The Nation: Bernie Sanders for President

[femmedem]

The Nation endorses Bernie Sanders:

A year ago, concerned that ordinary citizens would be locked out of the presidential nominating process, The Nation argued that a vigorously contested primary would be good for the candidates, for the Democratic Party, and for democracy. Two months later, Senator Bernie Sanders formally launched a campaign that has already transformed the politics of the 2016 presidential race. Galvanized by his demands for economic and social justice, hundreds of thousands of Americans have packed his rallies, and over 1 million small donors have helped his campaign shatter fund-raising records while breaking the stranglehold of corporate money. Sanders’s clarion call for fundamental reform—single-payer healthcare, tuition-free college, a $15-an-hour minimum wage, the breaking up of the big banks, ensuring that the rich pay their fair share of taxes—have inspired working people across the country. His bold response to the climate crisis has attracted legions of young voters, and his foreign policy, which emphasizes diplomacy over regime change, speaks powerfully to war-weary citizens. Most important, Sanders has used his insurgent campaign to tell Americans the truth about the challenges that confront us. He has summoned the people to a “political revolution,” arguing that the changes our country so desperately needs can only happen when we wrest our democracy from the corrupt grip of Wall Street bankers and billionaires.

We believe such a revolution is not only possible but necessary—and that’s why we’re endorsing Bernie Sanders for president. This magazine rarely makes endorsements in the Democratic primary (we’ve done so only twice: for Jesse Jackson in 1988, and for Barack Obama in 2008). We do so now impelled by the awareness that our rigged system works for the few and not for the many. Americans are waking up to this reality, and they are demanding change. This understanding animates both the Republican and Democratic primaries, though it has taken those two contests in fundamentally different directions.

More at http://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-for-president/

[Android3.14]

1. "such a revolution is not only possible but necessary"

Now that's an endorsement.

[Enthusiast]

25. Huge +1!

[kristopher]

2. K&R

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Can't be! I thought everyone who supports Sanders is suffering from "White Man Pathology"!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=990768

What is this "Nation" you speak of? Are they some sort of media outlet? Why, I've never heard of them!

[RedCappedBandit]

4. KnR! The best!

[RoccoR5955]

5. Best. Endorsement. Ever.

As a long time subscriber, I am proud that this media outlet is supporting the best candidate that we have seen in a very long time!

[RiverLover]

9. +1

Love it!!

[hifiguy]

22. rAmen to that.

And the Nation speaks for all true liberals and progressives.

They walk the walk and so does Bernie!

[Empowerer]

34. Really?

I have a feeling you wouldn't see it that way if they hadn't endorsed Sanders.

FYI, I'm a true liberal - dyed in the wool - but, while I often agree with them, the Nation doesn't always speak for me. I'm not upset that they endorsed Sanders - I think it's a strong and well-earned endorsement, even if I don't agree with it - but claiming that "all true liberals and progressives" must agree with them is ridiculous since Bernie Sanders and his supporters have not cornered the market on liberalism and progressivism.

[CharlotteVale]

6. K&R

[tk2kewl]

7. that's just the "professional left"

Big K&R!

[davidpdx]

10. LOL you beat me to it

K & R

[tazkcmo]

8. Now THAT'S an endorsement!

One We The People can be proud of. Good job citizens!

[PotatoChip]

11. Excellent endorsement, Excellent article.

A very good read.

[Fuddnik]

12. Yessss..... Just renewed my subscription.

Been a Nation reader for 30+ years!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

13. It;s just getting batter and better!

[Fuddnik]

14. Well, it's not like they're Eric Holder or anything!

[NorthCarolina]

15. Excellent, gave them a donation too.

Bernie is 45.

[Omaha Steve]

16. The Nation site is running slow from mass clicks! (donate to say THANK YOU!)

https://donate.thenation.com/responsive-pages/5_122014_hompage


Their front page.

[Betty Karlson]

17. Depicted: dignity and humility

and possessing both: the man who richly deserves to become president. Even when half the country doesn't deserve him, all of it needs him.

[hifiguy]

23. VERY well said.

Bernie is not doing this for himself, he is doing it because it needs to be done.

[WillyT]

18. + 1,000,000,000 What They Said !!!

[Robbins]

19. Consider this

they endorsed Jesse Jackson In 1988.Guess who else did back In 1988.Bernie did.

The nation has only endorsed three times during primary and bernie is first white guy they have endorsed.

[Ivan Kaputski]

20. k and r

[Uncle Joe]

21. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, femmedem.

[femmedem]

29. You're welcome! Thanks for all of your posts!

I read this as I was having my morning coffee, and had to share it, even though doing so almost made me late for work.

[Ferd Berfel]

24. Hear Hear

[Enthusiast]

26. Kicked and recommended!

[vaberella]

27. KnR*

[klook]

28. Outstanding!

The Nation is one of the best political publications around, and I'm happy that I've been subscribing for many years.

[Matariki]

30. That made me oddly weepy.

[DonCoquixote]

31. ok, lets see people try to throw the Nation under the bus

If they do, this could well become a Rubicon moment, where the Wall Street end of the Democrats tell liberals YOU ARE NOT WANTED!

[Empowerer]

33. The Nation endorsed Sanders, not Clinton, so it won't get thrown under the bus

It's Sanders supporters who can't tolerate ANYONE endorsing ANYONE other than Bernie. While a few Clinton supporters here and there may snipe, unlike the Sanders folks, they do not pile on or dismiss everyone who endorses someone other than their candidate.

[yuiyoshida]

32. Well,

I will endorse him too

[John Poet]

35. YES!!! Great endorsement

[JDPriestly]

36. K&R.