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So What Would Happen if Bernie Sanders Won?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 21, 2016

Let's consider a hypothetical. What if Bernie Sanders became president? It's hardly impossible. If he wins in Iowa and New Hampshire and then either in South Carolina or Nevada, he could well be the nominee with the momentum that would create. If Donald Trump or...

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Race, Reparations, and Sanders

By Erik Loomis

On January 21, 2016

Ta-Nehisi Coates writes pretty strongly against Bernie Sanders' position on race, accusing him of being nothing more than a mainstream white Democrat on race, lacking any of the imagination he.

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Family Leave

By Erik Loomis

On November 22, 2015

I have stated before that I don't think a Sanders presidency is all that different than a Clinton presidency, which is why I have written very little about the primary..

Building a New Left?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 12, 2015

Harold Meyerson asks whether Bernie Sanders' "historic" campaign can build a new New Left? The shorter answer is no. The longer answer though I think is necessary. First, Meyerson's framing seems to not recognize that we are actually in a period of an upsurge in...

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Bernie and His Fans

By Erik Loomis

On August 16, 2015

Good take on the problem with Bernie Sanders: the cult of personality his fans are erecting around him that make any criticism an attack on their hero. It’s time for.

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High Standards

By Erik Loomis

On July 20, 2015

It's nice that the National Review can run articles insinuating that Bernie Sanders is a Nazi, or I'm sorry, a national socialist. Quite the respectable publication with really high standards.

The Democrats We Need

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 3, 2015

When Bernie Sanders announced his presidential bid, I saw several comments from people who may have supported the third party campaigns of people like Ralph Nader in the past respond by asking when the people who supposedly prefer primary challenges to third parties would start...

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Bernie and the TPP

By Erik Loomis

On January 10, 2015

Bernie Sanders is taking the lead in attacking the odious Trans-Pacific Partnership, the centerpiece of Obama's trade agenda. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is blasting the Obama administration for a.

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