The new and improved Democrats sound like some very old and very good Democrats of long ago.
Bernie Sanders
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Sanders Urges Ban on Super PACs in Democratic Primaries
The Vermont senator says money in politics is out of control, Democratic Party should limit expenditures when choosing nominees.
Posted inPolitics
There Are Some Damned Good Reasons Why Joe Biden Moved to the Left
Contra Jon Chait, Biden’s economic progressivism has been both historic and (had he only been able to explain it) good politics.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Bernie Sanders Isn’t Thankful for High Drug Prices
Another in a series of hearings with pharma CEOs takes place today.
Posted inTAP
Second-Term Bidenomics
Today on TAP: When it comes to making the rich fund affordable child care and long-term Social Security, Bernie Sanders has a suggestion.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Attempt to Get Congress to Do Something on Foreign Policy Fails
A familiar sight: Congress abdicates its statutory and constitutional responsibility in matters of war and safeguards on foreign assistance.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Sanders Seeks Investigation of NIH Licensing Practices
The senator wants the inspector general to probe why the NIH licensed a potentially lucrative cancer drug to an obscure company linked to a former employee.
Posted inWorking in America
We’re Number One! (Actually, 38 out of 38)
A new Oxfam survey on worker well-being compares us to the other advanced and semi-advanced economies. America remains exceptional-y bad.
Posted inWorking in America
For Workers, Unions and Public Pressure Get the Goods
Freight rail unions have gradually achieved their key demand from the labor dispute last year.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Obscure NIH Official Blocking Lower Drug Prices
Mark Rohrbaugh, a mid-level staffer at the National Institutes of Health, has consistently blocked the use of march-in rights to seize patents on high-cost drugs.