Defending exclusionary zoning at the local level in the name of socialism is hokum.
Bernie Sanders: “Defending exclusionary zoning at the local level in the name of socialism is hokum.”
On the recordMay 8, 2025
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Sanders criticized the defense of exclusionary zoning as contradictory to socialist principles.
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