June 5, 2019 (theonion.com) OAKLAND, CA—Bragging that he had been committed to this far longer than all the front-runners, longtime Golden State Warriors fan Marcus McBain insisted to reporters Wednesday that he was an obnoxious asshole long before the team got good. “So many people act like hardcore Warriors fans… Continue reading
June 06, 2019 by Common Dreams “The DNC is silencing the voices of Democratic activists, many of our progressive partner organizations, and nearly half of the Democratic presidential field, who want to debate the existential crisis of our time.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer The youth-led Sunrise Movement staged a… Continue reading
June 04, 2019 by Common Dreams “Our families, friends, communities, country, and planet deserve a party that chooses people over politics—and that starts with your willingness to take bold, moral leadership.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds a news conference following the 2018 midterm… Continue reading
By Tom Gallagher June 5, 2019 (tomgallaghercongress2020.org) Last year, three candidates of the left spent $226,869 running against Nancy Pelosi in the pre-primary period. Combined with two lower-spending campaigns, candidates of the left took 22 percent of the overall vote. Yet a Republican won second place with only 9.08… Continue reading
June 05, 2019 by Common Dreams To reduce the “grotesque level of income and wealth inequality” at Walmart, the Vermont senator urged the retailer to raise its minimum wage to at least $15 an hour by Jake Johnson, staff writer Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a campaign event on… Continue reading
Apr 10, 2019, 1:41pm Dennis Carter (rewire.news) Bank of America is among the dozen banks continuing to offer billions in credit to private prison corporations, even after two large banks have pledged to pull their support for the politically toxic industry. A searchable database of the laws, people, organizations, and litigation… Continue reading
June 03, 2019 by Common Dreams “We cannot go back to the old ways, we have got to go forward with a new and progressive agenda,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said at the California Democratic Party convention by Jake Johnson, staff writer Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at the California Democratic… Continue reading
Majority Report AUDIO Published on Jun 3, 2019 Author and documentary filmmaker Astra Taylor (@astradisastra), joins us to discuss her new book, Democracy May Not Exist, but We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone. Despite having existed for a long time as a concept, true democracy has rarely been put into… Continue reading
My political agenda has been shaped by my family’s experiences of struggling to make ends meet. By Bernie Sanders Mr. Sanders is a senator from Vermont and a Democratic candidate for president. June 2, 2019 (NYTimes.com) My father came to this country from Poland at the age of 17 with barely… Continue reading
