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U.S. Politics

Sanders proposes big changes to U.S. military aid for Israel, Starting with “Respect and Human Dignity” for Palestinians

October 29th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke out against the misuse of U.S. military aid by Israel at a conference on Monday, calling for major change should he be elected president. “At a time when we spend $3.8 billion on military aid to Israel, we have the right to say to the Israeli...

Local

Bernie Sanders pickets with UAW at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant

September 25th, 20190 HAMTRAMCK - Vermont senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was in Detroit to picket with striking UAW workers at the gigantic General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant on Wednesday. The labor strike is now in its 10th day. UAW members and supporters can be routinely seen picketing outside of the 4...

COMMUNITY

Presidential debate in Detroit energizes voters and organizers in Dearborn

August 3rd, 20190 DETROIT — The Democratic primary debate that took place July 30 left the audience with a comprehensive idea of which candidates seem to stand a chance of winning the nomination, what their plans entail and just how each of them could be right for Detroit, specifically, and Michigan at large. Despite competing for voters at the left...

Other Voices

Ending America’s endless war

June 30th, 20190 The United States has been at war for too long. Even today, we seem to be preparing for a new war with Iran, which would be the worst yet. Earlier this month, President Trump ordered thousands of additional U.S. troops to the Middle East to confront Tehran and its proxies. And we recently learned that the Pentagon had presented the...

COMMUNITY

Bernie Sanders proposes canceling entire $1.6 trillion in U.S. student loan debt

June 24th, 20190 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposed a bill on Monday eliminating all $1.6 trillion of student debt held in the United States, two days before the candidates' first debate in Miami, adding to the 2020 policy fight of the Democratic presidential primary. Sanders' proposal suggests that the federal government pay to wipe clean the student...

Elections

Sanders chooses Muslim American to manage his presidential campaign

February 22nd, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) chose Faiz Shakir, a Muslim American, to serve as his campaign manager for his second run for president. Shakir previously served as national political director of the American Civil Liberties Union since early 2017. Before his position at the ACLU he worked as a senior advisor to...

U.S.A

Bernie Sanders slams ‘absurd’ introduction of anti-BDS bill in Congress

January 15th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the U.S. government shutdown continues, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has slammed the “absurd” introduction of a bill targeting the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. Sanders, an Independent who caucuses with Democrats, may run again for president in 2020. He tweeted out an article in the...

U.S.A

Senators Sanders and Feinstein oppose pending bill criminalizing boycotts of Israel

December 21st, 20180 WASHINGTON — The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) has been gaining steam over the past several years as activists worldwide have sought to put pressure on an Israeli government that has continuously acted with impunity against Palestinians in occupied territories. But a pending bill titled the Israel Anti-Boycott Act...

COMMUNITY

Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 an hour for all U.S. employees

October 5th, 20180 Taking effect Nov. 1 Amazon’s new $15 minimum wage will raise the wages of more than 250,000 Amazon employees plus 100,00 of its seasonal workers. The wage increase applies for full-time, part-time and temporary workers. "We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do and decided we want to lead," Jeff...

Local Election

Bernie Sanders headlines rallies for El-Sayed days before primary

August 11th, 20180 DETROIT — Over the weekend, just days before Michigan’s primary election, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), campaigned for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Sanders and El-Sayed attracted more than 1,400 people at a rally held at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit Sunday afternoon. El-Sayed...

COMMUNITY

More progressives embrace ‘Abdul for Michigan’ even as he battles Democratic skeptics

August 1st, 20180 YPSILANTI — With the days fast counting down to Michigan’s Aug. 7 primary election, gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign has been taking Southeast Michigan by storm, as diverse crowds pack halls along his tour route. At his fourth rally of the weekend, Brown Chapel AME Church in Ypsilanti was filled with an...

COMMUNITY

Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses El-Sayed for governor

July 28th, 20180 Lansing — On Wed., July 25, just two weeks before the Democratic primary, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for governor of Michigan. Sanders defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Michigan Democratic Primary by 2 percentage points, a surprise win over Clinton, who went on to secure...

National Election

Progressive Democrats increasingly criticize Israel, which could be politically rewarding

July 13th, 20180 WASHINGTON — For decades it was seen as too politically risky to criticize Israel, but this midterm cycle a growing number of Democratic candidates have begun openly criticizing some of its policies. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the first-time candidate who upset 10-term incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley in last month’s Democratic...

COMMUNITY

Meet the candidates aiming to become first Muslim Congresswomen

July 6th, 20180 Progressive and unorthodox candidates for Congress have been racking up major victories in the past few months, sending shockwaves and turning heads in a political arena long-dominated by White Republican men with deep pockets. On June 26, 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated a 10-term Democratic incumbent in the primaries...

COMMUNITY

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset victory shakes Democratic Party establishment

June 29th, 20180 NEW YORK — A 28-year-old former Bernie Sanders organizer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-New York) in a stunning primary upset Tuesday, made the issues of immigration and diversity a central part of her insurgent campaign. Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley 57 percent-42 percent after campaigning on...

Elections

The Bernie Sanders-inspired ‘Our Revolution’ endorses Abdul El-Sayed for governor

May 11th, 20180 DETROIT — At a campaign rally in Detroit on Saturday, May 5, former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner announced that Our Revolution, an organization inspired by Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) 2016 presidential campaign, has endorsed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. Our Revolution is a national...

U.S. Politics

Senator Sanders introducing bill targeting opioid manufacturers

April 17th, 20180 WASHINGTON,D.C. — Senator Bernie Sanders will introduce a bill on Tuesday that would fine opioid drug manufacturers for deceptive marketing and implement the harshest penalties yet on drugmakers found responsible for contributing to the drug epidemic. Sanders, an independent who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in...

U.S.A

Sanders, Lee and Murphy trying to pull U.S. out of Yemen war

March 2nd, 20180 WASHINGTON - Three senators will attempt to use congressional authority to get the United States to pull out of Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. Republican Mike Lee of Utah, Democrat Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, and independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont will attempt to use a provision in the 1973 War Powers Act, Reuters...

COMMUNITY

Abdul El-Sayed hosts town hall with Linda Sarsour and Winnie Wong

December 22nd, 20171 ANN ARBOR — Optimism echoed through the University of Michigan's Union Rogel Ballroom on December 16, as speeches from Abdul El-Sayed, Linda Sarsour and Winnie Wong inspired attendees at a town hall event. More than 100 students and citizens filled the second floor ballroom during finals week to hear the speeches from El-Sayed, a...