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Michael Sainato

Michael Sainato is a Florida-based journalist focusing on environmental and civil rights issues.

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	Views Monday, May 21, 2018 The False Narratives Used to Try to Derail Bernie's Army On Monday, Politico ran a piece on the Bernie Sanders founded organization, Our Revolution, titled “Bernie’s Army in Disarray,” a pre-conceived, yet inevitable narrative that Sanders’ movement is somehow ineffective and failing. The new article, a follow-up to their May 29, 2017 piece “Sanders... Read more
	Views Sunday, April 22, 2018 With Treetop Protest, 61-Year-Old Red Terry Is Leading Fight Against Mountain Valley Pipeline In Virginia and West Virginia, residents and activists are battling natural gas companies over a natural gas pipeline currently being constructed. The Mountain Valley Pipeline will extend 303 miles from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia, with a recently proposed 70 mile extension into... Read more
	Views Thursday, June 01, 2017 Bernie Sanders’ Revolution Is Just Getting Started Several polls combined with his growing support base have confirmed that Sen. Bernie Sanders is the most popular politician in the United States. His presidential candidacy sparked a progressive political revolution across the country. In response to its popularity, establishment figures have... Read more
	Views Sunday, June 21, 2015 We Need a Systematic Analysis of the Racism in this Country Dylann Roof, a young white man armed with a virulent, toxic hatred and a 45 caliber pistol walked into a historic black church and was welcomed with open arms as a stranger, into a Bible study. Taking advantage of the well-known hospitality of this sanctuary, he sat for an hour with a group of 10... Read more