Democrats may not like it, but they could learn a lot from the Bernie Sanders ally.
Bernie Sanders
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Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Plan Is a Stalking Horse for Privatization
The scheme would fund new infrastructure by selling off old infrastructure. Trump proposed the same thing.
Posted inBuilding Back America
When the Institution Doesn’t Trust Itself
Democrats are struggling for a path forward on a popular infrastructure package because nobody in the party believes one another.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Minimum-Wage Misfire Also Harms Disabled People
Bundled in the minimum-wage increase in the COVID relief bill was an abolition of subminimum wage for disabled people. That’s now gone too.
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Democrats Plot to Keep Senate In Session Over $2,000 Payments
Bernie Sanders is leading a strategy that would force the Senate to stay in Washington through New Year’s Day to try to force the vote.
Posted inPolitics
The Socialist Moment, and How to Extend It
A new book and a new film speak to different audiences about the movement’s revival and prospects.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats’ Ridiculous Celebrity Fixation
Biden desperately needs youth support. The DNC’s solution? More celebrities!
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Sanders’s Continuing Influence: The Party Rules Stay Reformed
The new rules mandating a far more open Democratic Party and nominating process are intact for 2024.