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Another step to the left for Democrats

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t on her way to Congress because of her hostility to the State of Israel. The upset victory of a Democratic Socialist over one of the highest ranking Democrats in Congress, as...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who led a surprise upset of Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) in a Democratic party primary on June 27. Credit: Facebook.

Democratic Socialist who upset NY Rep. Joe Crowley said Israel committed a ‘massacre’ in...

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A Democratic Socialist who upset Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) in a primary on Tuesday night had previously said that Israel had committed a “massacre” in the Gaza Strip. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, who soundly defeated Crowley...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sits alongside Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Capitol Hill in 2015. (Wikimedia Commons)

Shifting sands? Grassroots element in Democratic Party turns from Israel

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A great deal of ink has been spilled writing about the growing partisan divide in Washington, D.C. In fact, one of the few remaining bipartisan issues has been support for Israel. But even so,...
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Raleigh, N.C., in March 2016. Credit: Scott Pelkey ne014x/Flickr.

Bernie Sanders condemns IDF reaction to Gaza riots

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Israel should be “condemned” for its response to the rioting along the Israeli-Gaza border on Monday, which resulted in some 60 Palestinian deaths. In an interview with Al Jazeera reporter Mehdi Hasan...
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Raleigh, N.C., in March 2016. Credit: Scott Pelkey ne014x/Flickr.

Gaza and the worthlessness of international opinion

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Was the Palestinian “March of Return” a propaganda success for Hamas? If you think Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is a reliable barometer of international opinion, then maybe the answer is “yes.” On Sunday, Sanders—the former...

Bernie Sanders Embraces His New Jet Ski Role In The Trump Era

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After the general election, senator Bernie Sanders was asked to reach out to America. So he undertook a national tour — on jet skis. At a crowded waterside meeting with reporters he was voluble in...

The Key to Bernie Sanders’s Appeal Isn’t Socialism. It’s Yiddish

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At a rally last October, Remaz Abdelgader — a hijab-wearing Muslim, a senior at George Mason University and the daughter of Sudanese immigrants — stood to ask Bernie Sanders a question. She started by referring...