Bernie Sanders’ Brilliant Plan to Force a Contested Convention

Here we go again. After months of talk of a GOP contested convention, on Tuesday, Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager suggested that his man hopes to force a contested convention of his own. “I think what this campaign is looking for and what the senator is looking for is going into the convention and coming out with the nomination,” Jeff Weaver told CNN, adding: “So when we arrive at the convention, it will be an open convention. … So I think it’ll be an interesting Democratic convention.”...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/04/05/bernie_sanders_wants_a_contested_convention_for_democrats.html

The unseen side of Bernie Sanders's young voter revolution (+video)

The appeal of Bernie Sanders's policy to young liberals is well-known. The appeal of his 'spiritual' outlook is less discussed, but potent...
http://m.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/0302/The-unseen-side-of-Bernie-Sanders-s-young-voter-revolution-video

Juan González Was at Bernie Sanders' NY Daily News Editorial Board Meeting. What Really Happened?

Sanders Exposes More Inequality: Low-Income Americans Die Earlier and Lose Out on Social Security

A new federal study commissioned by Bernie Sanders uncovers more insidious inequality....

http://www.alternet.org/economy/wealthiest-americans-live-longer-collecting-more-social-security

Poll: Sanders Opens A Small National Lead As Democratic Divisions Harden

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has a lead of two percentage points over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among Democrats nationwide, while one in four of his supporters do not plan on supporting Clinton if she wins the nomination, according to a McClatchy-Marist poll released Wednesday....
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/polltracker/sanders-leads-recalcitrant-supporters-mcclatchy-april

On Fracking, Clinton And Sanders Give Vastly Different Answers

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders gave vastly different answers on fracking at the CNN Democratic debate on Sunday, illustrating a key policy contrast between the two....
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/06/3757137/sanders-hits-clinton-on-fracking/

Did Bernie Sanders Predict the Panama Papers When He Opposed Clinton-Backed U.S.-Panama Trade Deal?

The Panama Papers leak, that reveals how the rich and powerful rely on a secretive law firm to hide their wealth in tax havens, has drawn attention to a 2011 speech by Senator Bernie Sanders against the Panama-United States Trade Promotion Agreement, which became law in 2012. He noted that Panama’s entire economic output at the time was so low that the pact seemed unlikely to benefit American workers. The real reason for the agreement, Sanders argued, is that "Panama is a world leader when it comes to allowing wealthy Americans and large corporations to evade taxes."...
http://www.alternet.org/investigations/did-bernie-sanders-predict-panama-papers-when-he-opposed-clinton-backed-us-panama

Bernie Sanders was the roll call amendment king from 1995 to 2007

Bernie Sanders is often criticized for "pie-in-the-sky" proposals and impractical ideals, but his campaign argues the Vermont senator actually gets things done....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/mar/24/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-was-roll-call-amendment-king-1995-2/

Sanders Visits US-Mexico Border, Talks Immigration Reform

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he will fight for immigration reform while standing yards from a border fence that divides Arizona and Mexico.....
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/sanders-visits-us-mexico-border

Sanders And Clinton Offer Different Solutions For Nevada’s Sabotaged Solar Industry

At a small event in Reno, Nevada on Saturday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wondered aloud why the 25 former solar workers in front of him had lost their jobs. “This should be a leading industry here,” the Vermont senator said. “You should be leading America — you should be leading the world in encouraging people to move toward solar panels.” But Nevada is not leading anything when it comes to solar power, despite its abundant and mostly unobstructed sunlight.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/02/16/3749765/bernie-sanders-nevada-solar-workers/

Bernie Sanders Has an Interesting Theory About Why the Republican Party Exists

"I think if we had a media in this country that was really prepared to look at what the Republicans actually stood for rather than quoting every absurd remark of Donald Trump, talking about Republican Party, talking about hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks for the top two tenths of 1 percent, cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Medicaid, a party which with few exceptions doesn't even acknowledge the reality of climate change, let alone do anything about it, a party which is not prepared to stand with women in the fight for pay equity, a party that is not prepared to do anything about a broken criminal justice system or a corrupt campaign finance system, I think, to be honest with you—and I just don't, you know, say this rhetorically, this is a fringe party. It is a fringe party. Maybe they get 5, 10 percent of the vote."

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/03/bernie-sanders-interesting-theory-on-gops-existence

https://youtu.be/2vDAGRQ4__c

As Sanders Scored Primary Victories, Cable News Broadcasted a Prison Reality Show and Jesus Documentary

Cable news ignored primaries for three important states.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/sanders-scored-primary-victories-cable-news-broadcasted-prison-reality-show-and-jesus

This One Chart Shows How Crazy Trump’s Climate Positions Are

Now that the results from Super Tuesday are in, we can officially pivot to considering Donald Trump as the most likely Republican presidential nominee. November will see a Trump v. Clinton or a Trump v. Sanders face-off, barring a few, impressively over-analyzed scenarios. With that in mind, ThinkProgress wanted to revisit our climate and energy candidate chart, where we help voters understand where candidates stand.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/02/3755772/trump-v-clinton-v-sanders-on-climate/

Bernie Sanders Wins Landslides in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii; Corporate Media Downplays Them

http://democracynow.org - On Saturday, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won landslide victories in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii, chipping away at front-runner Hillary Clinton’s lead in the race to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for the White House. Sanders won at least 71 percent of the vote in each state, including 82 percent in Alaska. "The reason we are doing well is because we are talking about the real issues facing America and we’re telling the truth," said Sanders in a victory speech in Wisconsin. While Saturday may have been the biggest day of the Sanders campaign, the corporate media largely downplayed his victories. We air part of his victory speech. Interview:
https://youtu.be/v5Cu7auYI_U

Sanders' Wall St. Speculation Tax Would Raise $300 Billion and Create Millions of Jobs

Economists estimate revenues from those most able to pay...
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/sanders-wall-st-speculation-tax-would-raise-300-billion-and-create-millions-jobs

Why the Rise of Trump, Cruz and Sanders Is the Logical Result of the 1% Not Paying Taxes

You reap what you sow.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/why-rise-trump-cruz-and-sanders-logical-result-americas-wealthiest-not-paying-their