Bernie Sanders

Tuesday, July 07

Sanders drops out of Democrat presidential race

US Senator Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November’s election.

Radical ideas put full employment back on the agenda

Our rates of unemployment and underemployment are a scandal caused by myopic economic policies, writes Greg Ogle. He argues for a return to the goal of full employment – and outlines how we might fund it.

Donald Trump at a campaign rally in South Bend, Indiana. Photo: EPA/Tannen Maury

Cruz quits, leaving Trump the likely Republican nominee

Republican front-runner Donald Trump has swept to a commanding victory in Indiana, putting him on a glide path to the party’s presidential nomination as Ted Cruz finally ended his campaign.

Trump and Sanders win in New Hampshire

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has won New Hampshire’s Republican presidential nominating contest, and Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton.

Four lessons from the Iowa caucuses

Bernie Sanders is a real threat to Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump’s strategy has some serious flaws – these are just a couple of the lessons from the Iowa caucuses, writes Anthony J. Gaughan.

Clinton shades Sanders by tiny margin

Hillary Clinton claimed the first victory in the Democratic presidential race with the narrowest of victories over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucus.