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Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders is an American politician and activist who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. A member of the Independent party, Sanders is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice, healthcare reform, and income equality. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007, where he was the first independent elected to the House in 40 years. Throughout his career, Sanders has been a vocal critic of economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.

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Jul 21, 2025

Days later, he’s fired. Do I think this is a coincidence? No.

newrepublic.com
Jul 19, 2025

Stephen Colbert, an extraordinary talent and the most popular late-night host, slams the deal. Days later, he's fired. Do I think this is a coincidence? NO.

redstate.com
Jul 18, 2025

It's not enough. He's still illegally withholding $5.5 billion more from schools. Congress passed it. The president signed it. Trump must release it.

commondreams.org
Jul 18, 2025

Today we forced Trump to release $1.3 billion for more than 10,000 summer and after-school programs helping 1.4 million students.

commondreams.org
Jul 18, 2025

It's pretty obvious why Paramount chose to surrender to Trump.

commondreams.org
Jul 17, 2025

If we can guarantee a defined benefit pension plan for members of Congress, we can and we must provide that same level of retirement security to every worker in America.

truthout.org
Jul 17, 2025

If we are serious about addressing the retirement crisis in America, corporations must be required to offer all of their workers a traditional pension plan that guarantees a monthly income in retirement.

truthout.org
Jul 15, 2025

Mamdani won. The establishment is in panic. Billionaires are raising money against him; Trump is ranting; Islamophobes are on the loose. They know what we know: Candidates who stand boldly with the working class can win not only in NYC…

newsweek.com
Jul 15, 2025

Like all authoritarians, Trump doesn't like criticism or objective reporting. He just wants flattery.

commondreams.org
Jul 15, 2025

Do the American people really want massive cuts to health care, nutrition and education so that billionaires can get huge tax breaks? I don’t think so. No member of Congress who voted for this disastrous legislation should be re-elected.

truthout.org
Jul 11, 2025

The Trump administration’s barbaric practice of expelling immigrants to dangerous ‘third countries’ is an abuse of our justice system.

theintercept.com
Jul 11, 2025

The deportation of eight men to South Sudan – a country plagued by famine and brutal civil war – is abhorrent.

theintercept.com
Jul 9, 2025

We cannot continue to allow big banks to make huge profits ripping off the American people.

newsweek.com
Jul 8, 2025

At this moment, hundreds of thousands of people are starving after Israel prevented any aid from entering Gaza for nearly three months.

commondreams.org
Jul 8, 2025

This is the man Trump and Congress are welcoming this week: a war criminal who will be remembered as one of modern history's monsters.

commondreams.org
Jul 8, 2025

As President Trump and members of Congress roll out the red carpet for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, let's remember that Netanyahu has been indicted as a war criminal by the International Criminal Court for overseeing the…

commondreams.org
Jul 8, 2025

The Redstone family diminished the freedom of the press today in exchange for a $2.4 billion payday.

thenation.com
Jul 7, 2025

The settlement sets an “extremely dangerous precedent in terms of both the First Amendment and government extortion,”

nypost.com
Jul 4, 2025

Make no mistake about it: This bill is a death sentence for working-class and low-income Americans.

commondreams.org
Jul 4, 2025

This bill includes the largest cut ever to Medicaid in order to pay for the largest tax break for billionaires that we have ever seen.

commondreams.org
Jul 2, 2025

It is a victory for a president who is attempting to stifle dissent and undermine American democracy.

nypost.com
Jul 2, 2025

It’s pretty obvious why Paramount chose to surrender to Trump.

huffpost.com
Jul 2, 2025

The decision by the Redstone family, the major owners of Paramount, to settle a bogus lawsuit with President Trump over a 60 Minutes report he did not like is an extremely dangerous precedent in terms of both the First Amendment and…

huffpost.com
Jul 2, 2025

Make no mistake about it. Trump is undermining our democracy and rapidly moving us towards authoritarianism, and the billionaires who care more about their stock portfolios than our democracy are helping him do it.

commondreams.org
Jul 2, 2025

It is a dark day for independent journalism and freedom of the press—an essential part of our democracy.

commondreams.org

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