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New York Times Invents Left-Leaning Economists to Attack Bernie Sanders
The Times pieces misleads readers into thinking there is more skepticism about Sanders' plan among lefty economists than there actually is.
Dean Baker
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This Video Appears To Show Bernie Sanders Being Arrested at a 1963 Civil Rights Action in Chicago
It looks like there's proof of the presidential candidate participating in civil disobedience to end segregation
Miles Kampf-Lassin
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Allen Dulles and the Cold War Within the National Security State
Looking back to the origins of the national security state helps us understand its power and scope today.
Joseph Fronczak
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Uranium Mine and Mill Workers are Dying, and Nobody Will Take Responsibility
In the Southwest, poisoned uranium workers are still seeking justice
Joseph Sorrentino
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You Can Buy a Copy of Marx’s ‘Capital’ Signed by Carly Fiorina on eBay To Benefit Bernie Sanders
But time is running out.
Branko Marcetic
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Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and the Kind of Discourse We Need
In the midst of a heated presidential campaign, it's crucial that the Left transcend sectarian squabbles
In These Times Editors
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‘Liberal’? No. ‘Progressive’? Nah. How About ‘Democratic Socialist’?
The democratic socialist tradition that Sanders is invoking may be just what we need.
Leon Fink
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It Goes Way Beyond Flint: America Has a Lead Crisis that Stretches from Coast to Coast
Millions of U.S. children are threatened by lead and other toxins nationwide.
David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz
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Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Playbook Against Bernie Sanders Is a Lot Like Her 2008 Playbook Against Obama
Just about every attack that has been lobbed against Sanders thus far in the Democratic race was once hurled against Obama.
Branko Marcetic
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Where Are the Black Panthers and Corporate Philanthropists When We Need Them?
Real change requires that we expand our understanding of what actions are needed on the part of the mayor, the police and any one who claims the mantle of the city’s leadership. Two films that premiered this past fall provide guidance of the kind of leadership that today is missing.
Marilyn Katz
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Not Your Grandfather’s Black Freedom Movement: An Interview with BYP100’s Charlene Carruthers
The 30-year-old radical black queer feminist who's Rahm Emanuel's worst nightmare
Salim Muwakkil
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The Changing Tide in Argentina: An Assault on the Public Sector and a Shift Towards Austerity
Argentine President Mauricio Macri seems to be intent upon implementing austerity and significantly changing the course of the previous Kirchner governments.
Sara Kozameh
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The New Yorker’s Blind Shooting at Bernie Sanders
Sanders' appeal to millennials isn't "retro"—it's because eight years after the Great Recession, young people are still feeling the squeeze.
Dean Baker
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Bernie Sanders’ Moment of Truth
Bernie's political revolution reaches a decisive moment in the Iowa caucus.
In These Times Editors
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How Bernie Sanders Put Socialism to Work in Burlington: A Profile from 1983
Sanders sailed to reelection as mayor of Burlington after transforming supposedly conservative issues into left victories, and helping democratize city government. In this 1983 profile, Sanders delves into why he believes “the word ‘socialism’ has value” and “politics is not dissimilar to art.”
David Moberg
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Donald Trump and the Aesthetics of Fascism
What a 20th-century Marxist art critic can teach us about a very 21st-century candidate.
Alexander Billet
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Liberal Pundits Aren’t Amused By Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Anymore—They’re Terrified
In recent weeks, major liberal pundits are putting in overtime to freshen their case against Bernie Sanders, urging citizen's to ignore their conscience and quit screwing with the interests of the moneyed elite.
Kevin Gosztola
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How Bernie Sanders Could Actually Pull Off an Upset in South Carolina
Surprising numbers of South Carolinians like Bernie—if they've heard of him
David Moberg
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Flint’s Water Crisis Is No Accident. It’s the Result of Years of Devastating Free-Market Reforms.
This is what neoliberal governance looks like.
Jacob Lederman
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The Lessons of Syriza’s Failed Push Against Austerity
Austerity policies haven't worked in Greece, but neither have the radical Left's efforts to push back against them.
Branko Marcetic
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Israel’s Occupation Continues Because Economic and Political Elites Around the World Benefit From It
Author Jeff Halper says the usual explanations of Israel's behavior didn't make sense to him.
Marc Daalder
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How Iowa’s Independent Streak Explains Bernie Sanders’ Meteoric Rise
Iowans have a long history of breaking from party orthodoxy. Our reporting from the state shows that could be good news for Sanders on February 1.
Theo Anderson
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Remembering Hillary’s Entry into Politics—For Junior High President
The story of Hillary Clinton's first campaign and her outrage at Nixon's 1960 defeat—plus her famous chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Betsy Vandercook
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None of the Democratic Candidates Have Gotten Syria Right: Why They Should Be Talking Peace, Not War
Obama has finally taken a tentative path toward a viable solution--but may waffle without support
Stephen R. Weissman
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