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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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May 7, 2025

It is our government, the United States government, that is absolutely complicit in creating and sustaining this humanitarian disaster.

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May 7, 2025

There is no ambiguity here: Netanyahu's extremist government talks openly about using humanitarian aid as a weapon.

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May 5, 2025

Americans are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are.

nbcnews.com
May 5, 2025

Unfortunately and unacceptably, the Antisemitism Awareness Act we are considering today would label speech that criticizes the Israeli government and Netanyahu’s horrific war in Gaza as antisemitic and a violation of civil rights laws, and…

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May 3, 2025

I want to applaud Harvard University for having the guts to stand up to them.

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May 1, 2025

Today on Mother's Day, let's remember every mother deserves a livable wage, affordable childcare, paid family leave, and the ability to retire with dignity.

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Apr 30, 2025

$7.25 an hour minimum wage is a starvation wage. It must be raised to a living wage — at least $17 an hour.

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Apr 28, 2025

We have the radical idea of putting healthcare dollars into healthcare, not into profiteering or bureaucracy.

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Apr 27, 2025

I think the American people are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are.

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Apr 26, 2025

You want to run as a Democrat? Great. You want to run as an Independent? That's great, but you've got to get involved in the political process, because right now the two-party system is failing the working class of this country.

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Apr 26, 2025

If we don't address that issue, the American people will continue to turn their backs on democracy, because they're looking around them and they're saying, 'Does anybody understand what I am going through?'

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Apr 26, 2025

We’re on the same page, but what Democrats lack right now is a vision for the future.

nbcnews.com
Apr 26, 2025

Democrats lack a 'vision for the future,' warning that Americans will 'turn their backs on democracy' if elected officials fail to tackle an 'oligarchy on steroids.'

commondreams.org
Apr 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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Apr 26, 2025

I think the American people are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are. I think they understand very well.

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Apr 24, 2025

Let's be clear. Trump's arrest of Judge Dugan in Milwaukee has nothing to do with immigration. It has everything to do with his moving this country toward authoritarianism.

commondreams.org
Apr 24, 2025

Trump‘s arrest of Judge Dugan in Milwaukee has nothing to do with immigration. It has everything to do with his moving this country toward authoritarianism.

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Apr 24, 2025

Trump continues to demonstrate that he does not believe in the Constitution, the separation of powers, or the rule of law.

commondreams.org
Apr 24, 2025

It is time for my colleagues in the Republican Party who believe in the Constitution to stand up to his growing authoritarianism.

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Apr 24, 2025

The enthusiasm for his and Ocasio-Cortez's message is 'scaring the hell out of' Trump and Musk.

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Apr 24, 2025

Trump's latest attack on the judiciary and Judge Dugan is about one thing—unchecked power.

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Apr 22, 2025

The massive income and wealth inequality in America today is not only morally unjust, it is profoundly damaging to our democracy.

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Apr 22, 2025

Since 1975, nearly $80 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.

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Apr 18, 2025

The tide is turning, with brave judges, educators, lawyers, courageous fired government whistleblowers, and countless others in every occupation stepping up.

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