be Democrats again and represent the people. As Bernie Sanders is showing, the people will reward the party that represents them.

(9 comments) SHARE        Thursday, February 19, 2015
Bush V Clinton II? In the latest CNN/ORC poll, 64 percent think Jeb Bush represents the past while 33 percent say he represents the future. It doesn't help that the team he has assembled to advise him on foreign policy includes George Shultz, James Baker, Michael Chertoff, Tom Ridge, Steven Hadley, John Negroponte and Michael Hayden. Oh, and did I say Paul Wolfowitz?

(3 comments) SHARE        Monday, September 26, 2016
Donald Trump Can Win The Libertarian platform calls for eliminating Social Security and Medicare. How could any Democrat support that? I think Gary Johnson and Jill Stein have benefited from their ability to define themselves. Voters who don't want either Clinton or Trump are voting against the two party system and haven't really taken a close look at either candidate.

(2 comments) SHARE        Thursday, June 23, 2016
The People's Summit: "Together We Can Win!" This past weekend in Chicago, National Nurses United convened a summit of many sectors of the movement that rallied behind Bernie. They understand that Bernie didn't create the progressive movement, he exposed it. He united groups that have been organizing for decades. Bernie's campaign also attracted young people and breathed new life into what is now a political revolution.

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Everyone Can Become a Real Progressive We need the corporate Democrats to shed the shackles of Wall Street and start focusing on the needs of the people. We need the underemployed trying to make ends meet to realize we are fighting for them. We need the women who were inspired by Hillary Clinton's receiving the most votes for president to support a progressive agenda. We are not going to agree on everything, but we need to move forward where we can.

SHARE        Saturday, September 23, 2017
Iowa Democrats Unite Behind Cathy and Pete Republicans didn't start winning elections by running to the center; they won by exciting their base. Of course they played on people's fears, scapegoating immigrants, women, people of color, and people's sexual orientation. Our job is to do the opposite. We have to reach out to people's decency. We just have to get better at defining what we stand for.

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, February 21, 2017
DNC, Grow the Party and Vote for Keith Ellison a vote against Keith Ellison would be an invitation to millions of progressives to exit the party. A vote for Keith Ellison will be an invitation to stay and rebuild the party. Do the right thing and grow the party with Keith. Who do we gain or lose with Tom Perez as chair? That's right, we keep the corporate cash and lose progressive voters. The cash can be replaced; the voters are irreplaceable.

SHARE        Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Donald Trump Is Creating Progressives It sucks that Donald Trump is President. We would be facing different obstacles if he had lost, and as I argued we would be better off. That said, we have to take advantage of the opportunities to organize that his presidency is providing. Those opportunities, unfortunately, are numerous.

SHARE        Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Make America Great for "Us" Again If Donald Trump becomes president, he will take us backward and try to undo the progressive change that we have accomplished over the years. Americans will not get a raise. Women may return to the back alleys for abortion. It will be harder to vote. Worker safety laws will vanish. The whole government will be in denial of climate change. Environmental protections will be gutted.

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Bernie Supporters Are NOT Sheep It's not about Bernie, it's about changing a rigged political and economic system. We are not going to just surrender and vote for Hillary or any Democrat. We want to go to Philadelphia and beyond and reform the Democratic Party and the political system.

(5 comments) SHARE        Friday, May 27, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Should Resign as DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has been losing support in the DNC for quite some time. She has often been at odds with President Obama. In 2013, when the President was thought to be considering replacing her, media reports indicated that she was ready to fight to keep her post. Some went as far as saying she was prepared to claim that Obama was anti-woman and anti-Semitic.

(3 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Who Is More Electable? The reality is that the system is rigged in favor of the two major political parties, and we will probably be stuck choosing between the two most unpopular candidates for President. It is time for a democracy movement in America. We don't have a real democracy now.

