https://www.opednews.com/populum/rss.php?c=a&t=&p=&tid=0 Opednews.com Progressive, Liberal United States and International News, Opinion, Op-Eds and Politics en-us Copyright 2026 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:30:55 -0400 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:30:55 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.opednews.com/populum/pthemes/opednews/images/rssbanner.png https://www.opednews.com/populum/rss.php?c=a&t=&p=&tid=0 152 149 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-I-will-do-all-I-can-to-Bernie-Sanders_Joe-Biden_President-Joe-Biden-240713-118.html Sat, 13 Jul 2024 19:23:14 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-I-will-do-all-I-can-to-Bernie-Sanders_Joe-Biden_President-Joe-Biden-240713-118.html Bernie Sanders I know that this is a difficult political moment. All of us want to defeat Trump, the most dangerous president in American history. But, there are disagreements as to the best way forward. It is my view that if President Biden runs a campaign addressing the economic concerns of the working class of this country he can win, and that he is the best candidate to do that. https://www.opednews.com/articles/PREPARED-REMARKS-Bernie-S-by-Bernie-Sanders-Blue-Origin_Corporate-Welfare_Corporate-Welfare_Jeff-Bezos-220406-174.html Wed, 06 Apr 2022 21:12:40 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/PREPARED-REMARKS-Bernie-S-by-Bernie-Sanders-Blue-Origin_Corporate-Welfare_Corporate-Welfare_Jeff-Bezos-220406-174.html Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Wednesday called for a "strategic pause" on corporate welfare to profitable companies during remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Diplomacy-is-the-Only-Way-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-Foreign-Policy_Blame-Russia_Crisis-Management-220210-633.html Thu, 10 Feb 2022 23:29:06 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Diplomacy-is-the-Only-Way-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-Foreign-Policy_Blame-Russia_Crisis-Management-220210-633.html Bernie Sanders Bringing people together to resolve conflicts non-violently is strength and it is the right thing to do. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-planet-is-in-peril-We-by-Bernie-Sanders-Climate-Change_Climate-Heating_Congress_Congress-Senate-Legislation-210819-314.html Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:51:18 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-planet-is-in-peril-We-by-Bernie-Sanders-Climate-Change_Climate-Heating_Congress_Congress-Senate-Legislation-210819-314.html Bernie Sanders The latest International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is clear and foreboding. If the United States, China and the rest of the world do not act extremely aggressively to cut carbon emissions, the planet will face enormous and irreversible damage. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Instead-of-Giveaways-to-th-by-Bernie-Sanders-Climate_Health-Care_Health-Insurance_Jobs-210812-616.html Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:37:08 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Instead-of-Giveaways-to-th-by-Bernie-Sanders-Climate_Health-Care_Health-Insurance_Jobs-210812-616.html Bernie Sanders As we address the needs of working families, and combat climate change, we are going to create millions of good paying jobs, many of them union jobs. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-biggest-win-for-the-wo-by-Bernie-Sanders-Corporations_People_Taxes_Working-Families-210722-23.html Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:00:47 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-biggest-win-for-the-wo-by-Bernie-Sanders-Corporations_People_Taxes_Working-Families-210722-23.html Bernie Sanders When the gap between the very rich and everyone else is growing wider, when some of the wealthiest people and biggest businesses in the world pay nothing in federal income taxes, the billionaire class and large profitable corporations must finally start paying their fair share of taxes. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Ain-t-gonna-happen-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Infrastructure-Bill_Systems_Waste-210626-975.html Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:39:23 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Ain-t-gonna-happen-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Infrastructure-Bill_Systems_Waste-210626-975.html Bernie Sanders There is no question but that we need a major investment in our crumbling roads, bridges, water systems, waste water plants, public transit and broadband. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Washington-s-Dangerous-New-by-Bernie-Sanders-China_China-Politics_China-Russia-Alliance_Consensus-Building-210620-745.html Sun, 20 Jun 2021 19:51:34 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Washington-s-Dangerous-New-by-Bernie-Sanders-China_China-Politics_China-Russia-Alliance_Consensus-Building-210620-745.html Bernie Sanders It is distressing and dangerous that a fast-growing consensus is emerging in Washington that views the U.S.-Chinese relationship as a zero-sum economic and military struggle. This will create a political environment in which the cooperation that the world desperately needs will be increasingly difficult to achieve. