Sanders and Biden Battle to Win New Democratic Primary in US
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-10
The United States celebrates another day of Democratic primaries this Tuesday, with former Vice President Joe Biden at the top of all polls, ahead of leftist Senator Bernie Sanders. | RELATED: | Super Tuesday: 'At Stake Is the Soul of the Democratic Party' | Millions of people in six states will vote this Tuesday for their favorite candidate in the race for the Democratic nomination, which will challenge Republican President Donald Tr…
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Working Families Party picks Bernie over Biden after Warren exits race
Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-10
With the candidate it backed, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, now out of the Democratic presidential race, the Working Families Party, a political force in Northeastern states and growing elsewhere, chose on March 9 to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., over former Vice President Joseph Biden. The WFP's nod was the second big-ticket endorsement the democratic socialist …
peoplesworld.org/article/working-families-party-picks-bernie-over-biden-after-warren-exits-race/

Money for wars but not vaccines? Bernie panel ladles harsh truths as Americans face paying out-of-pocket for coronavirus treatment
rt.com | 2020-03-10
A panelist who took part in a coronavirus roundtable hosted by presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scoffed at the idea that free vaccines to combat the illness would be untenable, noting that there's always cash to fund US wars. | The Vermont senator assembled a group of medical professionals in Detroit on Tuesday to discuss how the United States could best deal with the ongoing health crisis. | During the question and answer session, one audience member highlighted how Sanders has promised to provide free vaccines against the illness, and asked how the self-described democratic-socialist plans to pay for it.
rt.com/usa/482719-war-coronavirus-vaccine-sanders-money/

SYRIZA's Betrayal of Greece is a Spectre haunting the Left
Max Parry | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-10
'Super Tuesday' in the 2020 presidential election season is over and Senator Bernie Sanders's time as the unlikely frontrunner for the Democratic nomination may have stopped just as quick as it began. Despite an unprecedented smear campaign coordinated by the party leadership and corporate media against him, the self-described "democratic socialist" not only managed to …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/syrizas-betrayal-of-greece-is-a-spectre-haunting-the-left/

Money for wars but not vaccines? Bernie panel ladles harsh truths as Americans face paying out-of-pocket for coronavirus treatment
rt.com | 2020-03-10
A panelist who took part in a coronavirus roundtable hosted by presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scoffed at the idea that free vaccines to combat the illness would be untenable, noting that there's always cash to fund US wars. | The Vermont senator assembled a group of medical professionals in Detroit on Tuesday to discuss how the United States could best deal with the ongoing health crisis. | During the question and answer session, one audience member highlighted how Sanders has promised to provide free vaccines against the illness, and asked how the self-described democratic-socialist plans to pay for it.
rt.com/usa/482719-war-coronavirus-vaccine-sanders-money/

Does the Scandinavian Model Support Bernie's Socialist Message?
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-10
Washington Post Columnist Fareed Zakaria in an op-ed accused Bernie Sanders's repeated exultation of the Northern Europe countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway as examples of the kind of economic system he wants to bring to the United States as being an unrealistic fantasy; Sanders either ignores or misunderstands their policies. When it comes to supporting working…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/10/does-the-scandinavian-model-support-bernies-socialist-message/

"Even a Fox News Audience Agrees": Sanders Rebuts Claims His Views Are "Extreme"
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-10
During a Fox News town hall Monday night in Dearborn, Michigan on the eve of the state's crucial Democratic presidential primary, Sen. Bernie Sanders made the case that

Coronavirus Pandemic in U.S. Fueled by Stunted CDC Budget & Lack of Access to Healthcare, Insurance
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
The coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 113,000 people worldwide, and killed more than 4,000. We are joined by two epidemiologists to examine the response so far around the world and in the United States. Thomas Bollyky is director of the global health program, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the book "Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World Is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways." We're also joined by Alfredo Morabia, professor of epidemiology at the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at Queens College, City University of New York, and edit…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/coronavirus_policy

Immigrants in WA Detention Center Demand Protection from Coronavirus, Not Posters in English
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
As the world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, we look at how the Trump administration's immigration policies may put everyone at risk. We go to Seattle, Washington, not far from the Life Care Center in the suburb of Kirkland, which was the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. In nearby Tacoma, Washington, our guest says she saw posters in English only when she went to visit immigrants held in the Northwest Detention Center, which is run by private prison company GEO Group. We speak with Maru Mora Villalpando, an activist and undocumented immigrant with the groups La Resistencia and Mijente, who issued a…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/coronavirus_ice

Prisons Worldwide Face Coronavirus Crisis: Overcrowding, Lack of Sanitation & Labor at Slave Wages
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
As Italy went on lockdown, nearly 30 prisons across the country broke into riots Sunday and Monday after visitation rights were suspended in response to the outbreak. In a prison in southern Italy, a riot left at least six incarcerated people dead and caused 50 people to escape. Prisoners have reportedly lit fires, charged guards and even escaped at multiple facilities. This comes as the United Nations confirmed that coronavirus had reached Iran's prisons, as the number of cases there continues to soar. Iran has temporarily freed some 70,000 prisoners in response to the coronavirus. And concerns are growing about…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/coronavirus_in_prisons_jails

