Working Life

If you wanted to encapsulate the utter failure of the traditional media over the campaign season AND the ability of millions of people to ignore and tune out the shallowness of the media and soldier on to try to change the country (Cue media complaining “don’t blame us”), you could not find a better example […]

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Election days come and go. But political and social revolutions that attempt to transform our society never end. They continue every day, every week and every month in the fight to create a nation of social and economic justice. That’s what the trade union movement is about. That’s what the civil rights movement is about. […]

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This is clear, I think: on to Philadelphia! WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign spokesman, Michael Briggs, issued the following statement on Tuesday after the senator met with Secretary Hillary Clinton at the Capital Hilton: “Senator Sanders and Secretary Clinton met in Washington on Tuesday evening and had a positive discussion about how best to […]

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Just a little nick at a time. Let it bleed. If you want a little window into the absolutely woeful performance of the traditional media in covering politics generally, and this election in particular, and the way in which the overriding imperative is to win ratings, just check out the last 24 hours. The traditional […]

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For those of you who want to read Bernie’s reaction to the events in Nevada: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday issued the following statement: “It is imperative that the Democratic leadership, both nationally and in the states, understand that the political world is changing and that millions of Americans are […]

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I wrote up a piece for CNN.com that just posted on the site. The first three paragraphs: Many observers may scratch their heads wondering how a crass billionaire can make inroads with working-class voters, but their confusion misses a critical point: The political revolt that benefited Donald Trump is not limited to the Republican Party, […]

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First, to print as a lead-in, Bernie’s statement from last night, which perhaps people have seen but in case: “I congratulate Secretary Clinton on her victories tonight, and I look forward to issue-oriented campaigns in the 14 contests to come. “I am proud that we were able to win a resounding victory tonight in Rhode […]

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A very nice one. From the campaign: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday welcomed the endorsement of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which is the largest labor union representing transit and allied workers in the United States and Canada. “I’m proud to have the support of the Amalgamated Transit Union,” Sanders said. “Our political revolution can […]

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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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