Bernie Sanders: What Went Wrong for the Former Frontrunner?
On April 8, Senator Bernie Sanders ended his 2020 presidential campaign. The announcement came almost five years after the start of his 2016 run. In those five years, despite never ascending to the presidency or even clinching the Democratic nomination, Sanders transformed the American political…
‘Santa Cruz for Bernie’ on the Ballot
Just a few months ago, the small county of Santa Cruz generated a surprisingly large number. Fifty-nine percent of those who turned out in the California Democratic primary voted for Sen. Sanders, one of the largest margins in the state. Despite Sanders’ failure to win…
Sanders in Santa Cruz
“There is an earthquake going on here,” proclaimed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as a crowd of over 3,000 rallied in the Kaiser Permanente Arena last Tuesday. Santa Cruz locals and UC Santa Cruz students queued up as early as 5 a.m. to witness Sanders…
Mainstream Media Blacks Out the Bern
Everyone was for Bernie. As many as 20,000 people who filled Bonney Field in Sacramento on May 9 represented different factions of the community — signs read “Muslims for Bernie,” “Farmers for Bernie,” “Students for Bernie,” “Moms for Bernie” and “Nurses for Bernie.” “When we…
#DoUCmyStudentDebt
What started as a few students setting up a table in Quarry Plaza turned into a powerful speak out and march through campus and into lecture halls. The protesters interrupted classes with collective shouts of “Out of the classroom and into the streets — no…