Tag Archives: Democratic National Committee

Democracy for America’s Jim Dean on the circumstances that led to the creation of Donald Trump, his brother’s support of Clinton, and his belief that Bernie Sanders can go all the way

By Mark | March 7, 2016

I had the opportunity to spend some time this afternoon with Jim Dean, the co-founder and chair of Democracy for America (DFA), as he stopped by the Ypsi-Arbor campaign office for Bernie Sanders on his way to Flint. Among other things, we discussed Bernie’s chances in the Michigan Democratic primary, what the Sanders campaign could […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bernie Bros, black lives matter, Democratic National COnvention, democratic primary, DNC, Flint, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, inequality, interviews, Jim Dean, Mississippi, Neshoba County Fair, Philadelphia, Presidential politics, race baiting, racism, reform, robber barons, Ronald Reagan, sexism, states rights, Ta-Nehisi Coates, TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Tulsi Gabbard, Vermont | 58 Comments

Howard Dean on his 2004 run for President: “We were really running against the Democratic party… The Democratic party was becoming increasingly what we would now call corporatist. They’d given up. They just weren’t fighting for a better country.”

By Mark | July 23, 2014

A few days ago, at the Netroots Nation conference, I had the good fortune to catch a session with former presidential candidate, and progressive standard bearer, Howard Dean. Following is the first of three videos I hope to post over the coming weeks, accompanied by my quick attempt at transcription. In this clip, you’ll hear […]