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“There's no question that frankly Hillary Clinton took positions that she never had before because of this political movement. If you look at her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which she had previously repeatedly called the gold standard, she now says she's against it.”

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Jonathan Tasini

Jonathan Tasini is an accomplished writer and activist known for his advocacy of labor rights. Born in 1956, he has been actively involved in social movements since the 1980s, focusing on labor rights, media freedom, and democratic reforms. Tasini is recognized for his contributions in these areas, including his role as a columnist for The New York Times and his opposition to the newspaper's copyright policies. He also served as the communications director for the AFL-CIO and has been a leader in various social movements. more

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“You can hope and wish and pray that those things are legitimate conversions and that [Hillary Clinton] now is a different candidate, a person with a different philosophy. That's something that, you know, sometimes, yes, it's hard to believe.”

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“I want to say that even - and Bernie said this many, many times - in several of the actual public debates, she said on her worst day, Hillary Clinton's a thousand times better than Donald Trump. And Donald Trump, in my view, is a threat to the nation.”

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“We were telling, and frankly the media didn't take it seriously, during the time when we tried to point out that Debbie Wasserman Schultz was biased. She scheduled debates at times that didn't draw huge audiences, I believe, and many believe, because she didn't want Bernie to have a larger exposure to the voters.”

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