Democrats

Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Bernie to Deliver Captive Constituencies to the Democratic Convention
05 May 2016
Bernie will take his campaign all the way to the convention. We called him a sheepdog back in May 2015, and he's filling exactly that role, enticing the Dems' captive constituencies back into the…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Bernie Sanders Has His Plan B. What's Yours?
14 Apr 2016
With a crushing Clinton lead in super-delegates it will take a string of miracles for Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic nomination. Little children and true believers relying on miracles…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Bernie Sanders and the End of the Democratic Party
09 Mar 2016
If Bernie Sanders supporters are serious about making fundamental change, they should start a new party, one that does more than run in billion dollar elections every couple of years. Hillary Clinton…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
There’s Nothing "Transformative" About Bernie Sanders (He’s Just Not Hillary)
18 Feb 2016
Bernie Sanders’ domestic policies more clearly match Black America’s left-leaning politics – but they will still reject him in favor of Hillary Clinton, who Blacks think has a better chance against…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
How Democrats and Republicans Collude to Block the Vote -- And How We Can Un-Block It
17 Dec 2015
We hear lots of outrage about how Republicans block the vote. But blocking the vote by keeping third parties off the ballot with unjust laws in more than a dozen states is a project Democrats share…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders: Sheepdogging for Hillary and the Democrats in 2016
07 May 2015
Vermont senator and ostensible socialist Bernie Sanders is playing the sheepdog candidate for Hillary Clinton this year.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
How Complacency, Complicity of Black Misleadership Class Led to Supreme Court Evisceration of the Voting Rights Act
27 Jun 2013
The Supreme Court kneecapping of the Voting Rights Act didn't have to happen? Democrats, especially the black leadership class had more than a generation to exploit their moral and political…
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Supreme Court Kneecaps Voting Rights Act: The Real News Network Talks to Bruce A. Dixon
26 Jun 2013
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Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
The Black Wall Around Barack Obama: Who Does It Protect Him Against?
06 Apr 2011
The presumption that Barack Obama, no matter what he does or doesn't do, enjoys nearly unanimous black support is a veritable wall around the president. But who does it protect him against?
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Why President Obama Won't Deliver On His Network Neutrality Promises
01 Dec 2010
After two years of President Barack Obama, where are we on network neutrality, and the rights of minority communities to fight the digital redlining of our communities which lies at the core of the