Tag: Bernie Sanders
May. 4, 2018
Why be a third party member?
During the 2016 presidential election 42 percent of voters, a plurality of the country, identified themselves as political independents. That sounds like the makings of…
Jan. 20, 2017
Journalism or sensationalism?
It had been a brutal year-and-a-half of news coverage, filled to the brim with a constant, remorseless 24-hour stream of verbal diarrhea. The stories were…
Aug. 5, 2016
The DNC comes to Philadelphia
On Feb. 1, Hillary Clinton declared victory over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa Democratic caucus by a margin of 0.3 percent, an estimated difference of…
May. 20, 2016
A Clinton Sanders ticket
Bernie Sanders never got the time of day from day one. Too old; too Jewish; representing too small a state; a loner who hadn’t even…
Apr. 26, 2016
Featured this week: Feeling the Bern
Senator Bernie Sanders took to the microphone the evening of April 25 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) of Drexel University to promote his bid…
Apr. 25, 2016
Bernie Sanders rally to be held at Drexel
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders will be holding a rally at Drexel University’s Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) at 3301 Market St. on April 25. The event,…
Apr. 22, 2016
This American idiocracy
When the Athenians invented democracy about 2600 years ago, they took it straight, no chaser. Every citizen represented himself. The Athenian Assembly was the full…
Apr. 8, 2016
Lessons learned from a night at a political rally
Like the thousands of others at Temple University’s Liacouras Center, April 6, I was eagerly anticipating seeing Bernie Sanders. As this was my first rally,…
Feb. 12, 2016
All signs point to yet another war president
Let’s face it, folks: We have another War President on our hands. And, if Hillary or Marco or anybody but Bernie is elected this year,…
Jan. 29, 2016
The year democracy became a joke
Donald Trump said he could stand on Fifth Avenue and shoot someone, and not lose any votes. I believe it, too. First of all, it’s…