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Obama's Next Xmas Gift: Rejecting Keystone Pipeline? Congress plans to ring in the new year with a bang. One thing they plan to do is try to fast-track the Keystone XL Pipeline. President Obama can preempt them, give the environmental movement a huge Christmas present, and reject the pipeline today.

(4 comments) SHARE        Thursday, June 9, 2016
In Bernie We Trust There is a lot of frustration, anger, and sadness out there. We have likely fallen short of the goal of nominating Bernie Sanders to be President of the United States. But let's not despair. We have built a movement that will forever transform our country. We have to commit to rolling up our sleeves and doing the work that will be necessary to bring real change.

SHARE        Sunday, January 8, 2017
Repealing Obamacare Will Be Negligent Homicide The Republican Party is preparing to throw millions of people off their healthcare. Many people will die of conditions that could have been prevented if they were covered. That is why I believe they would be guilty of negligent homicide. Instead of repealing Obamacare, we should take the next step toward universal healthcare and allow the federal exchange to negotiate a public option with healthcare providers.

(4 comments) SHARE        Friday, September 2, 2016
Progressives Don't Break Up Over Tactics Vote for whomever you want this November, then roll up your sleeves and fight for a Progressive agenda. We need everyone. I have said it before and will say it again: Trust Bernie. He cares more about our movement than about his political career.

SHARE        Friday, December 23, 2016
Keith Ellison Is the Right Choice to Lead the DNC Debbie Wasserman Shultz and Donna Brazile have created an environment where progressives don't feel welcome in the Democratic Party. For us to bring many back into the fold we need a meaningful first step. Electing Keith Ellison chair of the party is the first step to healing the division in our party.

SHARE        Saturday, May 21, 2016
Why Bernie Is Helping, Not Hurting the Democrats Bernie Sanders is right, the Democratic Party has a choice: open the doors and let the people in or continue to represent the billionaire class. Progressive Democrats understand that the political revolution has come too far to just surrender. The Democratic Party has to earn their support. By taking the fight to the convention, Bernie is keeping the movement going.

SHARE        Sunday, October 9, 2016
We Still Have to Fight the TPP The election in November is the big reason there hasn't been a public push for votes on the largest trade deal ever. Publicly, both presidential campaigns oppose the TPP. With Hillary Clinton we have to wonder if this is an example of her "public position" while privately she supports it. For Trump, it is a nationalist reactionary movement that he is trying to tap into.

SHARE        Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Democracy Spring: Thousands Descend on US Capitol, Over 400 Arrested On April 16, Democracy Spring will be joined by Democracy Awakening, organizations representing labor, peace, environmental, student, racial justice, civil rights, and money-in-politics reform movements. They are fighting to protect voting rights and get big money out of politics. Speakers will include Jim Hightower, William Barber II, and Annie Leonard.

(1 comments) SHARE        Sunday, March 19, 2017
Trump Declares Obamacare Dead I am worried that Obamacare will be repealed without an adequate replacement. The GOP says Obamacare is redistribution of wealth from the wealthy to the poor. They want the money back. They want to take from the poor and give it back to the rich.

SHARE        Sunday, July 24, 2016
The Un-United State of America Let's be clear, Donald Trump is the establishment. They are uneasy with him because they don't control him, but they know he is one of them. I have higher hopes for the streets of Philadelphia and the events around the Democratic Convention. There will be a unifier there who really is my voice. And I am trying hard to be his voice. On to the next phase of the political revolution

(2 comments) SHARE        Monday, December 12, 2016
Bernie's Party? The silence of Hillary Clinton in the process of electing a new chair leads me to believe that Bernie Sanders is now the de facto leader of the party. I may be wrong, but the handwriting on the wall is indicating that Bernie played his cards right and is now poised to transform the Democratic Party. Age is the only thing that may stop Sanders from being the front-runner for president in 2020.

