Election 2020 Bernie Sanders
Opinion & Analysis

Who’s Anti-Bernie and Why They’re Wrong

Norman Solomon on the Bernie Sanders campaign, the state of the Democratic Party and the prospects of a progressive victory.

by Joan Brunwasser

Fear the “Bern?” Bernie Sanders is Too Left for the Democratic Party

The corporate Democrats truly fear Sanders because he represents a dangerous political path that may lead large portions of the population to demand an improvement in their condition.

Fear the “Bern?” Bernie Sanders is Too Left for the Democratic Party

Bernie Sanders’ decision to run in the 2020 presidential election has once again heightened the anxieties of the corporate Democrats that control the party. The corporate Democrats have cleverly coded their criticism of Bernie Sanders to hide their true intentions. Bernie is “too old,” “too white,” “too male,” and a host of other characterizations.

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Daniel Haiphong

Daniel Haiphong

Daniel Haiphong is an activist and journalist in the New York City area. He is currently writing a book with Roberto Sirvent entitled American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: Essays on Race, Empire, and Historical Memory. He can be reached at wakeupriseup1990@gmail.com

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Kamala Harris Schmoozes Mega-Donors While “Rejecting” Corporate Funding

Harris seems to be following the Clinton 2016 roadmap, from having worked closely with former Clinton campaign and Obama administration staffers to privately courting Clinton’s “inner circle” of donors for much of the past two years.

Kamala Harris Schmoozes Mega-Donors While “Rejecting” Corporate Funding

WASHINGTON -- On Monday, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) formally announced her campaign for the presidency -- surprising few, given long-standing speculation that she would seek the country’s highest office that began shortly after her Senate victory in 2016. However, despite the fact that her candidacy has long had an air of inevitability around it,

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Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb is a MintPress News journalist based in Chile. She has contributed to several independent media outlets including Global Research, EcoWatch, the Ron Paul Institute and 21st Century Wire, among others. She has made several radio and television appearances and is the 2019 winner of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism.

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The Democratic Party Obsession Militarism Will Only Grow Worse by 2020

The real question of 2020 is whether a truly left political insurgency will develop in opposition to the obsessions of empire.

The Democratic Party Obsession Militarism Will Only Grow Worse by 2020

For a movement, especially a Black left movement that has yet to emerge in this period, the critical task is to develop mass consciousness of the fact that U.S. imperialism is incapable of providing concessions to the poor and oppressed. History has shown that the Black left has always been in the most favorable position for bringing this reality

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Daniel Haiphong

Daniel Haiphong

Daniel Haiphong is an activist and journalist in the New York City area. He is currently writing a book with Roberto Sirvent entitled American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: Essays on Race, Empire, and Historical Memory. He can be reached at wakeupriseup1990@gmail.com

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Rashida Tlaib Dodges Questions About Endorsement from Israel Lobby

Rashida Tlaib has been under fire for her endorsement and donations from the political action committee of J Street, an Israel lobby group staunchly opposed to Palestinian refugee rights and BDS.

Rashida Tlaib Dodges Questions About Endorsement from Israel Lobby

 Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib was asked directly by the UK’s Channel 4 on Monday whether she would vote against US military aid to Israel if, as expected, she is elected to Congress in November. Tlaib avoided the question at first, giving a lengthy answer about her Palestinian ancestry and emphasizing that she is “for equality for all,

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Ali Abunimah

Ali Abunimah

Co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine, now out from Haymarket Books.

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California Dems Co-Opt “Abolish” Line, But ICE Contractors Bankrolled the State Party

The Democratic Party, historically, has been just as supportive of ICE as the Republican Party. The corporations clearly understand this and that explains their willingness to continue to make financial contributions to finance the political campaigns of both parties.

California Dems Co-Opt “Abolish” Line, But ICE Contractors Bankrolled the State Party

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – In recent months, the Democratic Party has been navigating an ever-shifting public opinion landscape on the issue of President Donald Trump’s war on immigrants. While the White House has spared no effort advancing Trump’s “zero-tolerance” campaign versus migrant communities and asylum-seekers, reporting on the

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Elliott Gabriel

Elliott Gabriel

Elliott Gabriel is a former staff writer for teleSUR English and MintPress News based in Quito, Ecuador. He has taken extensive part in advocacy and organizing in the pro-labor, migrant justice and police accountability movements of Southern California and the state's Central Coast.

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Clinton Democrats Embrace Losing Strategy to Combat ‘Sanders-Style Socialism’ in Midterms

Democratic Party elites stand in the way of a movement that believes the country should move away from destructive corporate politics.

Clinton Democrats Embrace Losing Strategy to Combat ‘Sanders-Style Socialism’ in Midterms

Democratic Party elites are increasingly concerned the midterm elections will be a “base election” and make their centrist politics even more irrelevant, as insurgent candidates like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez garner widespread support. The think tank, Third Way, recently held a conference in Ohio with Democrats,

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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

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