The presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders is over—but his legacy of a political revolution is still very much alive. How to build it? Norman Solomon has some ideas. With host Kris Welch.
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Today on Flashpoints: With the US media all but declaring Hillary Clinton the official winner of the November presidential election, we take a look at Hillary The Hawk and the potential impact on the future of the endless wars being waged in our name. We also ask the question, what effect might Bernie Sanders and … Continued
Hillary Clinton officially accepts the Democratic Presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to be the nominee of either major party. She reaches out to Bernie Sanders supporters say they had put economic and social justice issues front and center, where they belong and pledging to work with Sanders on making public college education free for poor … Continued
President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and HIllary Clinton’s vice presidential nominee Virginia Senator Tim Kaine address the Democratic National Convention tonight. Supporters of Bernie Sanders may protest when Kaine delivers his speech. Some of them walked out of the convention hall and joined protests outside after Clinton’s formal presidential nomination yesterday. Pacifica’s live coverage … Continued
Fund Drive Special: Historic Convention Coverage and Progressive Speeches Collection, Election Primer
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Today we offer a collection of historical speeches by Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, Robert F. Kennedy, Bernie Sanders and many others.
Bernie Sanders closed the first night of the Democratic National Convention by warning about a Trump presidency and throwing his full-throated support behind Hillary Clinton. We talk to Carroll Fife about what’s happening inside the convention, then go to Joshua Holland for a reality check on the language, and the hype, surrounding the rift in … Continued
Bernie Sanders addresses the Democratic National Convention on its opening night. So does progressive favorite Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Michelle Obama. Sanders supporters marched in the hot sun ahead of the convention’s opening, chanting protests against the Democratic National Committee and its outgoing chair, Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The Sanders supporters are angry … Continued
The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – July 12, 2016
Bernie Sanders announces his endorsement of Hillary Clinton in a joint appearance in New Hampshire, but says his political revolution will continue. President Obama speaks in Dallas at the interfaith memorial for the five slain police officers. On Capitol Hill, Republican lawmakers pepper Attorney General Loretta Lynch with questions about why she decided not to … Continued
As Sanders Endorses Clinton, How Far Left Has He Pushed the Democratic Party Platform? Filmmaker Josh Fox: Sanders Pushed Party Platform to Left, But We Failed on TPP, Medicare, Gaza; “Divergent” Star Shailene Woodley on Bernie Sanders, DNC Caravan & Speaking Out in Hollywood; Historian: “You Can’t Disconnect History of the 2nd Amendment From the … Continued
Bernie Sanders ran on his opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership. Hillary Clinton came out against it during the campaign. So why did the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee kill a plank opposing it? We talk to John Nichols about the the politics of platforms, and the likelihood of floor fights at the Democratic National Convention. … Continued