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-US-Must-Stop-Being-an-by-Bernie-Sanders-Conflict_Corruption_Government-Crime_Inequality-210516-654.html Sun, 16 May 2021 19:00:10 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-US-Must-Stop-Being-an-by-Bernie-Sanders-Conflict_Corruption_Government-Crime_Inequality-210516-654.html Bernie Sanders The United States should be urging an immediate cease-fire. We should also understand that, while Hamas firing rockets into Israeli communities is absolutely unacceptable, today's conflict did not begin with those rockets. https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-to-raise-trillions-wit-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-Legislative-Agenda_Taxes_Working-Families-210422-184.html Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:20:19 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-to-raise-trillions-wit-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-Legislative-Agenda_Taxes_Working-Families-210422-184.html Bernie Sanders If Congress has the guts to take on large corporations and the billionaire class whose greed is destroying the social fabric of America we can both reduce income and wealth inequality and create a more egalitarian society. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Withdrawing-From-Afghanist-by-Bernie-Sanders-Afghanistan-Pullout_Come-Home-America_Congress_Democracy-210417-55.html Sat, 17 Apr 2021 15:22:44 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Withdrawing-From-Afghanist-by-Bernie-Sanders-Afghanistan-Pullout_Come-Home-America_Congress_Democracy-210417-55.html Bernie Sanders President Biden's announcement of a full withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by 9/11, 2021, is a courageous step. It is also an opportunity to consider the enormous costs of nearly 20 years of war and commit to a better way of promoting Americans' security and prosperity. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Income-and-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Billionaires_Economic-Justice_Income-Inequality-210321-930.html Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:48:24 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Income-and-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Billionaires_Economic-Justice_Income-Inequality-210321-930.html Bernie Sanders In America today, the very rich have become much richer while tens of millions of Americans are struggling to put food on the table and live in dignity. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disappointed-in-Some-Democ-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democrats-Winning-Back-The-Senate_Families_Petition_Relief-210212-401.html Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:24:14 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disappointed-in-Some-Democ-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democrats-Winning-Back-The-Senate_Families_Petition_Relief-210212-401.html Bernie Sanders Dmocrats promised the American people that if we won both races in Georgia and took control of the Senate, we were going to pass a very popular COVID relief bill, including : $2,000 checks for the working people. Democrats won, and now it's time to deliver. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Joe-Biden-must-put-an-end-by-Bernie-Sanders-Biden-Harris_Business-Economics_Climate_Congress-210120-129.html Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:30:07 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Joe-Biden-must-put-an-end-by-Bernie-Sanders-Biden-Harris_Business-Economics_Climate_Congress-210120-129.html Bernie Sanders In this moment of unprecedented crises, Congress and the Biden administration must respond through unprecedented action. No more business as usual. No more same old, same old. https://www.opednews.com/articles/What-last-night-proved-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Health_Organize_Organizing-210106-948.html Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:51:40 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/What-last-night-proved-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Health_Organize_Organizing-210106-948.html Bernie Sanders What last night's victories in Georgia proved is that when people have something to vote for rather than just vote against, when we prioritize organizing and mobilizing, our progressive agenda can win anywhere. https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-Object-by-Bernie-Sanders-Families_Food_Inequality_Jobs-201231-170.html Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:43:14 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-Object-by-Bernie-Sanders-Families_Food_Inequality_Jobs-201231-170.html Bernie Sanders As a result of the pandemic, tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs and their incomes. In the middle of the winter, families now face the threat of eviction and the possibility of being thrown out in the streets. