bernie sanders

Six Simple Ideas to Strengthen Democracy in America

Submitted by hungeski on Tue, 12/06/2016 - 11:26pm

Ms. Liberty Bears Six Good Ideas

Fair and reliable elections, an informed citizenry, wide participation in governance -- these are cornerstones of democracy. But the recent election in the U.S.A. has pointed out serious cracks in those stones. Gerrymandered districts weakened voters of one party, and made races non-competitive. Recently-erected hurdles stopped many from voting. Big media focused on the horse race, and ignored policy issues. Persons trafficked in misleading and fake news on social media. And, in the end, demagogy and crackpottery carried the day. What follows are six simple ideas that can, I think, be easily implemented, and that might well go a long way toward fixing those cracks and strengthening our democracy.

Corporate Media Is The Poison/The Baffler: "#RIPMyShillaries: An end to the era of professionally explained candidates"

Submitted by Mark from Queens on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 12:02pm

Last night I went to a dentist appointment and they had the ubiquitous big flat screen tv which was tuned to CNN. If I had just entered a restaurant I probably would have walked out; if obliged to sit in a waiting room more often than not I ask if anyone is watching it, and either ask to switch it off or to change the channel. There was even a flat screen tv in the patient's room where I had my teeth cleaned.

The Completely Inappropriate American Election of 2016 — A Timeline of Assumptions

Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Sat, 11/19/2016 - 10:18pm

This is a brief outline of what happened in the United States during a global election cycle that was driven by a pent-up demand for profound political change.

Bernie Sanders did not have a complete plan when he announced his run for the Presidency in 2015. Along the way, he set in motion many disparate things that were already struggling to take form. As they coalesced, the election gameboard changed. Thus, the strategies changed, and for Bernie, the goals changed, as well.

Time to urge the Donald

Submitted by gustogirl on Wed, 11/09/2016 - 2:30am

to hire the likes of Bernie Sanders as an advisor with some power.

I voted for Stein, but I recall the days of old when the Donald was more liberal. The one thing I think we can do is to call upon him to provide a more balanced coterie. He has been inundated by freaked out Republicans for the past months, so he is ready to hear our message.

New Doc ' Still Berning ' Fills In Some Blanks for #NotMeUs ?

Submitted by divineorder on Tue, 11/08/2016 - 1:51pm

I voted for Jill Stein when she ran against Obama, gave money to Bernie when he ran in the primary, voted for Stein and other Greens by mail awhile back.

Like others here still not happy with the way things turned out with the Sanders campaign and especially not happy with how the DNC did what they did.

Found a new Dutch documentary via Twitter today that was interesting.

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