(1 comments) SHARE        Monday, April 25, 2016
Democracy Movement Awakens in America It was an awakening for a new Democracy movement in America. We can only expect it to grow. Just wait until Bernie Sanders' political revolution shifts its focus away from the ballot box and into the streets. That day will come whether he wins or loses the elections. Let us hope that this is truly the start of a real movement for Democracy in America.

(9 comments) SHARE        Monday, January 18, 2016
Hillarycare Won't Cover Everyone, Berniecare Will Under Bernie's healthcare plan, "patients will be able to choose a health care provider without worrying about whether that provider is in-network and will be able to get the care they need without having to read any fine print or trying to figure out how they can afford the out-of-pocket costs."

(2 comments) SHARE        Sunday, October 11, 2015
Battle Lines Are Being Drawn for First Democratic Debate Hillary would love to spend a lot of the debate on foreign policy. CNN might bring up Benghazi, but I don't think the other candidates will. As the former secretary of state, she will want to impress people with her knowledge of foreign policy. CNN has a lot of control here. Let's hope Anderson Cooper allows it be a debate on the issues and not a gotcha circus like the Republicans had.

(2 comments) SHARE        Thursday, April 21, 2016
We Can Still Win! One person, one vote. Let's have primaries in every state. The best-case scenario is to have the national popular vote decide the nominee. Delegates should only be elected to pass a party platform and other business matters. Let the people choose the nominee in 100% open primaries with same-day registration.

(1 comments) SHARE        Monday, April 4, 2016
Democratic Race Heating Up, Not Winding Down Expect the Sanders delegates to arrive in Philadelphia with a reform agenda that includes things like an end to super delegates. Win or lose, the political revolution will continue. As Harold Meyerson said, "Bernie Sanders's campaign didn't create a new American left. It revealed it."

SHARE        Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Why Let Red States Choose the Democratic Nominee? The Democratic Leadership Council's goal has been achieved again. By front-loading the nomination process with southern states they have given the momentum to a moderate candidate. It is a system rigged against a progressive insurgent candidate. It will be an uphill climb, but the race is far from over.

(4 comments) SHARE        Friday, February 5, 2016
That Was the Best Debate Yet Hillary Clinton had strong moments in this debate, and as Bernie said, she would be a million times better than any of the candidates in the GOP clown car. I agree with her on gun control, and I think she scored points in the "progressive" debate -- even though I agree with Bernie, you can't vote for the Iraq War and be progressive.

(1 comments) SHARE        Sunday, March 20, 2016
Time to Build the Revolution Let's get back to one person, one vote, and let all voters choose the nominee. I heard all the arguments for the little guy not being able to compete in a national primary, and it is nonsense. Bernie had the largest rallies from day one of his campaign and raised the most money. If you have the best message, you can compete. "One Person, One VOTE!" should be a chant ringing through the convention hall in Philadelphia.

(1 comments) SHARE        Monday, March 7, 2016
Michigan, Ohio, Illinois -- Finally Some Blue States If Sanders can win in the Midwest, it will be a while before Hillary Clinton finds a map favorable to her. Sanders should dominate the West and if he does, the critical thing called momentum will turn in his favor. The other side of the coin, though, is Bernie's path narrows if he doesn't do well over the next week.

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, February 10, 2016
The Revolution Is Real, Bernie Can Win It All The Clinton campaign can claim that Bernie had the home field advantage, but in reality they are losing to a better candidate. People know what Bernie Sanders stands for and they believe in his message. Hillary Clinton's only argument is that she has the experience to take the helm.

SHARE        Sunday, January 31, 2016
Bernie Rocking Iowa in Closing Days Just two days before the Iowa Caucus, Bernie Sanders joined popular pop band Vampire Weekend onstage in Iowa City and sang along to "This Land Is Your Land." It was the close of a concert for Bernie on the campus of the University of Iowa. A few minutes before, Sanders wrapped up a spirited address to 5,000 Iowans. It was the largest event put together by any campaign on their own in Iowa this year.