Italy Is Now a Red Zone: Student at Bocconi U. Describes Strict Measures Taken to Contain COVID-19
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
The entire country of Italy has been placed on lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, impacting 60 million people. People in the nationwide Red Zone will only be allowed to travel for work, medical reasons or emergencies until early next month. All schools and universities will also remain closed, major sporting events are suspended, and airline passengers now have to justify their reasons for traveling. We go to Italy to speak with Romy Kool, an international student at Bocconi University in Milan, where courses are now being taught online amid the coronavirus outbreak. We are als…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/italy_red_zone

Dems Rigging Things for Establishment Figure "Moderate Jo" Biden?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-10
The myth of moderate Joe belies his hardline agenda throughout a near-half century of public life as US senator and vice president. | Along with most others on both sides of the aisle, his political record shows full support for endless …
globalresearch.ca/dems-rigging-things-establishment-figure-biden/5705968

Jeremy Scahill Makes the Definitive Case Against Joe Biden
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-10
The "Intercepted" host takes a deep dive into the former vice president's appalling record on everything from civil rights to women's rights.
truthdig.com/articles/jeremy-scahill-makes-the-definitive-case-against-joe-biden/

The Organization of American States Is Eroding Faith in Democracy
Laura Carlsen | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-10
The actions of the OAS Electoral Mission in Bolivia, headed by the Costa Rican Manuel González Sanz, triggered a break with the democratic order, leading not only to the coup but the subsequent killings of pro-Morales protesters by security forces, who specifically targeted indigenous supporters of the nation's first indigenous president.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/10/the-organization-of-american-states-is-eroding-faith-in-democracy/

If You Like War, You'll Love Joe
Arshad Khan | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-10
Like a cat with nine lives, Joe Biden keeps returning to the presidential race with a consistency akin to his votes for war

Progressives Warn Biden Is Anything but a Safe Choice
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-10
As voters head to the polls, Naomi Klein argues that Democrats can't afford to nominate a candidate committed to preserving the status quo.
truthdig.com/articles/progressives-warn-biden-is-anything-but-a-safe-choice/

Climate Movement Needs to Talk With Union Members About Green Jobs
Jane McAlevey | zcomm.org | 2020-03-10
Source: The Intercept The 2020 election is the first presidential race with climate at its center. Throughout the Democratic primary, the potential loss of good construction and fossil fuel industry jobs has helped prevent moderate Democratic candidates, including frontrunner Joe Biden, from taking policy positions that would aggressively confront the fossil fuel industry and the Read…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/climate-movement-needs-to-talk-with-union-members-about-green-jobs/

'You're full of s**t': Biden fights with Michigan factory worker over gun laws and 'shushes' female staffer
rt.com | 2020-03-10
Joe Biden ended up in a shouting match with a Michigan factory worker who accused him of trying to take Americans' guns away, resulting in the former VP calling the voter a "horse's ass" and saying he is "full of s**t." | …
rt.com/usa/482766-biden-michigan-voter-fight/

'Double standards!' Trump team rips Twitter after it flags Biden 'endorsement' clip but OKs THREE doctored Trump vids
rt.com | 2020-03-10
The Trump campaign fired off a withering reply to Twitter after the company said the president had shared a "manipulated" video clip, accusing the platform of unfairly enforcing its rules to help Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden. | Twitter appended its first ever "manipulated media" disclaimer to a video on Sunday, warning users that a clip re-tweeted by Trump

Super Tuesday and Standing up to Racists
Conrad Schuhler and Judith Duesberg | indybay.org | 2020-03-10
Sanders said you can't beat Trump with yesterday's recipes and figures. That would be Biden's strategy to evoke the nostalgia of the Obama years. It would work for a lot of black people and some of the "urban" upper class. In fact, however, these forces, then personified in Hillary Clinton, have already lost at the first showdown with Trump.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/09/18831390.php

Mandatory Restrictions on Public Movements and Gatherings to Combat Coronavirus
MICK | indybay.org | 2020-03-10
Washington State Officials are considering mandatory measures for social distancing as part of the state's effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday [March 8, 2020] while appearing on Face The Nation.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/09/18831393.php

Greece: New Democracy government deepens attacks on pensions
wsws.org | 2020-03-10
Pension legislation maintains the increase in the pension age to 67, including for unhealthy and hazardous occupations, with more increases on the horizon.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/10/pens-m10.html

Lots of legislative work to do yet for workers in Virginia
Emile Schepers | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-10
On Sunday, March 8, the first 2020 session of the Virginia General Assembly (state legislature) wound up, leaving only some budgetary matters for action this week. The session was the first time in years that both houses of the General Assembly had a Democratic majority: 55 Democrats versus 45 Republicans in the Senate, and 21 …
peoplesworld.org/article/lots-of-legislative-work-to-do-yet-for-workers-in-virginia/

UAW Michigan Workers On Elections, Coronavirus, GM Strike, Democracy & Internationalism
Pacifica | indybay.org | 2020-03-10
Pacifica and WorkWeek reporter Steve Zeltzer interviews UAW 909 Detroit retiree Frank Hammer and UAW 598 Flint Truck Assembly worker Sean Crawford about primary elections in Michigan as well as the struggles for auto workers. They also discuss the lack of protection from the coronavirus epidemic expanding into US auto plants. They also discuss the corruption crisis in the UAW, green technology and international solidarity efforts by auto workers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/09/18831421.php

