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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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Feb 25, 2025

It is not just Republicans or Musk. Let’s be clear: Democratic billionaires also put huge amounts of money into their party.

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Feb 25, 2025

That is what this struggle is about! One-hundred-fifty years later, it’s the same struggle… We believe in a government of the people, by the people, for the people—not a government of the billionaire class, by the billionaire class, for…

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Feb 25, 2025

Trump guarantees that he won't cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid to provide tax breaks to billionaires.

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Feb 24, 2025

Has used our bombs to damage or destroy almost 70 percent of the structures in Gaza, including hundreds of schools. All of this has been done in clear violation of U.S. and international law.

truthout.org
Feb 24, 2025

The claim that the word 'oligarchy' is somehow too recondite and obscure to land with its intended mass audience is not only refuted by the response to the Sanders tour.

thenation.com
Feb 24, 2025

A core tenet of Bernieism is that he likes talking to crowds.

thenation.com
Feb 24, 2025

With Trump and Netanyahu openly talking about forcibly displacing millions of Palestinians from Gaza — in other words, ethnic cleansing — it would be unconscionable to provide more of the bombs and weapons Israel has used to kill so many…

truthout.org
Feb 23, 2025

With Trump and Netanyahu openly talking about forcibly displacing millions of Palestinians from Gaza – in other words, ethnic cleansing – it would be unconscionable to provide more of the bombs and weapons Israel has used to kill so many…

commondreams.org
Feb 23, 2025

Netanyahu has used our bombs to damage or destroy almost 70 percent of the structures in Gaza, including hundreds of schools.

commondreams.org
Feb 23, 2025

Tragically, much of this carnage has been carried out with American bombs and weapons.

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Feb 23, 2025

But Netanyahu’s extremist government has instead waged an all-out war against the entire Palestinian people, killing more than 48,000 and injuring more than 111,000 – the vast majority of whom are women and children.

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Feb 23, 2025

Israel had the right to defend itself against Hamas and respond to the barbaric October 7, 2023, terrorist attack, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took over 240 hostages.

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Feb 23, 2025

Elon Musk has been backing neo-Nazi parties around the world, interfering in elections and using his massive platform to attack anyone who doesn’t share his extreme right-wing views.

thenation.com
Feb 19, 2025

Every once in awhile, I DO agree with Trump. He's right: when the Pentagon cannot complete an independent audit, we should cut military spending by 8% a year over the next 5 years.

newsweek.com
Feb 19, 2025

When the Pentagon cannot complete an independent audit, we should cut military spending by 8% a year over the next five years.

commondreams.org
Feb 19, 2025

The other day, the president... talked about being a king.

nbcnews.com
Feb 18, 2025

I don't mean to be rude, but I am gathering that you no longer support the PRO Act.

newsweek.com
Feb 18, 2025

I have reviewed your record, and in many respects, especially given the nature of the nominees that Mr. Trump has brought forth, it is very good.

nbcnews.com
Feb 18, 2025

Will you be a rubber stamp for the anti-worker agenda of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and other multibillionaires who are blatantly anti-union, they don’t make any bones about it, or will you stand with working families all over the country?

nbcnews.com
Feb 18, 2025

I don't mean to be rude. I am gathering that you no longer support the PRO Act.

newsweek.com
Feb 17, 2025

I'm going to speak to Senator Bernie Sanders in the next hour about this very effort, and whether they do feel that they have proper oversight of how this is being conducted.

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Feb 17, 2025

The role of billionaires in politics, it's not just Musk, it's others. It's not just Republican billionaires, it is Democratic billionaires. It is the corruption of the two-party system.

commondreams.org
Feb 17, 2025

Together, we can stop Republicans from cutting Medicaid and giving tax breaks to billionaires.

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Feb 17, 2025

Today in America we are rapidly moving toward an oligarchic form of society where a handful of multibillionaires not only have extraordinary wealth, but unprecedented economic, media, and political power.

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