By John Whitesides and Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden coasted to a blowout victory over Bernie Sanders in Florida’s Democratic presidential primary and was projected to win Illinois […]
The ‘sensible, establishment choice’ is just as likely to garner votes from former Republicans as a populist with a bold new plan Holly Baxter New York @h0llyb4xter 5th March […]
Those who believe a new occupant of the White House will act over the Israel-Palestinian conflict had better shake off their illusions Robert Fisk @indyvoices 4th March 2020 independent.co.uk […]
‘We don’t want Sanders at AIPAC. We don’t want him in Israel,’ declares Danny Danon of US Democratic frontrunner, who had called Netanyahu a ‘reactionary racist’ SOURCE: TIMES OF ISRAEL […]
My favorite uncomfortable interview moment arises in a 1996 BBC segment featuring linguist and scholar Noam Chomsky. In the interview, conducted by British journalist Andrew Marr for the BBC show “The Big Idea,” Marr tells viewers he has come to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to talk to the professor […]
Nathan Robinson No other Democrats can beat him at this point. Sill, the liberal establishment is still struggling to come to terms with Sanders’ inevitable nomination It was a landslide. […]
The caucus which was supposed to be so important for the 2020 election turned into a weird Kafka play on caffeine Holly Baxter New York @h0llyb4xter Massachusetts senator says vote has shown ‘Americans have a hunger for big structural change’ ( Getty ) It was like watching six very different, […]
POLITICS 01/31/2020 The senator from Vermont has been a top contender among Muslim American voters in the Democratic presidential contest. By Rowaida Abdelaziz The national board of the Muslim […]
After tonight, we have to ask ourselves: does Biden really have that ‘electability factor’ his competition supposedly doesn’t? Michael Arceneaux New York The Independent Voices Joe Biden was presumably […]
Jun 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Nina L. Khrushcheva Over the last few years, Pope Francis has reinvigorated the Catholic Church’s core message with passionate criticism of unbridled capitalism and a new, more progressive worldview. In the United States primaries, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is doing much the same […]
May 30,2016 – JORDAN TIMES There is a Sanders phenomenon. It is real, and the factors that have prompted its emergence need to addressed and understood. When this year’s presidential primary began, many dismissed the Democratic Party contest as a “done deal”. It was assumed that Hillary Clinton would be […]
Philip Weiss on May 6, 2016 0 Comments Pew released a new survey of American attitudes toward the world yesterday, and on Israel the news is clear: the Democratic Party […]
Whilst Clinton has been decidedly pro-Israeli and anti-boycott throughout her campaign, Sanders has paid a price for saying that US policy in the Middle East should be even-handed Robert Fisk @indyvoices First to Israel, which – unlike the sea-to-shining-sea hinterland of the American media – really can be a “land […]
Apr 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Pope Francis’ brief meeting with US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders Saturday at the Vatican may have been short in time but was long in symbolism and meaning. Sanders was at the Vatican to attend a conference at the Pontifical Academy of Social Justice, […]
JTA Posted on Feb. 16, 2016 Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., introducing Bernie Sanders on Sunday at the Black America Forum in Minneapolis. Photo is screen shot from YouTube Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. “This is […]
Feb 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY Bernie Sanders has been unfairly criticised for being a “Johnny One Note” on foreign policy because he continually reminds voters of his early opposition to the Iraq war. To explain why he continues to emphasise the importance of his decision to […]
Feb 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY I have long argued that the way candidates for high office speak about the Middle East should be a critical test of their capacity to lead our nation. Since the end of the Vietnam war, we have spent more money, sold or […]