Tom Perez Gets Earful on Superdelegates at Congressional Progressive Caucus Meeting
The DNC chair met privately with CPC members about the handling of the Iowa caucus and recent reporting over committee rules that seem to favor Mike Bloomberg.
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The Pundits Wrote Off Bernie’s Candidacy. In Iowa and New Hampshire, He Proved Them Wrong.
Last year, commentators predicted Bernie Sanders would drop out before Iowa. Now he is the undisputed frontrunner.
With New Hampshire Behind Him, Sanders Looks to Nevada Workers as Vegas Union Bosses Rally Against Him
The Sanders campaign invested in Nevada early on, with substantial outreach to Latino voters, who make up a third of the population.
Mike Bloomberg Claims He Cut Stop-and-Frisk by 95 Percent — After Increasing It Sevenfold
Bloomberg drastically ramped up an NYPD program to stop and frisk mostly black and Latino men. Now, he’s misleading the public about the history.
Young People Have Been Eyeing the New Hampshire Primary Since 2017. They Could Make the Difference.
New Hampshire Youth Movement, which has endorsed Bernie Sanders, has identified and registered 12,000 students who didn’t vote in 2016.
Pete Buttigieg’s Policy Director Has Been Traveling the Country for Months to Meet With “Investors” in His Campaign
Sonal Shah, Buttigieg’s national policy director, has been meeting with high-level donors on at least a weekly basis throughout the fall and winter.
Pete Buttigieg Repeatedly Dodged a Question About Black Marijuana Arrests in South Bend — Then Invoked Gangs
Pete Buttigieg spent the weekend justifying his obfuscation on a debate question about racially disproportionate marijuana arrests in South Bend.
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Yes, a Progressive President Could Cancel Student Debt on Day One — by Following the Grassroots
Debt strike activists found a button to destroy all student debt. We just need someone to push it.
Ro Khanna Backs Nabilah Islam, Dubbed AOC of Atlanta, in Contested Georgia Primary
"She reflects the vibrancy and diversity of her district and symbolizes the New South," Khanna told The Intercept.
Bloomberg Plagiarized Parts of at Least Eight of His Plans
The Intercept found that exact passages from at least eight Bloomberg plans or accompanying fact sheets were plagiarized.