Nowhere Else to Go
Scott Owen | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-10
Let's get this straight, progressives want to get rid of Trump just as bad as anyone. Progressives hate Trump. Trump, the Republican Party and all that they represent is the antithesis of everything that progressives fight for and they are fighting now to get him out. The Democratic Party failed to keep him out and now they are heading right towards that same cliff. Progressives think they know why the Democrats lost to Trump, not because of Russians or third party voters but Democrats have closed their ears and minds to their allies, the progressives, and to any self-realization. Democrats are proving themselves…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/10/nowhere-else-to-go/

Coronavirus: Trump pushes tax cuts, lawmakers prefer helping workers, preventive measures
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-10
WASHINGTON–With the coronavirus threat to the U.S., including the U.S. economy, spreading, lawmakers and GOP President Donald Trump are going in two very different directions about how to help people nationwide. For lawmakers, especially the House's ruling Democrats, the chief object is to make sure there are ways to both minimize the circumstances that could …
peoplesworld.org/article/coronavirus-trump-pushes-tax-cuts-lawmakers-prefer-helping-workers-preventive-measures/

(Trump's) Coronavirus Denial Won't Make It Go Away
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-03-10
1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/09/18831414.php

The Coronavirus Emergency Is a Moment for Extraordinary Moral Courage
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-03-10
1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/09/18831415.php

It's Propaganda, All Right–Against Bernie Sanders
Katrina vanden Heuvel | thenation.com | 2020-03-10
It's Propaganda, All Right–Against Bernie Sanders…
thenation.com/article/politics/its-propaganda-all-right-against-bernie-sanders/

Where the Heck Is Joe Biden's Disability Plan?
David M. Perry | thenation.com | 2020-03-10
Where the Heck Is Joe Biden's Disability Plan?
thenation.com/article/activism/disability-policy-biden/

Hillary Clinton Accused of Giving Up Democratic Unity for Publicity
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-10
The former first lady and secretary of state has refused to officially endorse any Democratic presidential candidate. Tellingly, however, she heaped praise on her former fellow senator Joe Biden and chastised his main rival Bernie Sanders, who was also her opponent in the 2016 primary.
sputniknews.com/us/202003101078525544-hillary-clinton-accused-of-giving-up-democratic-unity-for-publicity/

Many New Voting Systems Aren't Ready for Prime Time
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-09
Put aside, for now, foreign meddling in U.S. elections, social media propaganda and partisan voter suppression. The newest emerging threat to elections in 2020 is new voting systems that have been insufficiently tested and phased in, but have been debuting in many of 2020's presidential primaries and caucuses. | Since the Iowa Democratic Party's presidential caucuses, there has been a string of new technology-based failures and frustrations–despite officials' and voting system designers' intentions. The failures share some common elements, from data connectivity issues to machinery breakdowns to poor planni…
truthdig.com/articles/many-new-voting-systems-arent-ready-for-prime-time/

Coronavirus already impacting 2020 elections; labor's presidential forum cancelled
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-09
A Bernie Sanders-Joe Biden forum planned by the AFL-CIO in Orlando this Thursday has been canceled due to concern about the coronavirus. The nation's largest labor federation also canceled the entire meeting of its 2020 winter executive council meeting which was to start tomorrow and continue through the week. The presidents and leaders of almost …
peoplesworld.org/article/coronavirus-already-impacting-2020-elections-labors-presidential-forum-cancelled/

Don't Expect a Democratic President to Roll Back Trump's Policies
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-09
America's health care, its poor, its black and Hispanic minorities and the contest between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders don't amount to a hill of beans in the Middle East. And many American voters

Time to Debate: How Bernie Could Destroy Biden in 120 Minutes Or Less
Anis Shivani | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
Former Vice President Joe Biden looks on as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_joe_biden.jpg …
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Not Just 'Two Old White Men,' This Democratic Primary Is Now a Serious Fight Between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders
Carly Regina | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks as former Vice President Joe Biden listens during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University on December 19, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sanders_biden_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/03/09/not-just-two-old-white-men-democratic-primary-now-serious-fight-between-joe-biden?cd-origin=rss

What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About Latin American Socialism
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-09
Corporate media seem unable to process the idea that a U.S. politician has something positive to say about Cuba and Nicaragua's governments.
truthdig.com/articles/what-bernie-sanders-gets-right-about-latin-american-socialism/

The Criminality of the Democratic Party. DNC Maneuvers to Derail Bernie Sanders
Donald Monaco | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
The utter and complete corruption of the Democratic Party is on full display as the DNC desperately maneuvers to derail the insurgent candidacy of Bernie Sanders by denying him a majority of delegates to the July convention in Minneapolis. Winning …
globalresearch.ca/criminality-democratic-party/5705869

Facts, lies, and the uninsured: Making sense of Medicare for All
Donald Donato | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-09
The White House and a rabid pack of right-wing media have set out on a fear-mongering campaign aimed at Medicare for All. Filed by presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on April 10, 2019, the "Medicare for All Act" (S.1129) would establish a universal single-payer health program for all U.S. residents. The bill has …
peoplesworld.org/article/facts-lies-and-the-uninsured-making-sense-of-medicare-for-all/

Organizers Inspired by Sanders Are Changing the Landscape in the Rural South
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-09
There's been an organizing surge across the rural South since Donald Trump decisively won the region in the 2016 presidential election. Several coalitions, collectives, and grassroots networks have sprung up since then

