Sanders Criticizes a Nominee Over Statement on Muslims
Senator Bernie Sanders criticized a White House nominee Wednesday over an article he wrote that appeared to defame the Muslim faith. The Vermont senator called out Russell Vought, nominee to be deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, for an article he penned for The Resurgent in January 2016, in which […]
Bernie Sanders Blasts Trump’s Airstrike In Syria
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a statement Friday following President Donald Trump’s missile strike in Syria Thursday night. Sanders expressed his concern over the airstrikes, calling them “disastrous” and urging peace and stability. “If there’s anything we should’ve learned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, in which the lives of thousands of brave American […]
Bernie Sanders draws parallels between Trump, Netanyahu, calls to end ’50-year occupation’
In J Street address, ex-presidential hopeful says progressives can oppose US president ‘without being anti-American’ and Israeli PM ‘without being anti-Israel’ By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil Sen. Bernie Sanders delivers a speech during J Streets 2017 National Conference at the Washington Convention Center, on February 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP) WASHINGTON — Former […]
Sanders, Warren Given Senate Leadership Roles
After Senator Charles Schumer of New York was elected as the new leader of the Senate Democrats earlier on Wednesday, he gave both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren leadership roles in the upcoming first Congress under President-elect Donald Trump. Their roles are less meaningful than those of others on the leadership team, but their appointments […]
Bernie Sanders Slams ‘Liberal Elite’
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders made an appearance on CBS’s “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert Monday evening, his first guest interview with Colbert since President-elect Donald Trump was announced last week as the U.S. presidential winner. Sanders met with Colbert to promote his new book, “Our Revolution,” which debuts Tuesday. “Now that the results of […]
Bernie Sanders Tells Third-Party Voters Exactly What They Need to Hear
Since the Democratic National Convention at the end of July, Bernie Sanders has been keeping a fairly low profile. It was to be expected coming off a very long, exhausting presidential campaign. However, running as successful of a campaign as he did, Sanders is fully aware that he couldn’t stay on the sidelines for too […]
Bernie Sanders supporters threaten to spoil Hillary’s nomination party
The US Democratic Party is in turmoil as the convention to nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential candidate gets underway today in Philadelphia. Supporters of her rival Bernie Sanders are threatening to disrupt the convention in a row over leaked emails appearing to suggest that party insiders had tried to scupper his nomination campaign. If […]
Why Muslim Americans should vote for Bernie Sanders
In the 2016 presidential campaign, Islamophobia is both a campaign strategy and a wedge issue, making this a critical moment for Muslim American voters. A recent study indicates that 74 percent of Muslim Americans intend to vote in the 2016 presidential primaries, with 67 percent registering support for the Democratic Party. While Islamophobia is garnering […]
U.S. Congress’ First Muslim Member Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
Short transcript: Rep. Keith Ellison: People say [Sanders’ policies] are a pipe dream. Why is it not a pipe dream for Denmark or Germany? They can do it, we can do it. This is not a ‘no you can’t’ campaign. This is not a diminish your dreams kind of campaign. This is a ‘believe in the possibilities […]
Why I will vote for Bernie Sanders
In a recent interview with Al Jazeera, the eminent US dissident and world-renowned linguist Noam Chomsky comes out supporting the presidential candidate Bernie Sanders whom he considers having “best policies of the Democratic presidential contenders in this election year”. But since he does not believe Sanders has much of a chance of winning, he concludes […]