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Rapper Cardi B and Democratic presidential candidate Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may seem like an unlikely pairing, and a nail salon in Detroit, Michigan may seem like an unlikely venue to film campaign videos, but both figures share the same political goals: to get youth voters involved. Sanders posted a…
Unveiling a health care plan seems to be a requirement in the 2020 Democratic presidential race. It could serve as an express train to the fringe of the party and a springboard up the polls. Unfortunately for Joe Biden, the former didn’t happen. Actually, his health care plan cemented his…
The debate over fixing the national health care system is proving to be a key sticking point in this election cycle. As the 24 Democratic candidates jock for the position, they are zeroing in on being the ones who have the best grasp on Medicare for all. The one problem…
On Tuesday, eight Democratic U.S. senators, including four presidential contenders, called on McDonald’s in a letter to do more to combat workplace harassment because the number of misconduct reports is “unacceptable.” Last month, more than 24 embattled and abused McDonald’s workers filed sexual harassment complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment…
At a town hall hosted by Housing Justice for All in Bronx, N.Y., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) spoke to housing advocates and declared housing as a right. “We have been conditioned to think that basic rights are a luxury and a privilege when they are not,” Cortez said on Thursday…
President Donald Trump is at it again – on Friday he attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar with a video showing parts of a speech she gave broken up with footage of the twin towers burning on 9/11. Along with the video, Trump tweeted “WE WILL NEVER FORGET!” Trump is carrying on…
In a video released Wednesday afternoon on Twitter, former Vice President Joe Biden responds to the backlash about the accusations from two women that he touched them inappropriately. Biden doesn’t admit to any wrongdoing, but attributes the women’s complaints to changing “social norms.” Social norms are changing. I understand that,…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) announced on Saturday that he will re-run for president in 2020. As with his last campaign, it’s important for Sanders to win Black votes. Judging by the revival of the 2015 hashtag #BernieSoBlack on Twitter, that may be a challenge. Black Twitter called Sanders out in…
Kiah Morris is a former state representative in Vermont — a nearly all-white state. Morris recently stepped down because she had endured years of racially motivated harassment and threats — even local teens targeting her home. “The last two years have been emotionally difficult for many,” Morris said on Aug….
On Tuesday, one of former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders’ hallmark campaign promises became more of a reality in the state of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a plan that would provide free tuition to any of New York’s public universities for citizens whose family earns less than…
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