Push for Racial Justice Beyond Race Alone
Adolph Reed Jr. | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
The policy agenda of presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is, in my view, the best racial justice agenda for 2020. (Photo: Adolph Reed Jr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-28_at_3.27.05_pm.png …
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The History of Socialism and Social Democracy. SYRIZA's Betrayal of Greece Is a Spectre Haunting the Left
Max Parry | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
'Super Tuesday' in the 2020 presidential election season is over and Senator Bernie Sanders's time as the unlikely frontrunner for the Democratic nomination may have stopped just as quick as it began. Despite an unprecedented smear campaign coordinated by | …
globalresearch.ca/syriza-betrayal-greece-spectre-haunting-left/5705809

Oil Change U.S. Endorses Bernie Sanders for Democratic Presidential Nomination
commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
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One of the 'poor and poisoned' explains why she's supporting Bernie Sanders
Peadar O'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-03-09
Flint water campaigner Melissa Mays came out in support of Bernie Sanders after he addressed a town hall meeting in the Michigan city on 7 March. Flint has been at the centre of a water crisis for almost six years. In fact, by 9 March, the city had gone over 2,140 days without clean running water. | Mays said she's ba…
thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2020/03/09/one-of-the-poor-and-poisoned-explains-why-shes-supporting-bernie-sanders/

Grayzone y CODEPINK exigen a la OEA observadores electorales internacionales de emergencia en la primaria presidencial demócrata de 2020
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-09
The Grayzone y CODEPINK hacen un llamado a la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) a proporcionar observadores electorales internacionales…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/09/grayzone-codepink-oea-observadores-electorales-internacionales-emergencia-primaria-democrata-2020/

The Grayzone and CODEPINK demand emergency OAS election observers in 2020 Democratic presidential primary
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-09
The Grayzone and CODEPINK call on the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide emergency international election observers in the…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/09/grayzone-codepink-international-election-observers-oas-2020-democratic-primary/

Grayzone y CODEPINK exigen a la OEA observadores electorales internacionales de emergencia en la primaria presidencial demócrata de 2020
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-09
The Grayzone y CODEPINK hacen un llamado a la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) a proporcionar observadores electorales internacionales…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/09/grayzone-codepink-oea-observadores-electorales-internacionales-emergencia-primaria-democrata-2020/

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Recruited Spies to Infiltrate Progressive Groups with Project Veritas
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-09
Erik Prince, the founder of the mercenary firm Blackwater and brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, helped recruit former spies to infiltrate and gather intelligence about Democratic campaigns and labor organizations, including the American Federation of Teachers, according to an explosive report by The New York Times. The story exposes previously unreported details about the ties between Prince and Project Veritas, a right-wing group that often sets up sting operations targeting the media and journalists by recording covert videos. According to documents and interviews, one former spy recruited by Erik Pri…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/9/blackwater_erik_prince_trump_admin

"Afghanistan Papers" Reveal How Presidents & Generals Misled the American Public on War's Progress
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-09
Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock has just won a George Polk Award for Military Reporting for his in-depth investigation called "The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War." He joins us to describe how, after getting a tip, he fought for three years to get the federal government to release a trove of confidential interviews it conducted with people directly involved in the nearly two-decade-long war. He ultimately obtained more than 2,000 documents that revealed how presidents, generals and diplomats across three administrations had intentionally misled the American public about the longest war in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/9/afghanistan_papers_craig_whitlock_part_2

"It's a Real Mess": Afghan Rivals Both Claim Presidency as Ongoing Attacks Could Derail Peace Deal
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-09
Since last month's U.S.-Taliban peace plan, there have been nearly 80 attacks in Afghanistan. The violence could derail the deal that calls for U.S. troops to withdraw over the next 14 months. This comes as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and top political leader Abdullah Abdullah both claimed that they won the presidential election at dual inauguration ceremonies today in Kabul, and members of the Taliban and the Afghan government were set to start direct negotiations on Tuesday. We speak with Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock, who recently won the George Polk Award for Military Reporting for his in-depth in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/9/afghanistan_papers_craig_whitlock_washington_post

Jill Stein nails how elitism made Trump president and could do the same again in 2020
Peadar O'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-03-09
Green Party 2012 and 2016 US presidential candidate Dr Jill Stein has reminded us how Donald Trump won the last election. According to Stein, Trump's victory had everything to do with a poorly selected Democrat candidate. And that candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton ( HRC), was the choice of the Democrat elite: | Perfect summary of elitist groupthink that led Dems to defeat by likes of Trump: don't try to win over people who didn't vote your way last time… Blame them! Shame them! Call them deplorable, toxic bros! Why would…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/03/09/jill-stein-nails-how-elitism-made-trump-president-and-could-do-the-same-again-in-2020/

Joe Biden is Demented Racist Shark Food
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-09
Biden helped author and worked to pass the racist federal mass incarceration Three Strikes crime bill of 1994. He has boasted of his ability to work with segregationists as a U.S. senator in the 1970s, when he opposed federal desegregation busing orders and worried about sending his children to desegregated schools. He boasts about his ability to work with racist Republicans today. He offered creepy racialized praise for presidential candidate Barack Obama by calling him "articulate" and "clean."
counterpunch.org/2020/03/09/joe-biden-is-demented-racist-shark-food/