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Congress-Cannot-Leave-for-by-Bernie-Sanders-Anxiety_Congress_Congress-Legislative-Failures_Congressional-Ethics-201220-797.html Sat, 19 Dec 2020 19:55:44 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Congress-Cannot-Leave-for-by-Bernie-Sanders-Anxiety_Congress_Congress-Legislative-Failures_Congressional-Ethics-201220-797.html Bernie Sanders Congress must not leave Washington, D.C. and head back to our families unless we address the pain and anxiety of millions of other families across the country. And that starts with putting money directly into their pockets with a payment of at least $1,200 per working class American, and $500 for each of their children. https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-do-we-avoid-future-aut-by-Bernie-Sanders-Healthcare_Jobs_Medicare_Republican-201126-258.html Wed, 25 Nov 2020 20:44:03 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-do-we-avoid-future-aut-by-Bernie-Sanders-Healthcare_Jobs_Medicare_Republican-201126-258.html Bernie Sanders For a president who lies all the time, perhaps Donald Trump's most outlandish lie is that he and his administration are friends of the working class in our country. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Is-Trump-prepared-to-under-by-Bernie-Sanders-Americans-Second_Democracy_Loser_Trump-Against-Democracy-200925-179.html Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:37:37 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Is-Trump-prepared-to-under-by-Bernie-Sanders-Americans-Second_Democracy_Loser_Trump-Against-Democracy-200925-179.html Bernie Sanders We must make certain that the President of the United States, if he loses this election, will abide by the will of the voters and leave office peacefully. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Will-Trump-leave-Office-If-by-Bernie-Sanders-Trump_Trump-Against-Democracy_Trump-Bully-In-Chief_Trump-Campaign-200919-285.html Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:20:39 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Will-Trump-leave-Office-If-by-Bernie-Sanders-Trump_Trump-Against-Democracy_Trump-Bully-In-Chief_Trump-Campaign-200919-285.html Bernie Sanders This is a presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. This is an election about whether or not we retain American democracy. This is an election we must not lose. https://www.opednews.com/articles/While-the-Arctic-Is-on-Fir-by-Bernie-Sanders-Arctic-Drilling_Firefight_Future_Green-200915-135.html Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:13:32 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/While-the-Arctic-Is-on-Fir-by-Bernie-Sanders-Arctic-Drilling_Firefight_Future_Green-200915-135.html Bernie Sanders We do not have any time to waste in addressing the climate emergency facing our country and the world. According to the scientific community, we have only a few years to act before there will be irreparable damage. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-Attacks-on-Electio-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Election-2020_Election-Crime_Election-Fraud-200906-199.html Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:22:53 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-Attacks-on-Electio-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Election-2020_Election-Crime_Election-Fraud-200906-199.html Bernie Sanders Donald Trump is a pathological liar. According to documented reports he has told more than 20,000 lies and distortions since he has been president. This is, obviously, deeply disturbing behavior for anyone who is president of the United States. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-high-priest-of-unfette-by-Bernie-Sanders-Capitalism_Economic_High-Unemployment_Progressives-200826-614.html Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:57:54 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-high-priest-of-unfette-by-Bernie-Sanders-Capitalism_Economic_High-Unemployment_Progressives-200826-614.html Bernie Sanders The one percent in this country may have enormous wealth and power, and they will use it to try and stop our agenda. But they are just the one percent. And if the 99 percent in this country stand together, defeat Trump, and go on to fight for the values we share, we can transform this country. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-pandemic-is-helping-th-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Crisis_Economic_Medicare-200811-369.html Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:55:44 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-pandemic-is-helping-th-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Crisis_Economic_Medicare-200811-369.html Bernie Sanders We are in the middle of an extraordinary moment in American history: a public health crisis, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the existential threat of climate change and a president who is moving our country in an authoritarian direction. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Coronavirus-Pandemic-Is-Ra-by-Bernie-Sanders-Coronavirus-Pandemic_Legislation_Masks-200807-942.html Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:03:14 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Coronavirus-Pandemic-Is-Ra-by-Bernie-Sanders-Coronavirus-Pandemic_Legislation_Masks-200807-942.html Bernie Sanders Providing high quality masks for all is an effective disease prevention tool that must be immediately implemented. Every day we delay, lives are needlessly lost. