Tag: Sanders

Bernie Sanders Wants To Ban Facial Recognition Use By Police

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wants to put an end to police use of facial recognition software. Sanders called for the ban as part of a criminal justice reform plan introduced over the weekend ahead of a two-day tour of South Carolina. From a report: The plan also calls for the ban of for-profit prisons and would revoke the…

Bernie Sanders Proposes Forgiving the Student Debt of 45 Million Americans

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced a plan on Monday to erase the country’s $1.6 trillion outstanding student loan tab, intensifying the higher education policy debate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. From a report: The Democratic presidential candidate’s legislation — dubbed “The College for All Act” — will release all 45 million Americans from their student debt and be paid for with…

Bernie Sanders Supports Video Game Workers Unions

U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has taken to Twitter to announce his support for video game workers unions. “In his message, Sanders gives shout-outs to IATSE (the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) and Game Workers Unite, two organizations that have been working to help game creators organize,” reports VentureBeat. “He also links to a June 11 Time story…

Donald Trump spent Saturday retweeting far-right personalities. Then he told them they’re right.

Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/5/4/18529468/donald-trump-twitter-facebook-ban-far-right…

Trump denounces anti-Semitism one day after defending Charlottesville marchers

Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/27/18520810/trump-poway-synagogue-shooting-response-green-bay…

Polling shows Fox News has been amazingly effective at shaping opinion on the Mueller report

Source: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/23/18512347/mueller-report-polling-fox-news-trump…