Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin are headed for another fight The Vermont senator has voiced opposition to Virginia pipeline The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022
Meet Maxwell Frost, the former Uber driver who just became the first Gen Z member of Congress The soon-to-be youngest member of Congress talks to Eric Garcia about being the first Afro-Cuban member of Congress and how he plans to shake up Washington The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
‘I’ve been Maced, I’ve been to jail …’ Can 25-year-old Maxwell Frost now be the first Gen Z member of Congress? The gun-control activist has been endorsed by Bernie Sanders and won a Democratic primary in Florida – but he still drives an Uber to make ends meet. Can he now make history? The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022
Candidates in NC swing district switch to middle-of-the-road tactics Candidates running to represent North Carolinians in the 13th Congressional District are bouncing toward a moderate platform. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 3, 2022
Keir Starmer insists he is ‘proud’ trade unionist but won’t join workers on picket line Labour leader says stance ‘question of roles’, after being dubbed ‘professional conman’ by Owen Jones The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
US Senator Bernie Sanders backs RMT and striking UK workers in fight against ‘oligarchs’ United States senator Bernie Sanders has backed UK unions fighting for improved pay and conditions, saying “working people all over the globe have got to stand together”.Mr Sanders, 80, who represents the state of Vermont, addressed the Save London Transport rally, organised by unions including the National Union of Rail,… Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022
Bernie Sanders hails RMT train strikes as an ‘inspiration’ on visit to London Bernie Sanders has hailed the Tube and train strikes coordinated by RMT as “an inspiration” that has been noticed around the world. Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2022
First Thing: Mikhail Gorbachev, ‘one-of-a kind’ Soviet leader, dies Western figures praise former president who helped end the cold war. Plus, US states ‘rolling back’ LGBTQ rights The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday briefing: The death of Mikhail Gorbachev In today’s newsletter: titanic figure of the 20th century, who had a key role in the end of the cold war, has died aged 91 The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022
Photo of Biden quietly talking to homeless man resurfaces: ‘Character is what you do when no one is watching’ The photograph in question was taken in 2018, shortly before Mr Biden announced his candidacy for president The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
‘People are tired of being ignored while the rich get richer’: Bernie Sanders on anger and hope in the US and UK The Vermont senator rose from the political margins to become hugely influential within the American left. As he prepares to speak at a London rally, he explains why unions on both sides of the Atlantic must reassert their power The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022
Sanders Claps Back At Ted Cruz For Telling 'Slackers To Get Off The Bong' And Vote Senator Ted Cruz has a message for the working class. "If you are that slacker barista who wasted seven years in college studying completely useless things, now has loans, and can't get a job, Joe Biden just gave you 20 grand," the Texas Republican said in the latest episode of… Benzinga · Aug 29, 2022
Bernie Sanders criticises ‘Republicans squawking’ over debt relief while supporting corporate tax breaks Progressive lawmakers praise Biden plan for cancellation while highlighting urgent need to lower higher education costs and promote tuition-free college The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2022
The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2022 Bernie Sanders rebukes GOP for backing corporate tax breaks but not student debt relief Senator says, ‘I don’t hear any of these Republicans squawking when we give massive tax breaks to billionaires’
Axios · Aug 28, 2022 Bernie Sanders pans GOP response to Biden canceling some student loans "I don't hear any of these Republicans squawking when we give massive tax breaks to billionaires."
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022 Ted Cruz mocked for blasting ‘slacker baristas’ after Biden scraps some student loan debt Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders posted a video on Twitter educating the Texas senator about some of the Americans – such as nurses – struggling because of crippling student loan debt
Reason · Aug 26, 2022 No, PPP Doesn't Justify Biden's Student Loan Bailout The proper response to one failed bailout is not another bailout of a different group.
Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022 Carl P. Leubsdorf: Moderates' success continues in Democratic races For the last two campaigns, Republicans have taken advantage of some loud left-wing Democratic voices to falsely label their entire party as embracing neo-socialist policies and such unpopular ideas as defunding local police departments.
Benzinga · Aug 24, 2022 Bernie Sanders Brings The Student Loan Fight To This Public Company A portion of student loan debt for millions of Americans is expected to be forgiven via executive action from President Joe Biden Wednesday. A U.S. senator is speaking out in support of Biden’s announcement and taking on a public company that is a large player in the student loan industry.
Salon · Aug 24, 2022 Bernie joins Starbucks picket line "What you are doing is what people all over this country are beginning to do," Sanders said
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 21, 2022 Mehmet Oz says John Fetterman is Bernie Sanders 2.0. How similar are they? PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz has a recurring nickname for his Democratic Senate opponent: Bernie Sanders.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 21, 2022 ‘We are in the fight of our lifetimes,’ Bernie Sanders tells union partisans at Philly rally PHILADELPHIA — Decrying the power of the “oligarchy that runs this country,” 80-year-old Sen. Bernie Sanders told thousands attending a pro-labor rally on Independence Mall that “we are in the fight of our lifetimes.”
Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022 News briefs Bernie Sanders will rally in Philadelphia with labor organizers Saturday to ‘fight against corporate greed’
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 19, 2022 Bernie Sanders will rally in Philadelphia with labor organizers Saturday to ‘fight against corporate greed’ PHILADELPHIA —Sen. Bernie Sanders will rally with union organizers in Philadelphia on Saturday, part of a multicity tour to advocate for better pay, safer work conditions, and easier organizing for workers across the country.