The significance of Bernie Sanders’s opposition to Donald Trump’s Syria bombing
In years past, it has often been difficult to find anti-militarist beacons in Congress – Democrats included. Particularly since Dennis
Read MoreIn years past, it has often been difficult to find anti-militarist beacons in Congress – Democrats included. Particularly since Dennis
Read MoreOne thing to keep in mind about the recent Thomas Perez–Keith Ellison race for Democratic National Committee chair is that it was pretty much an only-in-America sort of thing. Were we in any kind of parliamentary system – like most countries have – the two sides would probably be in different parties – the Bernie Sanders core of the Ellison
Read MoreThe most interesting idea I encountered during the recent American primary season actually appeared in the British magazine, The Economist,
Read MoreWhen Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for president, his assertion that he was in this to win seemed like maybe the kind of statement a candidate feels he has to make. If you followed this sort of thing, a more modest and reasonable hope seemed to be that he’d at least fare better than Dennis Kucinich, the last candidate of the left to attempt a significant candidacy, in 2004 and 2008. As a U.S. Senator, self-identified socialist, and the longest serving independent member of Congress, Sanders hopefully could…
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