Democratic Socialism Tag

Democrats Enter Panic Zone Over the Rise of Bernie Sanders In Iowa and New Hampshire

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 28, 2020 36 Comments

Bernie Sanders is having his moment. With a week to go until the Iowa caucuses, Sanders is leading the Democrat field, according to a Siena/New York Times poll. The Real Clear Politics average of polls shows Sanders way out in front in New Hampshire. Some Democrats are starting to get nervous.

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Academic Who Left China to Escape Socialism Now Running for Congress to Stop it in America

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 23, 2020 3 Comments

"I started my journey of defending the American Dream by leading Asian Americans’ fight against racial discriminations in college admissions"...

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U. Mississippi Prof Running for Congress as a Democratic Socialist

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 22, 2020 2 Comments

"Join us in fighting for a new leaf for Mississippi"...

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Metaphor Alert: Bernie Sanders Campaigns in Front of Empty Store Shelves

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 30, 2019 16 Comments

Bernie Sanders appeared in Detroit this week with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) who had just endorsed him. At one point they spoke to the press from inside a food pantry and the optics were rather ironic.

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Elizabeth Warren’s pregnancy discrimination fib uncovered by Bernie-supporting Socialist, not “right wing” as Warren claims

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 09, 2019 27 Comments

An important narrative in Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign is that she lost a teaching job early in her career because she was pregnant. Yet that narrative has been largely-debunked by Warren's own words in a 2007 interview, and through records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon and others.

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Bernie Sanders Unveils ‘Tax on Extreme Wealth’ Plan Which Includes National Wealth Registry

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 24, 2019 50 Comments

Self-proclaimed socialist millionaire 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is going all in. Sanders announced today that billionaires should not exist. He developed a tax plan specifically to target the few billionaires who exist in America.

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Working Families Party Backs Warren for 2020 After Endorsing Bernie in 2016

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 17, 2019 12 Comments

The Working Families Party, an organization which espouses Democratic Socialism and endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2016, is now throwing its support to Elizabeth Warren for 2020. That's rather telling.

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Democratic Socialists of America will not endorse a presidential candidate if Bernie doesn’t get Dem nomination

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2019 24 Comments

The Democratic Socialists of America provide considerable energy for Democrat candidates. The label Democratic Socialist is embraced by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, among others. The DSA just held its annual conference, and it was pretty much what you would expect when 1000 socialists got together -- it devolved at times into self-parody.

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How Will Democrats Vote? Republican Sen. Steve Daines Introduces Resolution Condemning Socialism

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on July 31, 2019 21 Comments

During his 2019 State of the Union address, President Trump proclaimed, “Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will NEVER be a socialist country.” While this did not make Democrat presidential candidate and avowed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) happy, it's a statement well in-line with the majority of American voters.

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The Democrats’ game plan for electing more far leftists to the House

Posted by New Neo on July 28, 2019 27 Comments

Following is a way it might be possible for the far left to gain more power, particularly in the House, even if the majority of America and even the majority of Democrats do not support far left politics and are completely turned off by the current Squad.

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Young Democratic Socialists Advised Not to Say ‘Socialism’ When Recruiting

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 23, 2019 4 Comments

“We want to abolish capitalism, nothing less than that”...

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New Denver Councilwoman Loves Her Some Communism: “I believe in community ownership of land, labor, resources, and distribution of those resources”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 18, 2019 75 Comments

Newly-elected Denver city councilwoman Candi CdeBaca (D-CO) is making waves with her comments about our being in "late phase capitalism" and her strong belief in the "community ownership of land, labor, resources, and distribution of those resources."  She's so fervent in her belief that she goes on to say "I’m excited to usher it in by any means necessary."

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Young Democratic Socialists at Texas State Celebrate Gay Pride With Call for Violence

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 05, 2019 7 Comments

“Let’s Guillotine Bourgeoisie Traitors.” ...

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Socialist Students at U. Buffalo Oppose Speech by ‘War Criminal’ Condoleezza Rice

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 19, 2019 3 Comments

"personally approved the CIA’s use of waterboarding on prisoners"...

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Michael Moore Tears Into Pelosi, White People: ‘Their Old Tired Privileged Ways are Over’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 16, 2019 40 Comments

The left continues to eat its own as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tries to squash the rebellion within the Democrat party. Progressive activist and filmmaker Michael Moore has added to the rebellion after he lashed out at Pelosi when she dismissed those representatives who try to push the party to the far-left.

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Bernie Called Out on Accepting Tax Breaks: ‘I Paid the Taxes That I Owe’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 16, 2019 36 Comments

2020 presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released 10 years of his tax returns right before he participated in a town hall with Fox News. It turns out the self-proclaimed socialist belongs to the 1% his side hates. The returns also show that he donated little to charity despite making a ton of money.

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Sanders: I Will Do a Better Job ‘Explaining What We Mean by Socialism – Democratic Socialism’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 18, 2019 7 Comments

Sure, the problem with Socialism is that no one has properly explained it before....

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Report: Ocasio-Cortez is a Swamp Socialist, Boyfriend Paid by Friendly PAC

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 20, 2019 22 Comments

Last week, Twitter locked Luke Thompson's account after he divulged public information of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's boyfriend Riley Roberts. her chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti joined in and next thing you know...trolls galore. Thompson had a legitimate question: Why does Riley have a house.gov email address? Since he had time on his hands with his suspension, Thompson did some digging and found the story goes deeper than he thought.

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