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Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has expressed a willingness and an interest in one-on-one debates with his Republican presidential opponents. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and GOP 2016 hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) would be able to have that debate without violating the restrictive rules set by the Democratic and Republican national committees for the presidential […]
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Bernie Sanders, Police Overreach, Racial Issues, Racial Justice, Sandra Bland, Scandals
Bernie Sanders, Controversy, Police, Police Overreach, Racial Issues, Racial Justice
Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement Tuesday night after a police dashboard video [below] was released showing the arrest of the late Sandra Bland: This video of the arrest of Sandra Bland shows totally outrageous police behavior. No one should be yanked from her car, thrown to the ground, assaulted and arrested for a […]
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Activism, Bernie Sanders, civil rights, Election 2016, Racial Justice, Social Justice
Activism, Bernie Sanders, Civil Rights, Election 2016, Equal Rights, gay rights, Gender Equality, Immigration, Police Overreach, Racial Issues, Racial Justice, Social Justice
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has come under recent scrutiny for his position regarding gun rights and what some are characterizing as indifference to civil rights and racial justice. Most recently, Sanders came under fire while speaking at last weekend’s annual meeting of Netroots Nation, the country’s largest gathering of progressive activists when a group of […]
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Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Jeb Bush, Smackdowns, wages
Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Labor, Smackdowns, Wages
On Wednesday, Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush told New Hampshire’s The Union Leader that to grow the economy, “we have to be a lot more productive, Workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours and, through their productivity, gain more income for their families. […]
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Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Elections
Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) the 72-year-old Vermont socialist is surging in the Democratic Primary against Hillary Clinton. A couple of weeks ago, Bill Curry of Salon wrote that “Hillary Clinton is going to lose: she doesn’t even see the frustrated progressive wave that will nominate Bernie Sanders” and Huffington Post followed up with […]