by Robert Borosage | May 19, 2016 | Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July seems set to continue the fierce nomination battle – and launch a major debate about what the party stands for.Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, won the Oregon primary handily on Tuesday and was...
by Robert Borosage | May 18, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Bernie Sanders won the Oregon primary big last night – 54 percent to 45 percent for Hillary Clinton – while ending in a virtual tie in Kentucky (Clinton, 46.8 percent vs. Sanders, 46.3 percent). Both states were closed primaries, with independents barred from voting....
by Robert Borosage | May 11, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
West Virginia really likes Bernie Sanders. He swept the Democratic primary yesterday, winning 51.4 percent to Clinton’s 36 percent, even in the face of the mainstream media essentially declaring the race over. Speaking in Salem, Ore., Sanders described the key to his...
by Robert Borosage | May 6, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The Bureau of Labor Statistics April jobs report – 160,000 jobs, unemployment stable at 5.0 percent – is cause for concern. Job growth lags the yearlong average of 232,000 per month, and is accompanied by downward revisions in the February and March totals. Both labor...
by Robert Borosage | May 4, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist insurgent, won Indiana convincingly Tuesday night – 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent – over Hillary Clinton, the establishment moderate. This is a remarkable victory, a statement of the extent and scope of the Sanders surge....
