Of Course Michael Bloomberg Is an Oligarch

Richard Eskow / Common Dreams Feb 7, 2020 Not only is the former mayor of New York City attempting to buy your vote, but his record suggests he's coming for your social security. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Ocasio-Cortez Backs Sanders at Packed NYC Rally

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Oct 20, 2019 "We're going to put together a coalition that is going to win and win big," Sanders says ahead of the event. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Berniecrats’ Support Jackson Movement but Continue to Ignore War and U.S. Empire

By Bruce Dixon / Black Agenda Report Jul 15, 2017 Bernie Sanders' "Our Revolution" campaign appears to have pocketed the credibility of the Jackson, Miss., movement without giving Jackson or its principals a thing. (Pictured, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba.) Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Head of National Nurses United Encourages Bernie Sanders to Start a People’s Party

By Medea Benjamin Jun 13, 2017 The nurses in RoseAnn DeMoro's union are heavyweights in the progressive world. Can she get her organization to back a new party and leverage that to get other institutions on board? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Russiagate’: When Progressives Sound Like Demagogues

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jun 5, 2017 The desire to resist President Trump has many people blaming our political predicament more on a foreign "enemy" than on powerful corporate forces at home. The desire to resist President Trump has many people blaming our political predicament more on a foreign "enemy" than on powerful corporate forces at home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders and Civil Rights Leaders Demand Workers’ Rights at Nissan Factory

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Mar 6, 2017 If corporations can "stop workers in Mississippi from forming a union, they can keep wages down in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania," Sanders tweets. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nina Turner: ‘We’re Going All the Way to the Convention’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2016 The former state senator from Ohio spoke at a Bernie Sanders rally in San Francisco and urged his supporters to "fight on" after Tuesday's California primary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ohio State Senator Wants a Vote on Viagra

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2012 Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner is flipping the script on the contraception debate that's become the top issue for culture war enthusiasts by proposing a bill that would oblige men to go through similar kinds of preliminary steps to get Viagra prescriptions or vasectomies as women will for their reproductive health needs if another bit of legislation becomes law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )