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Bernie Sanders: “Never before in the history of the United States of America have so few owned so much and had so much power over our…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2022
Never before in the history of the United States of America have so few owned so much and had so much power over our economy.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights the concentration of economic power in the hands of a few.

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