Of chairs and propaganda—countering the vile fiction of a “violent Sanders base”

Let’s just cut to the chase, shall we? We don’t have much time for bull. We’re trying to get something

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Sanders vows to continue fight to protect retirement and health funds of Kentucky coal miners

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders vowed on Saturday to keep fighting for legislation to save health and pension funds for retired coal miners, urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) to join the fight.
According to a Washington Post report published in February, McConnell blocked Senate consideration of a measure that would have ensured more than 90,000 retired and disabled miners would still receive funds from the United Mine Workers of American health insurance and retirement funds.

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Superdelegates can’t have it both ways—do they answer to voters, or not?

Superdelegates have ignored voter referendum at the state level—they say they “don’t represent people” (which, strange as it sounds, is

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It’s so not over: Sanders’ own words, facts fuel our final push

Clinton cannot and will not reach the threshold delegate total before the convention, which will be contested. So why is

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Sanders has 8 percentage point lead in West Virginia primary polling

Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders is leading recent polls for the May 10 West Virginia primary, according to a Public Policy Polling survey.
The May 3 poll had Sanders in the lead 45 percent to Secretary Hillary Clinton’s 37 percent with Democratic and independent voters, with 18 percent undecided.

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