Top Hillary Clinton PAC Donation Amounts to 222,000 Bernie Sanders Donations
Billionaire George Soros gave $6 million to Priorities USA. The average donation to the small donor-funded Bernie Sanders campaign was $26.28.
Zaid Jilani
Zaid Jilani is a former Reporter at The Intercept. He has previously worked as a reporter-blogger for ThinkProgress, United Republic, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Alternet.
He hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in international affairs and received his master's in public administration from Syracuse University in 2014.
He hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in international affairs and received his master's in public administration from Syracuse University in 2014.
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Donald Trump in 2000: “I Support the Ban on Assault Weapons”
These days, Trump criticizes “opponents of gun rights” for coming “up with scary sounding phrases like ‘assault weapons.’”
Hillary Clinton Doing Finance Industry Fundraiser Just Before Iowa
Despite being dogged with questions about her ties to Wall Street, Clinton will take a detour from the campaign trail in Iowa to raise money from the finance industry.
Anti-Corruption Crusader Zephyr Teachout Running for Congress
Teachout's surprisingly aggressive primary challenge to incumbent New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made her a hero among campaign finance reformers.
Watch Bill Clinton Defend Bernie Sanders’ Health Care Plan (in 2009)
Bill Clinton assailed Bernie Sanders’ single-payer health care plan last week, but in 2009, he defended single-payer on CNN.
Bernie Sanders Gets Group Endorsements When Members Decide; Hillary Clinton When Leaders Decide
Every major union or progressive organization that let its members have a vote endorsed Sanders. Several Clinton endorsements sparked complaints about the lack of a democratic process.
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations Overlook His Critiques of Capitalism and Militarism
When he was assassinated in 1968, King was in the midst of waging a radical campaign against economic inequality and protesting the Vietnam War.
In 1993 Meeting, Hillary Clinton Acknowledged "Convincing Case" for Single-Payer
Clinton's previous comments raise questions about both the motive and the sincerity of her recent assault on Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders.
Hillary Clinton's Single-Payer Pivot Greased By Millions in Industry Speech Fees
Clinton made $2.8 million from 13 speeches to the health care industry in just three years — almost as much as she's taken from banks.
Hillary Clinton in 2008: "Since When Do Other Democrats Attack One Another on Universal Health Care?"
While Clinton was campaigning against then-Senator Barack Obama, his campaign sent out a mailer criticizing her plan to mandate health insurance coverage.