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News Bernie Sanders and Sarah Silverman Agree: Donald Trump-Induced Misery Loves Company
Former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders joined comedian Sarah Silverman on stage to look back on the election, help his supporters find a new path forward and give his take on Donald Trump. Sanders was promoting his new book, “Our Revolution,” that came out earlier this month. After a short speech, he sat down to chat…
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Life Bernie Sanders and Mark Lilla Take On ‘Identity Politics.’ One As-A-Jewish-Woman Responds.
As a Jewish woman, I ought to begin, this being a post about ‘identity politics’, the buzz-phrase of the moment. As a Jewish woman. As a poodle owner. As a person who goes back and forth about that one pair of high-end leggings. As someone grasping at ways to sell anti-fascism to a surprisingly unreceptive…
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News Sanders Chides Democrats for Emphasizing Race, Gender Over Economy
Bernie Sanders has a message to the Democratic Party — if it wants to win elections in the future, stop fixating on the gender and race of candidates and instead focus on their economic platform. “It goes without saying that as we fight to end all forms of discrimination, as we fight to bring more…
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News Why Does the Jewish Right-Wing Think Keith Ellison’s as Bad as Steve Bannon?
For some Jews who support Donald Trump and are feeling under attack by other community members after the appointment of Stephen Bannon to a top Trump White House position, a new line of defense has emerged: The Democrats are just as bad. This argument has focused in recent days on Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, the…
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Fast Forward Sanders Demands Trump Withdraw Bannon Appointment
— Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders called on President-elect Donald Trump to withdraw his appointment of Stephen Bannon to a major White House advisory post. Sanders, an Independent senator from Vermont, in a statement issued Wednesday decried Bannon’s appointment earlier this week as chief strategist, calling him a “racist individual.” In urging Trump to cut Bannon loose,…
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Culture J.K. Rowling’s Jewish Wizard, Bernie Sanders’s Manifesto, And 8 Other Things To Read, Watch, And Do This Weekend
It can be hard to remember to take time for yourself, in this week between the madness of the election and that of Thanksgiving. Still, take some time this week for the arts. With good reads, a few good movies, and events in New York, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles, there are plenty of options…
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News WATCH: Bernie Says the Revolution Is Now
Bernie Sanders has a message for liberals despairing after the victory of President-elect Donald Trump: It’s as good a time as ever to stick up for the “political revolution” the Vermont senator advocated in the Democratic primary. Promoting his new book, “Our Revolution,” on the Late Show Monday night, Sanders got challenged on the tract’s…
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A Year of Curses and Many Blessings Bernie Sanders
Leader of the Bernie Bros Influenced The Election During the first half of 2016, America was Feeling the Bern. Bernie Sanders, 75, rose to become a surprisingly formidable opponent to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, speaking truth to power in his Brooklyn Jewish accent all across America. Again and again, primaries and polls came…
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