Bernie Sanders
Sweeping Legislation Aims to Ban the Sale of Location Data
The Health and Location Data Protection Act comes after Motherboard reported that brokers were selling location data on people visiting abortion clinics. The bill would give the FTC and individual people power to curb some of the worst abuses of such data
Divided Congress United in Not Giving a Shit About Workers
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to kill a pro-labor amendment to the 2022 America COMPETES Act—right before voting to protect a $10 billion handout to Jeff Bezos.
Warren, Sanders Demand Investigation into Amazon’s Attendance Policy
The call for an investigation follows findings that Amazon could be illegally punishing and terminating employees for taking legally protected time off.
The Unlikely Stars of a Truly Stupid Year
Remember Bean Dad? The Suez boat thing? Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend? 2021 was mayhem—let's review.
Can Biden Forgive Student Loan Debt? Progressives Are Demanding an Answer.
After more than six months, the White House still hasn’t outlined if the president has the authority to forgive student loan debt.
A Bernie Mittens Costume Is Selling on Dolls Kill for $85
E-girl fashion website Dolls Kill is selling a Halloween costume that riffs on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his mittens on Inauguration Day.
Turns Out Calling Joe Biden Half ‘a Bowl of Shit’ Doesn’t Help Win a Democratic Primary
Former Bernie Sanders presidential national co-chair Nina Turner lost her House primary in Ohio on Tuesday night.
Congress Introduces a Bill That Would Ban Facial Recognition Indefinitely
The technology has been proven to discriminate against Black people, and has already been banned in 20 US cities and the state of Vermont.
Bernie Sanders Is Fighting a Massive 'Bailout' to Jeff Bezos' Space Company
The Senator called the proposed funding to build a second Moon lander, already being built by SpaceX, “the multibillion dollar Bezos Bailout."
Inside the Bizarre World of Celebrity Impersonators on Cameo
Celeb impressionists on Cameo are providing a stand-in for the celebrities too rich, too busy, or just too elusive to bother joining the site.
Senators Call on Biden to Temporarily Waive Vaccine Patents
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and eight other senators want to let all countries locally manufacture the tools to fight COVID-19.
This Democrat Was Way Too Excited About Voting Down the $15 Minimum Wage
Kyrsten Sinema was one of seven Democrats who opposed the measure, but she seemed especially happy to do it.