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bye-bye-by-Bernie-Sanders-Climate_Democracy_Election_Immigrants-200803-313.html Sun, 02 Aug 2020 20:16:38 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bye-bye-by-Bernie-Sanders-Climate_Democracy_Election_Immigrants-200803-313.html Bernie Sanders The next 93 days may very well be the most important in our country's history. Donald Trump must be defeated. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bye-Bye-Trump-Ten-Reasons-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Trump_Un-american-200802-146.html Sun, 02 Aug 2020 18:42:50 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bye-Bye-Trump-Ten-Reasons-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Trump_Un-american-200802-146.html Bernie Sanders The next 93 days may very well be the most important in our country's history. Donald Trump must be defeated.----I am confident that you understand, as well as I do, how un-American and disastrous Trump and his administration have been. But I want to give you ten reasons (and there are many more) as to why, together, we have got to do everything we can to create the largest voter turnout in history and send Trump packing. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-are-in-a-very-dangerous-by-Bernie-Sanders-Black-Lives-Matter_Constitution-In-Crisis_Dangerous-Presidents_Portland-200723-881.html Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:06:40 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-are-in-a-very-dangerous-by-Bernie-Sanders-Black-Lives-Matter_Constitution-In-Crisis_Dangerous-Presidents_Portland-200723-881.html Bernie Sanders As we speak, in Portland Oregon federal agents in combat gear and unmarked vehicles are pulling protesters off the streets and jailing them without charges, despite opposition from local and state officials. ----Trump and his allies are "normalizing" the use of federal troops to patrol and make arrests of American citizens in communities throughout the country. Today it is Portland, Oregon. Tomorrow, other citie https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-10-cut-to-the-US-milita-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Education_American_History_Budget_Housing-200630-215.html Tue, 30 Jun 2020 19:47:03 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-10-cut-to-the-US-milita-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Education_American_History_Budget_Housing-200630-215.html Bernie Sanders now is the time to bring people together to fundamentally alter our national priorities and rethink the very structure of American society. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Yes-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Jobs_Medicare_Pandemic-200622-191.html Mon, 22 Jun 2020 08:22:50 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Yes-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Jobs_Medicare_Pandemic-200622-191.html Bernie Sanders We are living through a pandemic that has claimed the lives of 120,000 Americans. And, now, after cities and states have "reopened," the number of new cases is skyrocketing. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders--2-000-Pe-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Crisis_Economic_Payments-200517-23.html Sun, 17 May 2020 16:27:04 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders--2-000-Pe-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Crisis_Economic_Payments-200517-23.html Bernie Sanders During this crisis, Congress must make sure that every working-class household receives a $2,000 monthly payment for each family member. One of the best ways to support working people who are feeling the economic impact of this crisis is to ensure they continue to have reliable income to afford the basic necessities they need. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-cannot-rely-on-Trump-C-by-Bernie-Sanders-Congress_Congress-Democrats_Coronavirus_Healthcare-200410-573.html Thu, 09 Apr 2020 20:21:27 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-cannot-rely-on-Trump-C-by-Bernie-Sanders-Congress_Congress-Democrats_Coronavirus_Healthcare-200410-573.html Bernie Sanders President Trump is incapable of providing leadership, and instead continues to mislead the public and act out of political self-interest. So it is Congress that must lead, and it must do so now. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-campaign-ends-the-str-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Campaign-Related_Campaign-Resignation_Campaign-Strategies-Skills-Techniques-200408-796.html Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:23:46 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-campaign-ends-the-str-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Campaign-Related_Campaign-Resignation_Campaign-Strategies-Skills-Techniques-200408-796.html Bernie Sanders While we are winning the ideological battle, and while we are winning the support of young people and working people throughout the country, I have concluded that this battle for the Democratic nomination will not be successful. And so today I am announcing the suspension of active campaigning, and congratulate Joe Biden, a very decent man, on his victory. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Boldest-Piece-of-Legis-by-Bernie-Sanders-America_Children_Covid-19_Food-200405-282.html Sun, 05 Apr 2020 19:20:32 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Boldest-Piece-of-Legis-by-Bernie-Sanders-America_Children_Covid-19_Food-200405-282.html Bernie Sanders In this unprecedented moment in modern American history, it is imperative that we respond in an unprecedented way. And that means that Congress must pass, in the very near future, the boldest piece of legislation ever written in modern history. https://www.opednews.com/articles/What-I-just-told-the-press-by-Bernie-Sanders-Campaign-Rhetoric_Debate_Issues_Justice-Delayed-200311-365.html Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:58:29 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/What-I-just-told-the-press-by-Bernie-Sanders-Campaign-Rhetoric_Debate_Issues_Justice-Delayed-200311-365.html Bernie Sanders What has become more and more apparent, with each passing primary, is that while we are currently trailing in the delegate count, we are strongly winning the debate about the future of our country. In poll after poll, including exit polls, a strong majority of the American people support our progressive agenda. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-need-scientists-not-po-by-Bernie-Sanders-Coronavirus_Fear_Healthcare_Insurance-200306-323.html Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:50:14 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-need-scientists-not-po-by-Bernie-Sanders-Coronavirus_Fear_Healthcare_Insurance-200306-323.html Bernie Sanders Health experts agree that the spread of the coronavirus will likely get worse before it gets better. Donald Trump must stop spreading lies and fear, and leave the science to scientists and health professionals, not politicians. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Iran-by-Bernie-Sanders-Allies_Congress_Iran-Nuclear-Deal_Iran-Show-Trials-200112-214.html Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:27:17 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Iran-by-Bernie-Sanders-Allies_Congress_Iran-Nuclear-Deal_Iran-Show-Trials-200112-214.html Bernie Sanders A test of a great nation is not how many wars we can fight or how many governments we can overthrow, but how we can use our strength to resolve international conflicts in a peaceful way. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-Will-Create-a-Governmen-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Government_GrassRoots_Health-200110-341.html Thu, 09 Jan 2020 20:08:50 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-Will-Create-a-Governmen-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Government_GrassRoots_Health-200110-341.html Bernie Sanders "Not me, us" means that to transform America, we cannot simply rely on a president alone. We must build a mass movement that fights for justice not just during an election, but once we are in office. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-holiday-menu-hand-by-Bernie-Sanders-Food_Needy_Poverty_Taxes-191225-516.html Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:24:59 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-holiday-menu-hand-by-Bernie-Sanders-Food_Needy_Poverty_Taxes-191225-516.html Bernie Sanders The Republican tax scam is working exactly as planned. Today, the richest 400 billionaires pay lower taxes than any group in America including the poor. Nearly 100 of the top Fortune 500 companies now pay nothing in taxes. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Fighting-antisemitism-is-a-by-Bernie-Sanders-Antisemitism_Intolerance_Israel_Palestinian-191112-839.html Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:48:30 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Fighting-antisemitism-is-a-by-Bernie-Sanders-Antisemitism_Intolerance_Israel_Palestinian-191112-839.html Bernie Sanders Ending the occupation and enabling the Palestinians to have self-determination in an independent, democratic, economically viable state of their own is in the best interests of the United States, Israel, the Palestinians and the region. My pride and admiration for Israel lives alongside my support for Palestinian freedom and independence. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Straightest-Path-to-Ra-by-Bernie-Sanders-Capitalism_Inequality_Politicians_Racial-Equality-190713-444.html Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:34:56 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Straightest-Path-to-Ra-by-Bernie-Sanders-Capitalism_Inequality_Politicians_Racial-Equality-190713-444.html Bernie Sanders Many black Americans are disillusioned about politicians who champion the organizing power of black women when it's time to turn out the vote but neglect their needs between election cycles. They are tired of politicians offering meaningful yet inadequate reforms, kicking the can of progress down the road instead of using their political capital to fight for reforms that current generations desperately need. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-must-stop-the-US-from-g-by-Bernie-Sanders-Conflict_Congress_Going-To-War_Iran-190622-141.html Sat, 22 Jun 2019 15:55:45 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-must-stop-the-US-from-g-by-Bernie-Sanders-Conflict_Congress_Going-To-War_Iran-190622-141.html Bernie Sanders We need to take a more even-handed approach to the Middle East, and not simply support one side against another in a regional conflict. The US is strong enough to deal with these issues diplomatically, working with allies around the world, and that is what we should be doing. We must not fight another unnecessary war. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disparity-between-the-rich-by-Bernie-Sanders-Capitalism_Economic_Election_Housing-190617-225.html Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:57:20 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disparity-between-the-rich-by-Bernie-Sanders-Capitalism_Economic_Election_Housing-190617-225.html Bernie Sanders Why, in the last 30 years, has there been a massive transfer of wealth from the working families of this country to the very rich, with the top 1% seeing its wealth increase by $21 trillion while the bottom half saw a $900 billion decline in its wealth? https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Call-for-a-21st-Century-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-2020_Bernie-Sanders-Presidential-Campaign-190612-620.html Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:04:45 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Call-for-a-21st-Century-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-2020_Bernie-Sanders-Presidential-Campaign-190612-620.html Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders delivered a major address about the historic role of democratic socialism in America's battles to defeat oligarchy and right-wing nationalism. Just as Franklin Roosevelt's democratic socialist program helped defeat rising authoritarianism in the aftermath of the Great Depression, Sanders called on America to reject Donald Trump's xenophobic and authoritarian policies https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-Know-Where-I-Came-From--by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Domestic-Spending_Donald-Trump-Narcissist_Donor-Disclosure-190607-70.html Thu, 06 Jun 2019 20:38:49 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-Know-Where-I-Came-From--by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Domestic-Spending_Donald-Trump-Narcissist_Donor-Disclosure-190607-70.html Bernie Sanders We are the wealthiest nation in the history of the world and, according to President Trump, the economy is "booming." Yet most Americans have little or no savings and live paycheck to paycheck. I am running for president because we must defeat Donald Trump, the most dangerous president in the modern history of our country. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-2020-Releases-New-V-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-2020-Presidential-Candidate-190526-52.html Sun, 26 May 2019 12:31:56 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-2020-Releases-New-V-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-2020-Presidential-Candidate-190526-52.html Bernie Sanders ernie 2020 released a new online video detailing Bernie's tenure as mayor of Burlington, Vermont. In his four terms as mayor, he transformed and revitalized the city and launched his career as a movement builder who uses the reaches of government to improve the lives of all people. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Banks-have-been-ripping-of-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Capitalism_American_History_Banks_Charged-190517-260.html Fri, 17 May 2019 17:06:33 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Banks-have-been-ripping-of-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Capitalism_American_History_Banks_Charged-190517-260.html Bernie Sanders Today's modern-day loan sharks are no longer lurking on street corners breaking kneecaps to collect their payments. They wear Armani suits and work on Wall Street, where they make obscene compensation packages and head financial institutions like JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America and American Express. https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-problem-is-a-GLOBAL-p-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Democracy_Economic_Global-Capitalism-190512-225.html Sun, 12 May 2019 19:16:32 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-problem-is-a-GLOBAL-p-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Democracy_Economic_Global-Capitalism-190512-225.html Bernie Sanders One of the great crises facing the global community today is that democracy, the right of ordinary people to control their own lives, is on the defensive while authoritarianism is growing stronger. And at its root is the fact that a handful of incredibly wealthy people are exerting enormous economic and political power over the planet. https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-ll-fight-for-farmers-aga-by-Bernie-Sanders-Agribusiness_Farmers-Farming_Jobs_Monsanto-190330-291.html Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:19:38 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-ll-fight-for-farmers-aga-by-Bernie-Sanders-Agribusiness_Farmers-Farming_Jobs_Monsanto-190330-291.html Bernie Sanders The desperation felt by families in rural communities is about basic economic rights and freedom. Farmers have been systematically stripped of their ability to control their own futures and no longer know whether their hard work will earn them future success and stability. Storefronts are empty and farmers have been forced to sell their land that has been kept in families for generations to massive corporations. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Chicago--An-Extraordinar-by-Bernie-Sanders-Chicago-Police_Chicago-Politics_Jobs_Life-Home-Family-190322-697.html Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:37:47 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Chicago--An-Extraordinar-by-Bernie-Sanders-Chicago-Police_Chicago-Politics_Jobs_Life-Home-Family-190322-697.html Bernie Sanders As someone who came from a working class family, Chicago provided me, for the first time in my life, the opportunity to put two and two together in understanding how the real world worked. To understand what power was about in this country and who the people were who had that power. To learn about racism and poverty and other social ills. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Chicago-Spe-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-Supporter-190304-395.html Sun, 03 Mar 2019 23:23:24 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Chicago-Spe-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-Supporter-190304-395.html Bernie Sanders Speech at Navy Pier in Chicago to an estimated 12,500 supporters in overflow crowd https://www.opednews.com/articles/It-s-time-to-complete-the-by-Bernie-Sanders-GrassRoots_Inequality_Jobs_Revolution-190225-231.html Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:06:07 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/It-s-time-to-complete-the-by-Bernie-Sanders-GrassRoots_Inequality_Jobs_Revolution-190225-231.html Bernie Sanders The only way we will defeat Donald Trump and the special interests that support him is with a grassroots movement, the likes of which has never been seen in American history. We must stand together women and men, black, white, Latino, Native American, Asian American, gay and straight, young and old, native born and immigrant to address the challenges we face as a nation. It is time to defeat Trump, complete that revolution. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Responds-to-by-Bernie-Sanders-State-Of-The-Union_State-Of-The-Union-Rebuttal-190206-571.html Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:55:51 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Responds-to-by-Bernie-Sanders-State-Of-The-Union_State-Of-The-Union-Rebuttal-190206-571.html Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders responds to Trumps State of the Union Address. He shows how it should be done-- powerfully, effectively, no excuses for how hard it is to respond https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-New-Years-M-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders-190101-635.html Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:02:09 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-New-Years-M-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bernie-Sanders-190101-635.html Bernie Sanders It goes without saying that 2019 will be a pivotal and momentous time for our country and the entire planet. As you know, there is a monumental clash now taking place between two very different political visions. Not to get you too nervous, but the future of our country and the world is dependent upon which side wins that struggle. https://www.opednews.com/articles/If-I-Run-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democrats_Education_Medicare_Progressives-181229-123.html Sat, 29 Dec 2018 14:44:36 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/If-I-Run-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democrats_Education_Medicare_Progressives-181229-123.html Bernie Sanders Our ideas will lift people out of poverty, they will guarantee health care as a right for every man, woman and child, and they will make certain that every person in this country with the ability and the desire can get the education they need, regardless of the income of their family. Ours is not a radical agenda. It's the agenda the American people want. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Feinstein-Oppose-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bds-Campaign_Israel-181219-806.html Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:51:51 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Feinstein-Oppose-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bds-Campaign_Israel-181219-806.html Bernie Sanders As Congress considers a year-end appropriations bill, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) called on Senate leadership not to include S. 720, the "Israel Anti-Boycott Act."----"We believe including this bill would violate the spirit of cooperation and commitment that Senate appropriators have made to oppose controversial riders on appropriations bills," the senators wrote in a letter https://www.opednews.com/articles/Democrats-Need-a-Bold-Agen-by-Bernie-Sanders-Agenda_Democrats_Education_Health-181127-400.html Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:46:27 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Democrats-Need-a-Bold-Agen-by-Bernie-Sanders-Agenda_Democrats_Education_Health-181127-400.html Bernie Sanders It is not good enough for Democrats to just be the anti-Trump party. If they want to keep and expand their majority in the House, take back the Senate and win the White House, Democrats must show the American people that they will aggressively stand up and fight for the working families of this country -- black, white, Latino, Asian American or Native American, men and women, gay or straight. