bernie sanders

2020 election

Autostraddle Reader Data

politics + activism

Warren Leads Autostraddle’s Politics Survey, Sanders Is Second and Everyone Else Is Far Far Away

Who do the LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people who took our Politics Survey plan on voting for in the Democratic Primary?

himani —

Feb 13, 2020

2016 election

barack obama

news

2016 Democratic National Convention, Night One: Michelle Obama Transcends Humanity

Michelle Obama said the motto she and the president share with their daughters is: “When they go low, we go high.” And then she demonstrated it to the point of…

Heather Hogan —

Jul 26, 2016

2016 election

2016 presidential race

politics + activism

‘Tis the Season — for the Democratic Presidential Town Hall and Iowa Caucus

At last night’s Democratic Presidential Town Hall the three Dem candidates talked about policy, their past records, and why Iowa voters should choose them as their date to the homecoming…

Rachel —

Jan 26, 2016

2016 election

2016 presidential race

politics + activism

Democratic Debate Sees Sanders and Clinton Snippy in South Carolina

Last night’s democratic debate showcased lots of talk about guns and healthcare, but the discussions on racial and criminal justice were less substantive.

Rachel —

Jan 18, 2016

2016 presidential race

bernie sanders

politics + activism

Democratic Debate #3: Hillary Clinton Invokes The Jedi Force to Vanquish Sith Lord Trump

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders make amends over this week’s data breach and come out swinging at the racist, xenophobic rhetoric of Donald Trump and the GOP.

Heather Hogan —

Dec 20, 2015

2016 election

2016 presidential race

politics + activism

Clinton, Sanders and O’Malley Debate ISIS, Wall Street, Number of Twitter Followers

The second Democratic debate featured two fewer debaters, a moment of silence for Paris, and a lot of tweets.

Rachel —

Nov 15, 2015

2016 presidential race

bernie sanders

politics + activism

Trans Activist Diana Sacayán Found Dead In Her Buenos Aires Home

Kroger will cover gender affirming surgeries for trans employees, mainstream media and informal polls don’t agree on who won the Democratic debate, the New York Attorney General launched an investigation…

Yvonne —

Oct 15, 2015

2016 presidential race

barack obama

politics + activism

Is It Underwhelming In Here or Is It Just Me: On Last Night’s Democratic Debate

Did anybody distinguish themselves as national leadership material in last night’s Democratic debate, or did it inspire feelings of deep ambivalence and resignation in the political process?

Rachel —

Oct 14, 2015

2016 presidential race

bernie sanders

politics + activism

Robber With a Record Charged With Murdering Trans Woman Keisha Jenkins

An arrest in the murder of Kiesha Jenkins, Planned Parenthood announces they’ll no longer accept payments for their fetal tissue donation program, investigators say killing of Tamir Rice was “reasonable,”…

Rachel —

Oct 13, 2015

bernie sanders

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Kim Davis’s BFF Mike Huckabee Says Religious Freedom “Most Important Issue of Election” and More News

Mike Huckabee is running on a Kim Davis platform, Baltimore offers a settlement to Freddie Gray’s family, James Blake is tackled by NYPD officers and more.

Rachel —

Sep 10, 2015

bernie sanders

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: A Year After Mike Brown’s Death, It’s Still Not Safe to be Black in Ferguson (or Elsewhere) and More News

Violence in Ferguson, several deaths at the hands of police, what’s happening with the lesbian fired from a Catholic elementary school, judges in Ohio dealing with same-sex marriage, and more.

Rachel —

Aug 11, 2015