Tag: #FeelTheBern
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Digging Deeper Into Democratic Donors
After I argued that labor unions should endorse Bernie Sanders about a month ago, a Hillary Clinton supporter complained on Twitter about this section of my article: The following meme, describing cumulative donations the candidates have received over the past thirty years, is illustrative: She voiced two criticisms of the…
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Organized Labor Should Endorse Bernie Sanders
The National Education Association (the union to which I used to belong) is considering an early endorsement of Hillary Clinton. This decision, like the American Federation of Teachers’ endorsement of Clinton on July 11, would be a huge mistake. One reason is that it would violate members’ trust. As Peter…
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Black Lives Matter Movement Gives Bernie Sanders’ Racial Justice Agenda the Push It Needs
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has unveiled a comprehensive racial justice agenda aimed at “addressing the four central types of violence waged against black and brown Americans: physical, political, legal and economic.” The agenda includes, among other policy proposals, a call for police demilitarization, community policing, aggressive prosecution of police officers…
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