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Bernie Sanders campaigns in Cedar Rapids with help from Vampire Weekend

Emma Oxnevad and Lacey Latch • February 3, 2020

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — As Vampire Weekend plays to a thinning crowd of Bernie Sanders supporters in Iowa, a young black girl who couldn’t be a day older than 10 dances among the crowd, unaware of the...

Warren-Sanders clash was inevitable as voting gets closer

Associated Press • January 17, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — As long as they are rivals, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders couldn't stay friends forever. The White House hopefuls and longtime allies have spent the past year throwing red...

Sanders has heart procedure, cancels campaign events for now

Nicholas Riccardi and Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press • October 2, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders' campaign said Wednesday that the Democratic presidential candidate had a heart procedure for a blocked artery and was canceling events and appearances "until further...

Sanders rallies Chicago Teachers Union, demands change in national priotities

Brita Hunegs • September 30, 2019

Autumn has arrived in Chicago. Michigan Avenue is patterned with fallen leaves. The temperature has begun to fall. And disputes over labor rights are in full swing. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) announced...

Chuy chomps the machine

Sahi Padmanabhan, Contributing Writer • February 26, 2018

The historic Apollo’s 2000 banquet hall in Little Village was lined with monitors. The entire room seemed to be buzzing with anticipation of not only Bernie Sanders, but the Southwest Side’s own Jesús...

Healthcare is a human right

Rachel Zarky • September 25, 2017

Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, has presented a replacement to our nation’s fundamentally flawed health care system that would result in a radical change. Sanders has openly expressed...

‘Bernie or Bust’ helps Trump, hurts Clinton

Pat Mullane • May 22, 2016

As the primary election edges closer to its end date, the three remaining presidential candidates strut their last few miles of this month-long marathon across the nation. And while Donald Trump has...

Dismissive media coverage belittles Sanders campaign

Danielle Harris, Former news editor • April 3, 2016

When Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his campaign for the presidency last April he was immediately dismissed by the mainstream media as a total long shot. In a Washington Post profile on the senator, he...

Sanders addresses violence, income inequality at Chicago rally

Danielle Harris, Former news editor • March 15, 2016

After campaign stops in Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders took the stage March 14 around 11 p.m. at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. Nearly 4,000...

Illinois races to watch in next week’s election

Brenden Moore • March 6, 2016

Illinois residents will go to the polls on March 15 to cast their ballots for president, senate, house and many more important positions. The state votes alongside Florida, Ohio and other delegate-rich...

‘Feel the Bern’: Why Bernie Sanders is the ideal candidate for millennials

Danielle Harris, Former news editor • July 18, 2015

Government Involvement Study | Create infographics Millennials are a highly coveted group among candidates in the 2016 presidential race. The generation is certainly an influential one, as 18- to 29-year-olds...