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Bernie Sanders Only Presidential Candidate To Address National Congress Of American Indians

June 30, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Only Presidential Candidate To Address National Congress Of American Indians
By Emily Schwing, Northwest News Network

(June 30, 2016 09:15 p.m.) — The National Congress of American Indians invited four presidential candidates to its mid-year conference in Spokane this week. But only one addressed the congress directly.

Although Hillary Clinton is likely to be the Democratic party’s nominee for president, Bernie Sanders is still on the campaign trail. In a three-and-a-half minute video message to the National Congress of American Indians, Sanders said he’d continue to fight for a progressive agenda.

“To my mind, we need to fundamentally change the relationship between the United States government and the native American community,” Sanders said.

More Than 100 Bernie Sanders Donors Sue Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Fraud

June 29, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

More Than 100 Bernie Sanders Donors Sue Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Fraud
By Jerry Iannelli, New Times (Broward, Palm Beach)

(June 29, 2016 1:04 p.m.) — Amid allegations that Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz “rigged” the Democratic presidential primary in favor of Hillary Clinton, 120 people, including 104 Bernie Sanders donors, sued both Wasserman Schultz and the DNC in the Southern District Court of Florida yesterday for fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, and other claims. They alleged she misled the DNC and Sanders donors into thinking she was “impartial.”

The suit comes after a group of Russian hackers published emails they claim show the DNC had, since May 2015, been planning strategies to help Hillary Clinton defeat Donald Trump in the general election.

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Bernie Sanders Pens a Searing New York Times Op-Ed Calling on Democractic Party to ‘Wake Up’

June 28, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Pens a Searing New York Times Op-Ed Calling on Democractic Party to ‘Wake Up’
By Jake Johnson

(June 28, 2016 6:00 p.m.) — On Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders penned an op-ed in the New York Times, arguing, in essence, that the Democratic Party must wake up to the realities facing working people around the world or risk being tossed aside by the right-wing demagogues on the rise in both the United States and Europe.

Reflecting on the recent “Brexit” vote, Sanders argues that political and economic elites, including the Democratic Party of the United States, have become disconnected from the lives of the people they purport to represent.

“Workers in Britain, many of whom have seen a decline in their standard of living while the very rich in their country have become much richer, have turned their backs on the European Union and a globalized economy that is failing them and their children,” Sanders wrote.

Bernie Sanders’ Power Put To The Test In New York Congressional Race

June 27, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders’ Power Put To The Test In New York Congressional Race
By Amanda Terkel, Huffington Post

(June 27, 2016 01:24 p.m.) — Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ (I-Vt.) political muscle in down-ballot races will face a key test Tuesday, as his chosen candidate in New York’s 24th congressional district faces off against two competitors who have more support from New York elected officials and Democratic organizations.

Sanders went to New York on Friday to campaign for Eric Kingson, a 70-year-old Syracuse University professor and political novice. Kingson co-founded the national organization Social Security Works and started the Strengthen Social Security Coalition, which comprises more than 300 organizations focused on strengthening and expanding Social Security. He has also called for a single-payer health care system, which has been a signature issue for Sanders.

Bernie Sanders’ National Press Secretary, Symone Sanders, Exits Campaign

June 26, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders’ National Press Secretary, Symone Sanders, Exits Campaign
By Phyllis Asinyanbi, Inquisitr

(June 26, 2016 08:00 p.m.) — Bernie Sanders’ national press secretary, Symone D. Sanders (no relation), has left his campaign. She is happy for the time that she has served but now wants to focus efforts on getting a Democrat elected in 2016. The announcement was made on Sunday night, and Symone submitted her resignation last week.
Although 26-year-old Symone Sanders said she doesn’t have a job in the works, she said there is a lot of work to be done before November 2016, per CNN.

DNC Convention Costs Leaving Young and Poor Delegates Out in the Cold

June 25, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

DNC Convention Costs Leaving Young and Poor Delegates Out in the Cold
By Caitlin Johnstone, Inquisitr

(June 25, 2016 8:00 p.m.) — The exorbitant costs of attending the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia on July 25-28 this year, is threatening to leave some delegates out in the cold.
The DNC strongly requires delegates to stay at an appointed hotel, and costs for a room start at $569 per night, plus tax and fees, with the hotel requiring a five night minimum, putting base costs for attending the convention in the thousands, effectively shutting out anyone below a certain income bracket.

Sanders – Never lose your sense of outrage

June 24, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Sanders – Never lose your sense of outrage
By Joshua Eaton, TeenVogue

(June 24, 2016 2:05 p.m.) — NEW YORK, June 24 (UPI) — Sen. Bernie Sanders vowed to supporters Thursday he would continue his fight to move his party and his country to the left despite his failed presidential campaign, because “political and social revolutions continue.”

Sanders told a crowd at New York City’s Town Hall venue “Our goal from day one has been transform this nation …And that is the fight we are going to continue.”

Sanders warned that change can’t happen if people get complacent.

Bernie Sanders Says He Will Vote for Clinton

June 24, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders said he’ll vote for Clinton
By Tamara Keith, NPR

(June 24, 2016 11:12 a.m.) — Bernie Sanders said he’ll vote for Hillary Clinton in November — but more than two weeks after she became the presumptive Democratic nominee, Sanders remains in the race.

Sanders was on MSNBC when Nicolle Wallace, a former Republican aide and now network political analyst, asked Sanders, “Are you going to vote for Hillary Clinton in November?”

His answer: “Yes.”

Sanders says his revolution is – just getting started

June 23, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Sanders says his revolution is – just getting started
By Ezra Kaplan, AP

(June 23, 2016 3:00 p.m.) — NEW YORK (AP) Bernie Sanders told a roaring crowd of supporters Thursday that his campaign is “just getting started” fighting economic inequality, changing the Democratic Party and bolstering Democrats running for Congress.

Speaking to a packed hall in Manhattan, Sanders took something of a victory lap as he reviewed the states he won and the fact that many young people flocked to his campaign over presumptive Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s.

How Bernie Sanders’ Revolution Can Win, Even Without Him

June 22, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

How Bernie Sanders’ Revolution Can Win, Even Without Him
By Sarah van Gelder, YesMagazine.org

(June 22, 2016 6:00 p.m.) — Senator Bernie Sanders claimed his campaign would build a political revolution. But what now, since he’s all but out of the presidential race?

Last weekend in Chicago, 3,000 Sanders supporters gathered for the People’s Summit, a time to lick the wounds from a bruising campaign and plan ways to make the political revolution last beyond the Sanders campaign.