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Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Democrats, Including Bernie Sanders, Won’t Fight for Medicare for All
01 Feb 2017
If there is one political project that commands overwhelming support among Democrats -- plus large minorities of Republicans – it is Medicare for All. But Democratic leaders insist that all their…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Sanders Didn’t Lose the Black Vote: He Never Had It, and Never Asked Why
14 Jul 2016
On the issues, Bernie Sanders should have won the black vote. But presidential politics isn’t just about issues, it’s about entrenched alliances and relations of power. Without understanding why the…
Bernie Sanders Endorses the World’s Greatest (Presumptive) Evil
13 Jul 2016
Bernie Sanders ran an extraordinary race, making lots of noise and causing great consternation, but never daring to leave the corporate duopoly. Now his job is to deliver the bulk of his sheep into…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Bernie to Deliver Captive Constituencies to the Democratic Convention
05 May 2016
Bernie will take his campaign all the way to the convention. We called him a sheepdog back in May 2015, and he's filling exactly that role, enticing the Dems' captive constituencies back into the…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Will Bernie's Burnout Lead To A New Movement? Maybe, Maybe Not.
20 Apr 2016
Will there be a new movement born from the ashes of Bernie Sanders' failed campaign? Some think so, citing the broad popularity of his issues and the growing numbers of his core demographic.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Bernie Sanders Has His Plan B. What's Yours?
14 Apr 2016
With a crushing Clinton lead in super-delegates it will take a string of miracles for Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic nomination. Little children and true believers relying on miracles don't…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Bernie Sanders and the End of the Democratic Party
09 Mar 2016
If Bernie Sanders supporters are serious about making fundamental change, they should start a new party, one that does more than run in billion dollar elections every couple of years. Hillary Clinton…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
There’s Nothing "Transformative" About Bernie Sanders (He’s Just Not Hillary)
18 Feb 2016
Bernie Sanders’ domestic policies more clearly match Black America’s left-leaning politics – but they will still reject him in favor of Hillary Clinton, who Blacks think has a better chance against…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Ta Nehesi Coates' Bernie Sanders Brain Fart Isn't Even About Reparations
22 Jan 2016
When favored spokesnegro Ta Nehesi Coates urgently warns us that Bernie Sanders doesn't support reparations, but doesn't mention that his presumed candidate Hillary doesn't either, or that the Green…