Bernie Sanders
Democrat chief quits over emails showing plot against Sanders
Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has resigned amid a furor over leaked emails showing party officials plotting against Bernie Sanders during the primary campaign. Our… Audio
Sanders publicly endorses Clinton for US President
Bernie Sanders finally gives Hillary Clinton his endorsement as the Democratic Party presidential candidate after negotiating what he's calling the most progressive election platform in the party's… Audio
Cheryl Sucher: dog days across the US
Cheryl Sucher is a writer, broadcaster and commentator who recently left the Hawke's Bay to return home to the US. She and her husband and their dog drove from Los Angeles to New Jersey, crossing many… Audio
Bernie Sanders urged to drop out of race
Pressure is building on Bernie Sanders to give up his fight for the Democratic presidential nomination.
A poker player's take on US elections
As any Kenny Rogers fan can tell you, you've gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em. Bernie Sanders is certainly not folding -- he was hammered by Hillary Clinton in yesterday's… Audio
Clinton declares victory against Sanders
Hillary Clinton has declared herself the Democratic Party nominee for US president, saying she has made history as the first female presidential nominee.
Clinton beats Sanders in Puerto Rico
Hillary Clinton has won the Puerto Rican Democratic primary, moving her a step closer to her party's presidential nomination.
Brent Budowsky - The Campaign from Hell
Brent Budowsky is a political columnist for The Hill and is based in Washington, DC. He is on the campaign trail in the US and he says all the party presidential candidates are misleading and… Audio
Trump v Sanders debate canned
Republican nominee Donald Trump has backed out of an offer to debate Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
Eric Boehlert - Covering the US Primaries
The US 2016 election season has generated enormous interest in the US, but also around the world. There has been exhaustive comment on what's been happening, but have the candidate's been given an… Audio
Jackson Browne: music, politics and ecology
Songwriter and recording artist who has a long history of political activism. He will perform with his six-piece band in Auckland in April. Audio
The rage driving the race for the next American President
RNZ's Political Editor, Jane Patterson, travels to the US and finds widespread anger at Washington politicians and big money impacting on the presidential primary race. Audio
Brent Budowsky - US politics
Brent Budowsky is a political columnist for The Hill and is based in Washington, DC. He is on the campaign trail in the US as candidates battle for their party's presidential nomination. Audio
Nights' Pundit - Left Thinking
University of Otago political historian A.Prof Brian Roper deconstructs public policies from around the globe... The politics of Senator Bernie Sanders, America's longest-serving independent… Audio
Gerald Friedman: Bernie, Hillary, and money
Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst whose analysis of Bernie Sanders' ambitious economic programme was the first comprehensive look at the impact of the US presidential… Audio
Pies and the Presidential Primaries
A Kiwi piemaker based in the United States talks to RNZ's Jane Patterson about his views on the American elections.
Countdown to Iowa for US presidential hopefuls
American presidential hopefuls are making a last pitch to voters in the state of Iowa, ahead of the first elections in the race for party nominations. Audio
Ted Rall - Bernie Sanders
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist, columnist and graphic novelist. His latest book is Bernie, a graphic-biography of Bernie Sanders who is campaigning to be the Democratic Party candidate… Audio
Could this man be the next US president?
Can a self-described democratic socialist - without corporate backing and ignored by mainstream media - be the next US president? Video
Data breach apology during US Democrats' debate
US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has apologised to frontrunner Hillary Clinton for a breach of her campaign's voter files by one of his staff.