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Michael Moore

US filmmaker-author-activist Michael Moore speaks to supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders at a campaign event in Clive, Iowa, on January 31, 2020.

Because Bernie Showed 'There is a New Way Now,' Younger Democrats Backing Sanders, Says Michael Moore

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"If we go that route—it’s guaranteed we will lose the Electoral College."

Democracy Now! ·

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Want More Proof of Corporate Media’s Anti-Bernie Bias? Look at MSNBC’s Democratic Debate

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Filmmaker Michael Moore speaks during a post-debate panel on MSNBC following the Democratic primary debate that took place on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. (Photo: MSNBC)

'Majority of Americans Agree With Me and Bernie': Michael Moore Makes Powerful Case for Medicare for All on Post-Debate MSNBC Panel

"The healthcare industry has caused more pain and harm and anxiety for the American people than practically any other industry, and we should never side with candidates that say we're going to keep this private profit-making thing going."

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Memo to Mainstream Journalists: Can the Phony Outrage; Bernie Is Right About Bias

Mainstream media is shocked at Sanders' suggestion that ownership influences coverage. I can tell you it's true.

Jeff Cohen ·

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Will just "veering" left be enough to inspire voters who have learned to ignore promises and platitudes?

John Atcheson ·

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Under Fire Because She’s Right

A new generation of leaders is rising that just may be ready to take on the plutocrats. Like AOC, they will come under intense fire. They will succeed only if we build a popular movement strong enough to overcome the resistance.

Jesse Jackson ·

With Corporate Media Abdicating Duty to Cover Climate Crisis, Sanders to Host Town Hall on Bold Green Initiatives

"This is an issue of huge consequence and you would think that ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox would be talking about this every day, having the debate, 'What do we do? Where do we go?'"

Julia Conley ·

Telling NRA #ThisIsOurLane, Doctors' Photos Show Blood-Soaked Reality of America's Gun Madness

"Since the first drop of blood, the first chest tube placed, and since the first mother on the floor crying, for us, it has ALWAYS been our lane."

Julia Conley ·

'Trump Is Not Above the Law': 400,000+ People Await Word of Rapid-Response Protests as Sessions Firing Sparks Fear Rosenstein, Mueller Next

"Trump's plan, starting now: Fire Sessions, fire Rosenstein, then fire Mueller. Suppress Mueller investigation."

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