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Will Donna Brazile and Elizabeth Warren Finally Feel the Bern? Van Jones Did at the People’s Summit

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This week was a watershed moment for the Establishment Dems: Donna Brazile and Elizabeth Warren broke ranks this week by acknowledging the DNC needs to clean its house. It makes me wonder if they will finally reach out a little more to those of us in the trenches of the Political Revolution. As many of the Birdies know, I attended the People’s Summit held in Chicago in June this year. I did some live blogging from it, but I never did do a write up of the conference. I chose to do my write up at TOP because no one … Continue reading →

6/10 The People’s Summit, Evening 2 in Progressive Land & Open Thread

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Good Evening! It’s been quite a conference so far. And McCormick is a huge convention center! I just saw Rob Quist and Rep Pramilla Jayapal. Great talk. More in the comments! Nina is busy at her new job with The Real News. This evening’s keynote speaker is Senator Bernie Sanders.   The title of the program is The Political Revolution Now.   It’s scheduled for 7-8:30PM. The livestream link is below, once you click on it, it takes you to a yet link. People’ Summit via Our Revolution … Continue reading →

6/9 News Roundup – Sanders Congratulates Corbyn, Progressives Gather @ The Peoples Summit & More

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Bernie Sanders congratulates Jeremy Corbyn and hails a ‘rising up against austerity’

Bernie Sanders, the former US presidential election candidate, has congratulated Jeremy Corbyn, saying the election result is a sign of the world “rising up against austerity”.

Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to hold on to her job on Friday as British voters dealt her a punishing blow.

With no clear winner emerging from Thursday’s parliamentary election, the wounded prime minister signalled she would fight on, despite losing her majority in the House of Commons. Her rival Jeremy Corbyn said she should step down.

“I am delighted to see Labour do so well,” Mr Sanders told the Washington Post. “All over the world people are rising up against austerity and massive levels of income and wealth inequality.

“People in the UK, the US and elsewhere want governments that represent all the people, not just the 1%.

“I congratulate Jeremy Corbyn for running a very positive and effective campaign.”

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