Joe Biden Weighing Multiple Billionaires for Cabinet Positions
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-09
Joe Biden is reportedly considering appointing businessman Michael Bloomberg and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, both billionaires, to powerful leadership positions should Biden win the Democratic presidential nomination and defeat President Donald Trump in November. | Axios reported Monday that the former vice president and his campaign advisers are weighing Dimon for treasury secretary, a cabinet position tasked with overseeing the U.S. financial system. Biden is also considering Sen. Elizabeth W…
truthdig.com/articles/joe-biden-weighing-multiple-billionaires-for-cabinet-positions/

Daily Beast's Russian TV watcher says RT spreads 'conspiracy theories' about Biden, fails to mention any
rt.com | 2020-03-09
The Atlantic Council's Julia Davis has accused RT of promoting conspiracy theories about Democrat frontrunner Joe Biden. If only she could mention at least one… | Davis, a "Russian media monitor" for the Atlantic Council, has been giving Daily Beast readers weekly updates about what Russians think about the American election. (In short, Russians like Trump, and like Bernie because Bernie can't beat Trump, and hate Biden because Trump can't possibly beat Biden.) | Her pieces are mostly about what Russian TV tells Russians, but the latest installment had a few words reserved for RT, which, "actively promotes c…
rt.com/usa/482653-rt-conspiracy-theories-biden/

After surprise 'Super Tuesday' victories, a new video emerges showing Joe Biden for the liar and charlatan he is
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2020-03-09
It's no secret that former vice president Joe Biden's progressive credentials are paper-thin. Following the resurrection of his campaign in the Democratic Party's primary contest, his past political positions have been getting put under greater scrutiny. Now, a new video has exposed him as a repeated and unrepentant liar and plagiarist as well as a supporter of reactionary policies. | Surprise come-back, but don't be fooled: | On 3 March, Biden made a surprise comeback on 'Super Tuesday' following the Democratic P…
thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2020/03/09/after-surprise-super-tuesday-victories-a-new-video-emerges-showing-joe-biden-for-the-liar-and-charlatan-he-is/

Daily Beast's Russian TV watcher says RT spreads 'conspiracy theories' about Biden, fails to mention any
rt.com | 2020-03-09
The Atlantic Council's Julia Davis has accused RT of promoting conspiracy theories about Democrat frontrunner Joe Biden. If only she could mention at least one… | Davis, a "Russian media monitor" for the Atlantic Council, has been giving Daily Beast readers weekly updates about what Russians think about the American election. (In short, Russians like Trump, and like Bernie because Bernie can't beat Trump, and hate Biden because Trump can't possibly beat Biden.) | Her pieces are mostly about what Russian TV tells Russians, but the latest installment had a few words reserved for RT, which, "actively promotes c…
rt.com/usa/482653-rt-conspiracy-theories-biden/

Beware the Buyer's Remorse of Impulse-Purchase Joe Biden
Sonali Kolhatkar | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
With Biden's South Carolina win and the centrist candidates' unexpected endorsements ahead of Super Tuesday, the barrage of anti-Sanders messaging finally paid off, fueling a perfect storm among undecided Super Tuesday voters.(Photo: Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/joebiden_4.jpeg …
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Banker-heavy Biden cabinet 'leak' triggers outrage, echoes of Obama's 'Citigroup cabinet'
rt.com | 2020-03-09
Mike Bloomberg and the JP Morgan CEO who played a key role in 2008's financial crash are in line for posts in Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden's cabinet, according to a high-profile "leak" that has angered many. | The centrist candidate's alleged cabinet picks were floated on Axios on Monday, citing "top sources" including Biden advisers. Aside from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who dropped out of the race last week but has yet to endorse another candidate, the roster included polarizing plutocrats like Bloomberg (tapped to lead the World Bank) and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, whose role i…
rt.com/usa/482669-biden-administration-cabinet-leak-dimon/

Fire and Brimstone at the O.K. Corral, known today as the Democratic Party
Robert Bohm | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-09
Yes, Putin's hackers would love to see Trump reelected. And it's also true that unknown to us there may be a new Giuliani-led team of huckster guerrillas sealing dirty deals behind the scenes in order to bring the Democratic Party (DP) down. But no matter how true these things are, responsibility for the party's current …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/fire-and-brimstone-at-the-o-k-corral-known-today-as-the-democratic-party/

Coronavirus is Good for You
John Stauber | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-09
My, my, how reality can turn on a dime, even if perception lags behind. March 1st Bernie had the Democratic nomination in the bag, and anyone truly concerned about the coronavirus pandemic was a bit deluded or selling surgical masks. Today America is waking up to a deadly epidemic that will claim tens of thousands…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/09/coronavirus-is-good-for-you/

Illinois may vote on state constitutional ban on 'right-to-work'
Carl Green | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-09
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (PAI)

What should Bernie-ites do?
Michael T. Hertz | nationofchange.org | 2020-03-09
I want Bernie to consolidate with Warren and the other progressives and take the nomination. If not, I want my vote to be meaningful.
nationofchange.org/2020/03/09/what-should-bernie-ites-do/

