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Bernie Sanders: “We were thought crazy, radical. We were laughed at.”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2026
We were thought crazy, radical. We were laughed at.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Reflecting on initial reactions to his AI proposal.

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