DSA Membership Sets Record: 58% of Democrats View Socialism Favorably

Craig Bannister

On July 4, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) boasted of record membership. Meanwhile, a strong majority of Democrat Americans said they have a favorable view of socialism and a plurality say it’s a better economic system than capitalism, results of a new survey of U.S. adult citizens reveal.

 

Giddy NY Times Front: 'Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Electrify Democrats'

Clay Waters

The front of Thursday’s New York Times by San Francisco-based reporter Kellen Browning, “Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Electrify Democrats -- Tens of Thousands at Anti-Trump Rallies.” Barely disguised enthusiasm to push an old lefty and a younger lefty into the national spotlight: "The biggest political rallies anywhere in America right now are being headlined by an 83-…

 

Jezebel Vs. Bernie Sanders: Abortion Affects Everything

Culture
Jason Cohen

Jezebel writer Kylie Cheung, harshly criticized Bernie Sanders for an op-ed headlined, “Democrats shouldn’t focus only on abortion in the midterms. That’s a mistake.” 

Cheung disagreed with Sanders that Democrats are even doing that, but also claimed, “Abortion is inseparable from nearly every other ostensibly more masculine and 'important' political issue you could name." 

 

Of Course: These Liberal Celebs Set to Headline Democrat Convention

Randy Hall

Of course. What would a Democratic National Convention be without liberal celebrities to tell Americans what to think and who to vote for? It's an annual tradition. This years, despite COVID, is no dfferent. Taking part in the event are such musical performers as Billie Eilish, John Legend, Stephen Stills and The (formerly Dixie) Chicks.

 

Despite Impeachment and Corona, MSNBC’s Ratings Are STAGNANT

Randy Hall
While the first three months of 2020 were overloaded with news -- ranging from the impeachment of President Trump to the arrival of the coronavirus outbreak -- the liberal MSNBC “news” channel failed to attract new viewers and matched the same ratings from a year ago. The stagnation in numbers comes in stark contrast to the Fox News Channel, which gained 38 percent during the same period, and…
 

ESTUDIO: La cobertura de Sanders domina las redes de noticias hispanas

Latino
Alexander Reyes
Durante el mes de febrero de 2020, MRC Latino analizó la cobertura de las primarias demócratas. El resultado de este análisis muestra que Bernie Sanders dominó la cobertura tanto en Univisión como en Telemundo, obteniendo casi el doble de tiempo en el aire que los otros candidatos demócratas. 
 

Twitter Censors MRCTV’s Video of Bernie Sanders Praising Castro

Corinne Weaver
Twitter apparently considers direct quotes from Bernie Sanders about Castro and Cuba too “sensitive” for some users to handle. A video posted by MRCTV, an arm of the Media Research Center, was censored as “sensitive content” by Twitter on Feb. 24.
 

Bernie Sanders & Rapper Cardi B to Pimp Socialism to Young Americans

Culture
Gabriel Hays
She’s a former stripper turned rapper. He’s the aging star of the 1988 classic Honeymoon in Moscow. They’re teaming up for the zaniest buddy-comedy/caper picture of the political season: Booty and the Borscht!
 

Flight from $15! Networks Ignore Sanders’ Paying Staff ‘Poverty Wages’

Business
Julia A. Seymour
So much for the Fight for $15! Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I-VT), campaign created a PR crisis for himself after staff complaints that they were being paid “poverty wages” got leaked to the press. That hypocrisy might have hurt him politically — if journalists had actually reported it. Although The Washington Post reported that his unionized campaign staff was upset over their pay, the networks and…
 

Socialist Danny DeVito Praises Ocasio-Cortez, Calls Democrats ‘Clowns’

Culture
Gabriel Hays
Picture that one weird, older uncle you might have. You know, the one who appears to be losing his grip on reality as he sits on your back porch sipping craft beer, puffing a funny-smelling cigarette, and rambling on about how Bernie Sanders’ political musings are the answers America needs right now. That’s basically how actor Danny DeVito has been coming off lately.
 

Media Go Nuts For Bernie’s Tweet Praising Rapper Cardi B’s Economics

Business
Paul Wilson
Celebrity promotion of liberal views are predictable as death and taxes. But these days the media also take these opinions seriously, trying to turn absurdities into news. The latest example was the media frenzy over a Tweet from Sen. Bernie Sanders promoting 25 year old rapper Cardi B’s economic opinions. The rapper was already a fan of Sanders, having encouraged people to “Vote for Daddy Bernie…
 
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Six-Figure Sen. Sanders Blasts U.S. as Nation That ‘Worships Wealth’

Business
James Powers
Sen. Bernie Sanders is beloved by many in the liberal press, which is why most are unlikely to point the hypocrisy of his recent rant against America. In a March 18 tweet, the former Democratic presidential candidate scolded America as a nation that “worships wealth” instead of “caring for the poor.” The tweet added “I don't think that is the nation we should be living in.”
 

WikiLeaks Continue to Show Journalist Cooperation for Clinton Campaign

Business
Callista Ring
The mounting archive of WikiLeaks emails between Hillary Clinton and her staff continues to reveal the Democratic presidential candidate’s special relationship with members of the liberal news media. Not only did she hold an off the record dinner with “influential reporters, anchors, and editors” just before officially launching her presidential bid, but reporters also asked for interviews…
 

'Horse-Race Journalism' Dominated Primary News, Harvard Study Finds

Randy Hall
"Blow-by-blow coverage that gives disproportionate attention to one or two candidates. Some getting short shrift or gratuitously negative coverage. A press obsession with tactics and strategy that outpaces policy differences and leadership characteristics.” “Sound familiar?” asked James Warren, chief media writer for the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, when describing a Harvard…