Trump's GOP Nominee to the Federal Election Commission Has Ties to Dark Money
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-09
Senate Republicans will consider advancing President Donald Trump's GOP nominee to the Federal Election Commission this week, potentially giving the watchdog the fourth member it needs to enforce election law. | Transparency groups are criticizing Trump's pick

Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China
Rob Howse, Zephyr Teachout | thenation.com | 2020-03-09
Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China…
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Biden's Not the One
Robert L. Borosage | thenation.com | 2020-03-09
Biden's Not the One…
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Bernie Can Still Win
Ajay Singh Chaudhary | thenation.com | 2020-03-09
Bernie Can Still Win…
thenation.com/article/politics/sanders-media-biden-primary/

Working Families Party, Justice Democrats, Other Progressive Groups Endorse Bernie Sanders Ahead of Key Contest in Michigan
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
"In a race where the stark contrast couldn't be clearer between Bernie and Biden, it's critical for progressives to stay in the fight." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sanders.age_0_0.jpg …
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Boosting Electability Argument, Sanders Has Won Independent Voters in 13 Out of 16 Exit Polls So Far
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
Contrary to predictions made by the corporate media regarding electability in the 2020 general election, exit polls in the states where Americans have voted so far show that Sen. Bernie Sanders is the most popular Democratic candidate among voters who are likely to be considered "swing voters" in November. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12062827832.jpg …
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#UnitedAgainstYou vs. #NotMeUS: Naomi Klein Slams Cory Booker and Other Corporate Democrats for Backing Biden
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
"We need 'unity' behind survival—not a united front against real change." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/booker-backs-biden.jpg …
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As Dow Jones Drops Record 2,000 Points on Coronavirus, Progressives Say Response Should Focus 'On Helping Working People'
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
"The folks who suffer most in a market crash are not the traders on Wall Street," said Rep. Ilhan Omar. "It is ordinary people losing their jobs, getting their pay cut, or losing their pensions." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/line_goes_down_0.jpg …
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Democrats Demand Trump Ensure Paid Sick Leave and Free Testing to Put Workers Over Corporate Profits in COVID-19 Response
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday evening called on the Trump administrations to center working Americans as it responds to the coronavirus outbreak which has affected at least 545 people in the U.S. so far—promoting a public health agenda that many progressives have called for in recent days. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pelosi_schumer_1_0.jpg …
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Biden and Sanders fight for black voters with competing endorsements from Kamala Harris, Jesse Jackson
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Shortly after Joe Biden received an endorsement from Senator Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders' campaign announced support from civil rights activist Jesse Jackson. | "A people far behind cannot catch up choosing the most moderate path," Jackson said in a public statement announcing his support for Sanders. "The most progressive social and economic path gives us the best chance to catch up and Senator Bernie Sanders represents the most progressive path. That's why I choose to endorse him today." | While the statement doesn't directly name Biden, the mention of a "moderate" choice versus a "progressive" choice is h…
rt.com/usa/482616-bernie-sanders-jesse-jackson-biden-harris/

Biden and Sanders fight for black voters with competing endorsements from Kamala Harris, Jesse Jackson
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Shortly after Joe Biden received an endorsement from Senator Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders' campaign announced support from civil rights activist Jesse Jackson. | "A people far behind cannot catch up choosing the most moderate path," Jackson said in a public statement announcing his support for Sanders. "The most progressive social and economic path gives us the best chance to catch up and Senator Bernie Sanders represents the most progressive path. That's why I choose to endorse him today." | While the statement doesn't directly name Biden, the mention of a "moderate" choice versus a "progressive" choice is h…
rt.com/usa/482616-bernie-sanders-jesse-jackson-biden-harris/

Clinton and Sanders. "Nobody Likes Him" Says Hillary
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-08
Former First Lady, New York State Senator, Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton continues to criticize Vermont senator Bernie Sanders whenever the opportunity to do so presents itself. 'Nobody likes him', says she, despite the millions …
globalresearch.ca/clinton-sanders/5705813

Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Endorses Bernie Sanders
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-08
Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. endorsed Sunday 2020 United States (U.S.) Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders, hailing him as the most progressive option. | RELATED: US Democratic Voters More Than Ever Not Afraid of 'Socialism' | "The most progressive social and economic path gives us the best chance to catch up and Senator Bernie Sanders represents the most progressive path. That's why I choose to endorse him today," Jackson said. | Since…
telesurenglish.net/news/Civil-Rights-Leader-Rev.-Jesse-Jackson-Endorses-Bernie-Sanders–20200308-0010.html

Kamala Harris endorses Biden, who she previously bashed for 'segregationist' busing views
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Kamala Harris is the latest former presidential candidate to endorse Joe Biden despite major clashes on the campaign trail, with some calling the move hypocritical and others seeing it as a preemptive bid for the future VP slot. | Harris now claims there is "no one better prepared than Joe [Biden] to steer our nation through these turbulent times, and restore truth, honor, and decency to the Oval Office." | . @JoeBiden has served our country with dignity and we need him now more than ever. I will do everything in my power to help elect him the next…
rt.com/usa/482611-joe-biden-kamala-harris-endorsement/

The Fallacy of the Appeal of the Centrist Democrat
Phelonious Crunk | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-07
I have watched for the past couple months as Bernie Sanders has risen in the polls and then proceeded to do well in the first primary and caucuses as these people have done everything to try and kneecap his success. The amount of negative press about Sanders that has been pumped out by all of …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/the-fallacy-of-the-appeal-of-the-centrist-democrat/

Two-man 'bloodbath': Bernie calls out 'billionaires buying elections' as Biden attacks his 'increasingly negative' bros
rt.com | 2020-03-07
Joe Biden warned supporters about "the Bernie brothers" running an "increasingly negative campaign" and that a "bloodbath" between the two candidates (as Tulsi gets lost in the shuffle) will only help re-elect Donald Trump. | The fight between Biden and Sanders for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination is intensifying as the two candidates campaign in the Midwest this weekend ahead of primary votes in states like Michigan and Missouri in the coming days. | Speaking to donors in Bethesda, Maryland, Biden seemed to call for a positive battle between him and Sanders, but he also managed to get in some di…
rt.com/usa/482586-sanders-biden-bloodbath-bernie-bros/

TEXAS 2020 DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY
Theodore de Macedo Soares | tdmsresearch.com | 2020-03-07
Exit Poll Versus Reported Vote Count By Theodore de Macedo Soares The 2020 Texas Democratic Party presidential primary was held on March 3, 2020. Election results from the computerized vote counts differed significantly from the results projected by the exit poll conducted by Edison Research and published by CNN at poll's closing. According to the exit poll Sanders was tied with Biden but lost in the unobservable computer counts by 4.5%. In this election candidate Sanders saw the largest Continue Reading ‚Üí…

TEXAS 2020 DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY

'Come and take it!' GOP congressman triggers left with AR-15 gun-wielding message to Biden & Beto
rt.com | 2020-03-07
Colorado Congressman Ken Buck proved just how easy it is to trigger the left by posting a video of him wielding an AR-15 in his office and daring Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke to try to "come and take it." | "I have a message for Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke," Buck says in the video, which was posted to Twitter on Friday. | If you want to take everyone's AR-15s in America, why don't you swing by my office in Washington DC and start with this one? | I have just one message for Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke, if you want to take everyone's AR-15s, why don't you swing by my office in Washington, D.C. and start with thi…
rt.com/usa/482538-ken-buck-ar15-biden-beto/

Two-man 'bloodbath': Bernie calls out 'billionaires buying elections' as Biden attacks his 'increasingly negative' bros
rt.com | 2020-03-07
Joe Biden warned supporters about "the Bernie brothers" running an "increasingly negative campaign" and that a "bloodbath" between the two candidates (as Tulsi gets lost in the shuffle) will only help re-elect Donald Trump. | The fight between Biden and Sanders for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination is intensifying as the two candidates campaign in the Midwest this weekend ahead of primary votes in states like Michigan and Missouri in the coming days. | Speaking to donors in Bethesda, Maryland, Biden seemed to call for a positive battle between him and Sanders, but he also managed to get in some di…
rt.com/usa/482586-sanders-biden-bloodbath-bernie-bros/

Progressives Urge Elizabeth Warren to Rally Behind Bernie Sanders After She Drops Out of 2020 Race
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-06
Senator Elizabeth Warren suspended her bid for the presidency Thursday, leaving the 2020 Democratic presidential race down to two older white men: former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. Warren's decision to end her campaign comes after she failed to perform as well as she had hoped in early primary states and on Super Tuesday, including placing third in her home state of Massachusetts. Warren gave no indication whether she will endorse either of her former rivals. Supporters of Sanders say they hope she will throw her support behind their candidate in order to form a united "progressive front…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/6/elizabeth_warren_drops_out_whats_next

Sanders won California, but there were also major down-ballot developments
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-06
LOS ANGELES–As predicted, Sen. Bernie Sanders handily won the presidential primary race in California, adding 155 delegates to his total with 33.6% of the vote (over a million votes). Sanders had a powerful organization on the ground, and key to his victory was the Latinx vote. Former Vice President Joe Biden won 93 delegates, 24.9% …
peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-won-california-but-there-were-also-major-down-ballot-developments/

Media Malfunction as Sanders Notes Positive Aspects of Latin American Socialism
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2020-03-06
When 60 Minutes ( 2/24/20) asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about his past support for aspects of Cuba's socialist revolution, as well as for Nicaragua's 1979–90 leftist Sandinista government, Sanders responded by saying he opposes what he described as the "authoritarian" features of the Cuban government, while noting that after the 1959 revolution, Cuba launched "a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing?" | News organizations seem…
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"Supreme Inequality": Author Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court's 50-Year Battle Against Justice
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-06
The makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court has come under intense criticism in recent years after two Trump-nominated justices joined the bench. Senate Republicans confirmed Neil Gorsuch in 2017 after having refused to consider President Barack Obama's nominee in his final year in office, and they confirmed Brett Kavanaugh a year later despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the judge. During the 2020 Democratic presidential contest, several candidates floated the idea of "packing the court"

Recession worries drive down stocks again
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-06
San José, CA – On Thursday, March 5, the day after U.S. stocks soared on hopes that a Biden presidency would be better for Wall Street, economic worries about the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) drove down stocks again. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell almost 1000 points, or 3.5%, with other averages falling a bit less. Interest rates on the ten-year U.S. Treasury Bonds fell to another record low of less than 0.92%, showing both fear among U.S. investors and expectations of weaker economic growth. | Hardest hit were travel-related companies on the news that United Airlines was cutting their flight schedule and of…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/6/recession-worries-drive-down-stocks-again

