by Larry Cohen | Jan 6, 2016 | Blog, Financial Reform
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ major policy speech at Town Hall in New York City on Tuesday – in which he declared that he will “break up any banks that are too big to fail and that big bankers will not be too big to jail” – felt a lot like the last...
by Larry Cohen | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth
I grew up in a row house in North Philadelphia, owned by my great-grandmother who was famous for saying, “I’ll watch your feet, not your mouth.” Today I am proud to stand with Sen. Bernie Sanders and hundreds of Verizon Workers at a Wireless retail store in Manhattan,...
by Larry Cohen | Sep 8, 2015 | Blog
On a hot Iowa Labor Day weekend everyone was feeling the Bern! Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders himself set the pace on Friday and Saturday as he met with Native Americans on their reservation, and walked a picket line at Ingredion in Cedar Rapids. It...
by Larry Cohen | Sep 4, 2015 | Current Issues, Progressive Vision
Joining 100 marchers of many faiths and backgrounds while walking 15 miles on Highway 401 was intense, often fun, and inspirational. Beginning on August 1, the NAACP Journey has now covered 700 miles as it approaches the Virginia border, and prepares to march into...
by Larry Cohen | Aug 26, 2015 | Democracy
The NAACP’s “Journey for Justice” began in Selma, Ala., on August 1. The march is scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C. on September 15, followed by an “advocacy day” at the Capitol on September 16. NAACP national president Cornell Brooks has walked much of the...
