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Bernie Sanders: “When the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 90%, when big money interests are able to control both political…”

On the recordApril 26, 2025
When the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 90%, when big money interests are able to control both political parties, they are living in an oligarchy.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights economic inequality and its implications for democracy.

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