 |
| THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY |
| Meet the Comic Book King Running Bernie Sanders' Campaign
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has a few things in common with a superhero from the Marvel universe. The Democratic presidential candidate bills himself as an underdog waging battle against evil tycoons who exploit the citizenry in pursuit of cartoonish riches. A band of loyal followers hangs on his every adventure. And some people think he's from another planet.
[READ MORE] His is an unconventional campaign, so it was only logical that in May he picked an unconventional operative to run it—the owner of a comic book shop. A longtime Sanders friend and advisor, Jeff Weaver had worked on Sanders' campaigns and in his Washington offices for more than two decades. But before he came on board Bernie 2016, Weaver had retired from politics to launch one of the DC-area's biggest gaming businesses.   |
IN OTHER NEWS |
| Everyone Wants to Leave "No Child Left Behind" Behind |
| Scott Walker Has a Texas-Sized Fundraising Problem |
| Obama Just Granted Clemency to a Pot Lifer. But Dozens More Remain Behind Bars. |
| Chris Christie Is Sitting on a Bill to Seize Guns From Domestic Abusers |
| Reddit's Former CEO Is Fed Up With the Site's Vindictive Trolls, But Not Its Anonymous Gun Dealers |
MOST READ |
| The Insane Story Behind Trump's Deleted Nazi Tweet |
| Wealthy Donors and Lobbyist Bundlers Are Largely Bankrolling Hillary Clinton's Campaign |
| Another Fatal Police Shooting Caught on Video—and More Questions About a Dispatcher's Role |
| The Wisconsin Supreme Court Just Removed a Major Threat to Scott Walker's Presidential Campaign |
| Meet the Engineer Who Forced Silicon Valley's Gender Problem Into the Open |
   We're a nonprofit, and we rely on support from readers.  About Us | Advertise | Unsubscribe Mother Jones | 222 Sutter, San Francisco, CA 94108 |
The TRUTH will set you FREE.
No comments:
Post a Comment