DR Congo: Agencies appeal for funding for refugee support and Ebola response
news.un.org | 2020-03-06
Urgent resources are needed to support countries in southern Africa and the Great Lakes region which are hosting more than 900,000 refugees and asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners said in a $621 million appeal launched on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1058841

History Tells Us Which Democratic Nominee Truly Hurts Down Ballot Democrats
Phelonious Crunk | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-06
"Sanders can't win the presidency. He's too far left." Others opine, "He'll never get anything through congress. He hasn't ever accomplished anything." What is this movement then? How did a 'nobody' build the greatest political movement and fundraising machine in the history of the United States? Because his ideas are popular. They have broad appeal. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/history-tells-us-which-democratic-nominee-truly-hurts-down-ballot-democrats/

If Sanders forms a real Alliance with Warren, their Popular Policies Can Win
Antonio Carty | zcomm.org | 2020-03-06
Conventional wisdom is that a presidential candidate should pick an opposite or contrasting vice presidential running mate, to create a perception of a balanced ticket. But this is not a conventional time or race, Bernie is offering a clear and practical progressive choice to fix the USA. So his running mate needs to be a Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/if-sanders-forms-a-real-alliance-with-warren-their-popular-policies-can-win/

'This Was a Grift': Bloomberg Staffers Explain Campaign's Demise
Ken Klippenstein | thenation.com | 2020-03-06
'This Was a Grift': Bloomberg Staffers Explain Campaign's Demise…
thenation.com/article/politics/bloomberg-campaign-warren/

Another reason to love him: Bernie Sanders at home on his Persian carpet
The Iranian | iranian.com | 2020-03-06
iranian.com/2020/03/05/another-reason-to-love-him-bernie-sanders-at-home-on-his-persian-carpet/

The New Poll Tax? Long Lines, Closed Polling Stations Hurt Black, Latinx & Student Voters in TX, CA
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-05
Long wait times plagued polling places in Texas throughout Super Tuesday, especially in districts with high numbers of black and Latinx voters and college students. Many voters reported waiting in line for more than three hours to cast a ballot. At least 750 Texas polling sites have been shuttered since 2013, when the Supreme Court slashed federal oversight of Texas and other Southern states under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. There were long lines, too, in Los Angeles, where many polling places reported problems with a brand-new $300 million voting system. The Sanders campaign sued to keep polling places open a…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/5/air_berman_voting_delays_super_tuesday

Roundtable: Coronavirus Is Best Case for Medicare for All
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-05
On Wednesday, House lawmakers passed an $8.3 billion emergency spending package for combating coronavirus, as the death toll from coronavirus has reached 11 in the United States. California recorded its first coronavirus death yesterday. The virus has also spread to New York, where Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a directive requiring health insurers to waive cost sharing for coronavirus tests. We go to two ground zeroes of the COVID-19 outbreak

Elizabeth Warren Still Has a Choice to Make
D.D. Guttenplan | thenation.com | 2020-03-05
Elizabeth Warren Still Has a Choice to Make…
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Sexism Sank Elizabeth Warren
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2020-03-05
Sexism Sank Elizabeth Warren…
thenation.com/article/politics/warren-sexism-2020/

Then There Were Two: Sanders Wins California with Latinx Support as Biden Sweeps Southern Black Vote
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
The biggest voting day of the Democratic presidential primary has ended in a two-person race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. With more than a third of delegates at stake, Biden swept the Midwest and the South, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas. Sanders saw victories in Colorado, Utah, his home state of Vermont, and the grand prize of the night, California, where Latinx voters account for nearly 40% of the population. His campaign had 23 field offices in the state. Latinx voters could also play a key role…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/super_tuesday_chuck_rocha_bernie_sanders

The Case Against Joe Biden: Former VP's Long Career Shows a Recurring Theme of "Appeasing the Right"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
Following his Super Tuesday wins, we look closely at the record of former Vice President Joe Biden, from his central role in supporting the Iraq War to expanding the so-called war on drugs. We speak with Branko Marcetic, the author of "Yesterday's Man: The Case Against Joe Biden." Biden's approach to politics is based on "appeasing the right" and "taking the platform of his Republican opponent and trying to make it his own," Marcetic says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/branko_marcetic_joe_biden_super_tuesday

After Biden's Super Tuesday Surge, Sanders Campaign Faces Questions About African-American Support
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
On Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden swept the South and Midwest, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas, propelled by a huge majority of African-American votes in several states. We host a roundtable discussion on the results with Barbara Ransby, historian, author and activist; Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and president of Repairers of the Breach; and Elie Mystal, the justice correspondent for The Nation.
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/super_tuesday_african_american_voters_roundtable

Feature or Bug? Super Tuesday Plagued by Long Lines, Closed Polling Stations and Systemic Failure
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-04
Things got so bad that some voters claimed that if a similar situation occurred in states such as Iran, the US government would intervene to "restore democracy."
mintpressnews.com/super-tuesday-plagued-long-lines-closed-polling-stations-systemic-failure/265482/

'We Are Going to Be Back to Where We Were After Reconstruction–Unless We Stop It' – CounterSpin interview with Carol Anderson about voter suppression
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2020-03-03
Janine Jackson interviewed Emory University's Carol Anderson about voter suppression for the February 28, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
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