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      Bernie Sanders is a Candidate for, Not of, Today's Movements

      Bernie Sanders is a Candidate for, Not of, Today's Movements

      Yesterday, The Atlantic's Eric Liu asked what it would take to move presidential candidate Bernie Sanders's ambitious proposals from "we're gonna" to "we've done it," outlining seven steps to bridge the gap. First among Liu's recommendations is a call for a "Bernie's 30" of progressive congressional Democrats to oust Republican incumbents, throwing the weight of the Sanders campaign's small donor base into strategic races around the country.

      Kate Aronoff
      Feb 13, 2016

      Yesterday, The Atlantic's Eric Liu asked what it would take to move presidential candidate Bernie Sanders's ambitious proposals from "we're gonna" to "we've done it," outlining seven steps to bridge the gap. First among Liu's recommendations is a call for a "Bernie's 30" of progressive congressional Democrats to oust Republican incumbents, throwing the weight of the Sanders campaign's small donor base into strategic races around the country. But what about Bernie's three million?

      Liu's suggestions are solid, involving a mix of plans for grassroots mobilization and innovative electoral strategies at all levels of government. According to his fifth point, "Sanders would have to link up to other organic movements that are arising in parallel with his own campaign." Liu cited Democracy Awakening and even Trump supporters hungry to "make America great again."

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      10 Reasons I Support Bernie Sanders for President

      10 Reasons I Support Bernie Sanders for President

      Zephyr Teachout
      Dec 09, 2015

      I first saw Bernie Sanders speak in early November 1993, when I went to a brown bag lunch he held for voters in Montpelier, Vermont, a few days before NAFTA was passed. At that lunch, he explained how NAFTA would undermine workers rights, and American democracy. He turned out to be years ahead of his time.*

      But I bring it up now because it relates to why I am proud to endorse Bernie Sanders for President of the United States.

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      No Longer Willing to be Bullied and Fracked, How One Pennsylvania Town Fought Back

      No Longer Willing to be Bullied and Fracked, How One Pennsylvania Town Fought Back

      "They are mobilizing against a system of law that empowers corporations over communities, and empowers government to preempt communities from protecting their air and water.'

      Lauren Mccauley
      Nov 04, 2015

      In defiance of a corporate lawsuit over a proposed fracking wastewater injection well, the citizens of Grant Township, Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening adopted the country's first municipal charter establishing a local bill of rights--a document which codifies environmental and democratic rights, and bans such drilling activity as a violation of that pact.

      "The people of Grant Township spoke loud and clear: They have rights, and they will protect those rights," said Chad Nicholson of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), who served as a consultant to the commission that drafted the charter.

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