by Larry Cohen | May 19, 2016 | Election 2016, Progressive Vision
In late July, delegates to the Democratic National Convention will gather in Philadelphia, not only to nominate a president and vice president but to debate a reform agenda for the party itself. Bernie Sanders’ call for a political revolution is centered on...
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 Dave Johnson | May 19, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has released a report predicting the effect the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will have on the U.S. economy. In the past these reports have been skewed to promote trade agreements, with numbers that turned out to be much...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 19, 2016 | Election 2016, Progressive Vision
[fve]https://youtu.be/q2WUaVGTZu8[/fve] The one major achievement that has eluded Bernie Sanders during his presidential campaign was winning the majority of the African-American vote in a primary. In fact, Sanders has never registered more than a third of the...
by Terrance Heath | May 18, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Founding Father Thomas Jefferson is often credited with saying, “The government closest to the people serves them best.” Republicans in North Carolina — and elsewhere — think they know better. In Charlotte, North Carolina, “the government closest to the people”...
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....