March 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s Mixed Record on Wall Street Belies Her Tough ‘Cut it Out’ Talk

https://www.propublica.org/article/hillary-clinton-mixed-record-on-wall-street-tough-cut-it-out-talk?utm_campaign=sprout&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=1457580409

March 7, 2016

Revealed: the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Generation Y’s income

The full scale of the financial rout facing millennials is revealed today in exclusive new data that points to a perfect storm of factors besetting an entire generation of young adults around the world.

A combination of debt, joblessness, globalisation, demographics and rising house prices is depressing the incomes and prospects of millions of young people across the developed world, resulting in unprecedented inequality between generations.

A Guardian investigation into the prospects of millennials – those born between 1980 and the mid-90s, and often otherwise known as Generation Y – has found they are increasingly being cut out of the wealth generated in western societies.

Where 30 years ago young adults used to earn more than national averages, now in many countries they have slumped to earning as much as 20% below their average compatriot. Pensioners by comparison have seen income soar.

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Read the whole article at the link: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/07/revealed-30-year-economic-betrayal-dragging-down-generation-y-income

In my view THIS is one HUGE reason why Bernie's message deeply resonates with millennials.

March 7, 2016

Bernie Sanders, the refreshing choice (Seattle Times endorsement)

Authenticity and consistency are so rare in politics these days — no wonder a strong number of voters are supporting U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ bid to become the Democratic candidate for president.

Sanders’ signature candor is a refreshing change from status quo politics.

Many Americans share his frustration over the fact that more and more power is being concentrated today in the hands of a few.

He is the only candidate in this race, on either side of the aisle, who has spoken forcefully — and over years — against Wall Street’s willingness to take enormous risks while expecting public bailouts.

Sanders advocates for breaking up big banks now and bringing back a new version of the repealed Glass-Steagall Act that would prevent financial institutions from spending customers’ money so recklessly in the future.

Sanders bravely calls out the role of big money in politics and supports a repeal of the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision. He has long warned about the dangers of media consolidation, which limits the range of information citizens need to maintain a strong democracy.

Overall, Sanders is not as politically experienced as Hillary Clinton, who knows the ropes in both the executive and legislative branches. She is right to call out Sanders’ impracticality (with the current Congress) in wanting to move the U.S. toward a single-payer health-care system.

But she comes with increasing challenges, not the least of which are ongoing questions about her home email server when she was secretary of state.

At this time, Sanders’ strength lies in his ability to generate important discussions on topics other entrenched politicians are too timid to touch.

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/the-seattle-times-editorial-board-recommends-john-kasich-bernie-sanders/

March 7, 2016

Seattle Times endorses BERNIE!!!

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/the-seattle-times-editorial-board-recommends-john-kasich-bernie-sanders/

March 5, 2016

Insider Politics in American is Totally Broken

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-has-changed-america_us_56d9a9c2e4b0ffe6f8e90b7c

Cross-posted to Videos

March 5, 2016

Insider Politics in American is Totally Broken

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-has-changed-america_us_56d9a9c2e4b0ffe6f8e90b7c

March 4, 2016

For those who follow info on election fraud...

From page 1---
"It is enough that the people know there was an election. Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who program the computers decide everything."
-- Joseph Stalin (updated quote)

At 8:00PM the polls closed in Massachusetts. At 8:01, the CNN web site briefly displayed their exit poll results:

52% for Sanders vs 46% for Clinton.

From page 2---
In 8 of the 9 states where we have data, the exit polls showed lower percentages for Clinton than the official counts that came out later. The margins of error should have been in the neighborhood of 3%, but in all the states except Vermont, the discrepancies were larger than this. Only in Massachusetts was the discrepancy large enough to change the winner, but proportions matter for the allocation of convention delegates. (These facts as reported by Ted Soares, who had his computer ready to capture exit polls from each state as they came out. The chart below also comes from Ted.)

Election Theft and the Media
Whoever writes the rules has declared that it's OK to write about disenfranchisement and Jim Crow and ID laws that keep poor and minorities from voting and private companies hired to "clean up the data" in voter registration, eliminating people of color in the process. It is fine to talk about indirect means by which the vote is tilted to the right, but it is definitely not fine to talk about vote theft blatant and direct via the computer programs that count our votes. Just in the last 14 years, computerized voting has swept the American states, and with it there have been laws and procedures assuring that the computer totals are beyond independent scrutiny or cross-checks.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/Super-Tuesday-Who-Really-by-Josh-Mitteldorf-Election-Integrity_Hillary-Clinton_Sanders-Bernard-160303-157.html

http://www.opednews.com/articles/2/Super-Tuesday-Who-Really-by-Josh-Mitteldorf-Election-Integrity_Hillary-Clinton_Sanders-Bernard-160303-157.html

March 4, 2016

Why Democrats Need to Wake Up & Realize it is Bernie or Bust

http://washingtonforberniesanders.com/why-democrats-need-to-wake-up-realize-it-is-bernie-or-bust

Nice rundown, hits these subheads:

No Difference Between Bernie and Hillary???

Why Bernie is Much More Likely than Hillary to Defeat Donald Trump

What is driving the voters to move away from Hillary and toward Bernie and/or Donald?

Who Really Won Super Tuesday?

Running Clinton against Trump is a disastrous, suicidal proposition

March 3, 2016

Nifty website answers TEN "I like Bernie, but..." questions.

Also includes additional links to more detailed info.

http://ilikeberniebut.com/

March 1, 2016

A message to the Boomer generation from your grandchildren