That Time Bernie Sanders Interviewed Some Punk-Rock Kids in a Mall
Friday A/V Club: Back in the '80s, Bernie Sanders had a public-access TV show. The archives are now online.
Friday A/V Club: Back in the '80s, Bernie Sanders had a public-access TV show. The archives are now online.
Designing and implementing a government-run health plan would raise many difficult questions.
The Vermont socialist can muster a lot of emotional outrage at CEO pay, but his argument about a "moral economy" doesn't add up.
Here's six reasons why early 2020 polls are likely underestimating Trump's strengths and overestimating his opponents'
Being a presidential candidate means never having to say sorry for heavy-handed proposals to limit choice and promise free stuff.
If you or your parents can afford to pay your way, you should.
The democratic socialist from Vermont wants to radically expand coverage and benefits—while paying far less for health care services.
Incarcerated people are already paying their debt to society. What good does it do the rest of the population to take away their right to have a say?
The one potential holdout? Joe "gateway drug" Biden.
The democratic socialist gets rich—and makes the argument for capitalism.
The Brink, a documentary about the former Trump adviser, delivers an interesting insight.
As Trump cracks down yet again, Reason's editors disagree over labeling in immigration policy.
"If your point is, open the borders, my god, there's a lot of poverty in this world and you're going to have people from all over."
While partisans freak out over Bernie Sanders doing Fox and Marianne Williamson getting air time, CNN is trying to catch some more Kamala Harris-type ratings magic
Sobering reminder for all current and future Libertarians: A previously unknown mayor from a midsized Indiana college town will soon shatter the high-water fundraising numbers for America's third party.
Sanders: "16 years ago, the United States invaded Iraq. I opposed it at the time, warning of unintended consequences."
The New Jersey senator says there's nothing funny about pot busts that warp people's lives.
"Chavez racked up an economic record that a legacy-obsessed American president could only dream of achieving."
There's a word for that….
Meanwhile, both support single-payer, which would radically cut payments to health care providers.
To understand socialism, one needn't fixate on its most-horrifying elements-gulags and executions. Think about the simple stuff. Like aspirin.
Today's Democrats want all sorts of new spending, but not the middle-class taxes to go along with it.
We live in desperate times when the brake on both Democratic socialism and Republican executive-branch abuse is a 78-year-old San Francisco Democrat.
There's intersectionality in theory, and then there's intersectionality as practiced by the most hysterically identity-obsessed activists.
Beto O'Rourke-who won't call himself a "progressive," let alone a "democratic socialist"-is expected to jump into the presidential race.
A new single-payer plan would be even more disruptive and expensive than Bernie Sanders' proposal.
Plus: Sanders on democratic socialism, Medicare for All, and what to do about Venezuela
The perils-and profits-of being identity-focused in business, content, and audience
The Vermont independent has yanked Democrats so far to the left that his competitors are becoming mini-mes.
The socialist wave may be more of a media-bubble thing than any sort of legitimate groundswell.
Medicare for All, free college, breaking up the banks, a $15 minimum wage-the Vermont socialist wants to do it all.
How an independent helped shape the Democratic policy agenda.
Plus: on hate crimes and hoaxes; Warren's child care plan; growing government discontent; and building new kink communities
Sanders is an avowed democratic socialist.
The Last Word is what every politician wants. It's better in boozy form.
"Why is he talking over the black woman our party chose to speak for us?"
The estate tax is a form of double taxation.
Transitioning to a fully government-run system would require eliminating private health insurance for nearly 180 million Americans.
Democratic socialists prioritize economics first.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks so.
After taking on Amazon, the democratic socialist has a new target: Walmart.