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Bernie Sanders: Bold Politics Is Good Politics

Author: Bernie Sanders / Source: jacobinmag.com

Bernie Sanders speaking with supporters at a campaign rally in Phoenix, AZ in July 2015. Gage Skidmore / Flickr

In the wake of several recent successful challenges from the left to centrist, “establishment” Democrats, most notably Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders isn’t on record telling anyone “I told you so.”

The Politics Hour – June 29, 2018

Source: WAMU

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This week, Marylanders went to the polls to cast ballots in the primaries. Winners included Ben Jealous, who Democrats chose to run against Governor Larry Hogan in November, and Angela Alsobrooks, Democratic nominee for Prince George’s County Executive. In a dramatic turn, the Democratic primary in Montgomery County’s Executive race is still too close to call.

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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Ban Stands

Author: Lena FeltonTaylor Hosking / Source: The Atlantic

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-Written by Lena Felton (@lenakfelton) and Taylor Hosking (@Taylor__Hosking)

Today in 5 Lines

In a 5–4 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s travel ban. In a statement, Trump called the ruling a “profound vindication.”

In a win for the pro-life movement, the Court also struck downa California law that…

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WHY Did Hillary Clinton Once Call African American Kids “Super-Predators”? Published on Feb 11, 2016 Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks discusses a devastating editorial from Michelle Alexander in The Nation which dives into the Clinton family’s history with the African-American community. Former President Bill Clinton is often called our “first Black President” but […]

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