Bernie Got the Most Votes in Iowa, Which Means He Won Iowa
Don’t let the centrist journalists and opinion-makers mislead you. Bernie Sanders won Iowa, plain and simple.
20417 Article(s) by: Zola Carr
Zola Carr is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University, working on a dissertation on the development of experimental brain implants for psychiatric disorder.
Joe Biden Used a Teenage Bernie-Supporting Climate Activist’s Photo for “Hijabi Clout” in an Ad. We Talked to Her About It.
High schooler and climate activist Sabirah Mahmud confronted Joe Biden about climate change at a rally. He wouldn’t fully answer her question — but his campaign used her in an ad as if she were a supporter. She wasn’t happy about it.
Students With Disabilities Deserve a Quality Education. Bernie’s New Disability Rights Platform Would Give Them One.
Bernie Sanders introduced a new Disability Rights platform this past week that, together with his Thurgood Marshall Plan for Public Education, offers a path to provide all students with a high-quality education, regardless of their background or zip code.
As President, Bernie Sanders Should Use Executive Orders Aggressively — Just Like FDR Did
From the creation of the Civil Works Administration to the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Franklin Delano Roosevelt radically remade the American state using the power of executive orders. If Bernie Sanders wins the White House, he should do the same.
Last Man Standing
Gerry Adams has called time on a political career that began in the age of Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev, as his party stands on the brink of a historic breakthrough. The arguments about his place in Irish history are just beginning.
After Bernie’s Win in Iowa, the Democratic Party Is Shitting Its Pants
Democratic Party leaders like Tom Perez have long dismissed the threat posed by Bernie Sanders. With their meltdown in Iowa after Bernie’s victory, we’re witnessing the final crumbling of that delusion — and they have no one to blame but themselves.
Bernie Won Iowa
Bernie Sanders won Iowa. There are many powerful people who don’t want us to say these words. But we should say them without hesitation, because they’re true.
When German Liberals Teamed Up With the Far Right
Since 1945, Germany’s parliamentary parties have refused all alliances with the far right. That changed yesterday in Thuringia, when liberals and Christian Democrats teamed up with neofascists to throw the Left out of office.
If Bernie Actually Wins This Thing, He’ll Need a Reliable Vice President
There’s not really a “Bernie Sanders wing” of the Democratic Party. When it comes to picking a vice president, he’ll have to settle for the next best thing — a reliable progressive like Wisconsin senator Tammy Baldwin.
Why the Shadow Inc. App Failed
Building an app is more than shipping some code and telling people to use it. It is adding a new factor to a complex social system. It requires planning, training, and care. And yet the Shadow Inc. app used in the Iowa caucuses was built and shipped in three months.
Ireland’s Greens Will Never Confront the Powerful
Polls for Saturday’s Irish general election show growing support for the Greens. But the party’s record shows that it has little interest in transformative climate action — and no will at all to challenge corporate elites.
If Iowa Was Bolivia, the US Would Have Already Intervened
We’re still waiting for the full results of the Iowa caucus. In Bolivia, the United States backed a violent coup against Evo Morales for even less.
The Iowa Caucuses Showed That Medicare for All Is Still a Winner
Despite a fierce and well-funded campaign by special interests, a strong majority of Iowa Democrats support a single-payer, Medicare for All system.
Bernie Sanders Is the Strongest Presidential Candidate for Muslims at Home and Abroad
Muslims are working on Bernie Sanders’s campaign at the highest levels, they’re canvassing for him, and they’re even praying for him. And for good reason: Bernie is the strongest candidate for Muslims at home and abroad.
Storming France’s City Halls
Amid the collapse of France’s historical parties, Emmanuel Macron is presiding over the most unstable political climate in decades. As municipal elections loom in March, the forces of the Left are showing rare signs of unity — feeding hopes they can turn social revolt into a challenge for the presidency itself.
Bernie’s Executive Orders List Shows He Means Business
Presidential decrees are no panacea. But a Bernie Sanders administration could use executive orders to pursue three objectives: changing lives, winning hearts and minds, and stymieing enemies. The good news is, Team Bernie already has a roster in the works.
The State of the Union Is Sick
Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union was, unsurprisingly, depraved. But the speech showcased the kind of bloodthirsty rhetoric we can expect from his reelection campaign in the fall — rhetoric that a weak-tea centrist liberal candidate won’t be able to defeat.
The DNC Won’t Be Able to Stop Us
The Democratic National Committee may be able to tip the scales a bit in a presidential primary, but that doesn’t mean the Left can’t harness the Democratic ballot line to challenge corporate politicians and elect democratic socialists like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Andy Gill (1956–2020)
What does Marxism in music look and sound like? Andy Gill, the guitarist and primary mover behind Gang of Four who died on Saturday, gave us a very good example.
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s Gutsy Labor Theft
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s new book, The Book of Gutsy Women, actually isn’t as bad as it could be — at least when it comes to the content. Unfortunately, it shamelessly appropriates other people’s research without the slightest acknowledgment.