Hundreds of international progressive leaders traveled to Burlington, Vermont for a gathering hosted by the Sanders Institute. Introduction by Harvard professor Cornel West.
"Today's victory is a testament to the power of grassroots activism across the country to bring about change. This vote sets a historic precedent for future action Congress can take to reclaim its constitutional authority over war."
Ben Fountain's "Beautiful Country Burn Again" revisits (and tries to make historical sense of) the convulsions of the 2016 election as prelude to--and forewarning of--the perfervid run-up in Trump country to the 2018 midterm contests.
53% view the Vermont senator favorably, 38% unfavorably
Nearly four in five Democrats have a positive view of Sanders
Ocasio-Cortez's ratings are mixed, and half of Americans don't know her
In a new speech, “Building a Global Democratic Movement to Counter Authoritarianism,” Sanders spells out that we must develop a global movement against unaccountable state and corporate power, which are mutually reinforcing.
Bernie Sanders has an activist orientation. But without the looming threat of workers disrupting business as usual at Amazon, targeting Jeff Bezos wouldn’t have much teeth to it. With that connection he punches well above his weight.
To combat the rise of an international authoritarian axis, we need an international progressive movement that mobilizes behind a vision of shared prosperity, security and dignity, and that addresses the global inequality in wealth and political power
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna introduced a new bill to curb so-called “corporate welfare.” It’s aimed squarely at Amazon.
We asked thinkers on the left—and a couple of outliers—to describe their vision for a re-imagined American economy. Just a decade ago, “socialism” was a dirty word in American politics. Not anymore.
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