Working Life

Bernie was on this back in 2008, long before he decided to run for president—this would be in contrast to other candidates who, for the sake of winning votes, all of a sudden discover a new-found “caring” for the struggles of workers and non-white communities. The video says it all: A tidbit from the video […]

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Courage and truth. Courage is what Bernie shows when, in the face of a candidate who is so desperate to win that she lies about Bernie’s relationship with Barack Obama (specifically, about Bernie’s views on Obamacare and how single-payer would actually build on the ACA), he still is resolute enough to say, yup, I disagree […]

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I have no issue with people, especially “liberals”, wanting to debate me about Bernie’s programs and vision. Bring it on. They can only think about little teensy steps, and put their faith in a fraudulently packaged candidate, versus thinking big and bold. Fine. But, where I draw the line is a sleazy attack on Bernie […]

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I like this a lot more than having to debate the dissemblers of the status quo on teevee: hanging out and meeting the amazing volunteers who make up the political revolution. I had that great privilege yesterday morning in Ely, Nevada. A short report from the ground before I depart this morning to my next […]

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I ran into a well-known super-delegate a few days ago as we crossed paths doing some media stuff (I’m only leaving her name out of this for now because it’s not the point of the story). We chit-chatted and I raised the issue of the potential undemocratic nature of super-delegates undercutting the actual vote of […]

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To me this was a defining moment. Bernie Sanders firmly, clearly, rejected the idea that Henry Kissinger is anyone he would look to for foreign policy advice. Kissinger is a war criminal. He should have been indicted and imprisoned for breaking the law and directing the secret bombing of Cambodia. More, and, yes, this is […]

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It’s not accurate to refer to the Clintons as one-percenters. Actually, they are in the fraction of one percenters who are far wealthier than just a person who makes into the one-percent. And now we learn that since 2001, the Clintons have been paid $153 million–$153 MILLION in speaking fees—including $2.225 million from Goldman Sachs […]

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For a long time, I have said that as progressives (and, by the way, I know what my definition of a progressive is), we should ***defend*** the status quo candidate about the nonsense about her emails. I said this before Bernie made his epic “Enough with the damn emails” statement during the Democratic debate because, […]

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Day two on the voyage is Martin Luther King’s  Birthday. It’s actually, traditionally, been a service day in Iowa when people go to churches, community centers and the like to volunteer—but campaign events per se are light. Bernie arrives tomorrow in the state for a series of rallies starting in Fort Dodge. I’ll be there. […]

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begin today a three-week road trip for Bernie speaking for him in Iowa, then, Nevada for a few days in the rural areas around Reno, back to Iowa for the final week, then, the day after the Iowa caucuses headed to New Hampshire. I’m hoping to do at least one report per day but, you […]

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