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Culture That Time Allen Ginsberg Wrote a Socialist Poem — About Bernie Sanders
Last June, while digging through 50 boxes of archival material about Bernie Sanders’s four terms as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, a reporter for the British newspaper the Guardian found a poem by Allen Ginsberg. Written by hand on a 1986 visit to the city, “Burlington Snow” didn’t name Sanders, but he was clearly the…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Wins Endorsement of First-Ever Muslim Congressman
Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. “This is not a ‘no you can’t’ campaign. This is not a diminish your dreams kind of campaign. This is a ‘believe in the possibilities we can do together’ kind of campaign,” Ellison, D-Minn., said of…
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Opinion The Key to Bernie Sanders’s Appeal Isn’t Socialism. It’s Yiddish Socialism.
At a rally last October, Remaz Abdelgader — a hijab-wearing Muslim, a senior at George Mason University and the daughter of Sudanese immigrants — stood to ask Bernie Sanders a question. She started by referring to the Islamophobic bigotry of many of the Republican candidates. As she continued, calling herself “an American Muslim student who…
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Opinion Bernie’s Crazy Hair — and Other Things Hillary Would Never Get Away With
Andrew Shephard (Michael Douglas) of “The American President.” Josiah Bartlett (Martin Sheen) of “The West Wing.” James Marshall (Harrison Ford) of “Air Force One.” Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones) of “24.” Looking back at some of Hollywood’s presidents, I am struck by one thing: They look presidential. Yes, they have the benefit of having hair and…
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Opinion Israel Elected Golda Meir in 1969. What’s America’s Excuse on Hillary Clinton?
“Isn’t it time America elected its first female president? After all, Israel already had one, way back in the 1960s.” That’s a question I used to ask when I first moved to New York as an Israeli student. I usually delivered it with a cheeky smile and a glint of patriotism. I was proud of…
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News Lightning Rod Pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC Is Mostly Backed by Jewish Donors
The largest super PAC backing Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race is turning its fire on rival Bernie Sanders — and it’s doing it with Jewish money. At least eight of the top 12 donors the pro-Clinton Priorities USA Action are Jewish — and one more is married to a Jew. Jews have contributed…
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Fast Forward Sanders and Clinton Clash Over Iran at Dem Debate
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sharply differed over whether to establish diplomatic relations with Iran. Meeting in Milwaukee Thursday night for the latest debate in the race for the Democratic presidential nod, Sanders, the Independent senator from Vermont and Clinton, the former secretary of state, drew pronounced distinctions on Iran policy. Sanders avoided using the…
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Opinion Why Bludgeoning Bernie Sanders on Israel Won’t Help Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton was dealt a hard blow when Bernie Sanders won by a landslide in New Hampshire, causing some to speculate that the Clinton team might be looking for ways to hit the Vermont socialist and stymie his momentum. Nathan Guttman outlined one potential line of attack for the Clinton camp: assailing Sanders for not…
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