As of January 18, 2017 President Donald Trump finished a full year in the oval office. As we look back at the year we turn to senator Bernie Sanders for a review of the Presidents year. In a round table discussion, Sybil Wilkes, Roland Martin and Jacque Reid talk with Sanders about how Trump has dealt […]
Former interim Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile claims in her new book that Hillary Clinton surreptitiously took over the DNC before she had won the Democratic primary, actively squeezing out her primary rival Bernie Sanders. In an excerpt from her new book “Hacks,” published by Politico, Brazile said she promised Sanders that she would […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an animated, campaign-style rally, Sen. Bernie Sanders unwrapped his plan to remake the nation’s convoluted health care system into federally run health insurance Wednesday — a costly proposal embraced by liberal activists hoping to steer the Democratic Party in upcoming elections. The Vermont independent’s plan would hand the government a dominant […]
The Color of Change PAC has launched a program to mobilize Black voters beyond just getting high voter turnout.
After months of a grueling campaign, Hillary Clinton made history Tuesday night by clinching the Democratic party nomination for president. The news was met with enthusiastic applause following a 90-minute roll call vote, according to the Los Angeles Times. It was a far cry from Monday’s booing of Clinton at the first night of the […]
In the end, Sanders threw his full support behind Clinton as he had done two weeks ago when they first appeared together in New Hampshire --referencing their 25-year relationship and Clinton's ability to lead through tenured positions in public service.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Comedian Sarah Silverman didn’t mince words in her message to die-hard Bernie Sanders supporters at the Democratic convention: “Can I just say to the Bernie or bust people, you’re being ridiculous.” Silverman was one of a number of prominent entertainers who backed Sanders in the Democratic primary against Hillary Clinton. But she […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators took to Philadelphia’s sweltering streets Sunday, cheering, chanting and beating drums in the first major protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention, as the city wilted during a heat wave. Throngs of Bernie Sanders supporters marched down a main thoroughfare to show their support of him and disdain for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s Hillary Clinton‘s turn. The Democratic National Convention opening Monday in Philadelphia is Clinton’s chance to hit reset after a vigorous primary against Bernie Sanders and the unlikely movement that formed behind the Vermont senator. Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, has endorsed Clinton, but many of his supporters have not. Some were […]
"Hillary Clinton will make a great president and I am proud to stand with her today," Sanders said.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Bernie Sanders, whose calls for a “political revolution” energized millions of voters across the nation, offered a long-awaited endorsement of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton Tuesday, calling for unity just two weeks shy of the Democratic National Convention. Standing alongside one another at an event in Portsmouth, N.H., Sanders, a self-described […]
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Thursday in an address to his supporters that he will work with Hillary Clinton to transform the Democratic Party, adding that his “political revolution” must continue and ensure the defeat of Republican Donald Trump. Sanders said in a capstone livestream address to his political followers […]