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Yemen-Horror-by-Bernie-Sanders-Cholera_Famine_Senate_Unconstitutional-181126-829.html Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:49:35 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Yemen-Horror-by-Bernie-Sanders-Cholera_Famine_Senate_Unconstitutional-181126-829.html Bernie Sanders The war in Yemen has created the most severe famine in more than 100 years. In one of the poorest countries on earth, as a result of this war, some 85,000 children have starved to death over the last several years and millions more face death if the war continues. Further, the country is currently experiencing the worst cholera outbreak in the world with as many as 10,000 new cases each week. https://www.opednews.com/articles/America-s-wealthiest-famil-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Capitalism_Fair-Wages_Family_Inequality-181124-545.html Sat, 24 Nov 2018 12:02:53 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/America-s-wealthiest-famil-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Capitalism_Fair-Wages_Family_Inequality-181124-545.html Bernie Sanders The major economic crisis facing this country is that at a time of massive income and wealth inequality, tens of millions of Americans are working for wages that are so low that they are barely surviving. All over this country, people are forced to work two or three jobs to support their families as the cost of healthcare, housing, childcare, and prescription drugs continues to rise. https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-country-is-in-the-mid-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democratic_Election_Political-Values_Republican-181029-997.html Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:22:01 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-country-is-in-the-mid-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democratic_Election_Political-Values_Republican-181029-997.html Bernie Sanders Trump is going to try to divide us in this final week before the election. He is going to try to pit us against each other by race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status and however he can do it. If he can divide us up, right-wing Republicans and the big-money interests will win. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-Must-Stop-Helping-Saudi-by-Bernie-Sanders-Arming-Saudi-Arabia_Congress_Houthis_Murder-181026-200.html Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:04:39 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-Must-Stop-Helping-Saudi-by-Bernie-Sanders-Arming-Saudi-Arabia_Congress_Houthis_Murder-181026-200.html Bernie Sanders The likely assassination of the Saudi critic and Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi underscores how urgent it has become for the United States to redefine our relationship with Saudi Arabia, and to show that the Saudis do not have a blank check to continue violating human rights. https://www.opednews.com/articles/President-Trump-Has-Made-H-by-Bernie-Sanders-Healthcare-181013-789.html Sat, 13 Oct 2018 12:07:14 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/President-Trump-Has-Made-H-by-Bernie-Sanders-Healthcare-181013-789.html Bernie Sanders In a poll last summer, 70 percent said they support expanding and improving Medicare to cover everyone in our country. They understand that there is something profoundly wrong when our current dysfunctional health care system is designed not to provide quality care to all, but to enable the private health insurance industry and drug companies to make billions in profits. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bail-has-criminalized-pove-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bailout-Profiteers_Detention_Innocent-Victims_Jail-180730-458.html Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:03:35 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bail-has-criminalized-pove-by-Bernie-Sanders-Bailout-Profiteers_Detention_Innocent-Victims_Jail-180730-458.html Bernie Sanders Pretrial detention should be not based on how much money a person has, what kind of mood the judge is in on a given day, or even what judge the case happens to come before. In a country in which we pride ourselves on the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" we should not be keeping hundreds of thousands of people locked up before they have actually been convicted of a crime. https://www.opednews.com/articles/If-the-economy-is-roaring-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Capitalism_American-Hypocrisy_American_Apartheid_CEO-Wages-180716-141.html Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:50:05 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/If-the-economy-is-roaring-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Capitalism_American-Hypocrisy_American_Apartheid_CEO-Wages-180716-141.html Bernie Sanders All over America workers are asking themselves why, if the economy is "booming," are they forced to work longer hours for lower wages. Why, if the economy is "roaring," are they not able to afford childcare, send their kids to college or put aside enough money for a decent retirement. https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-dangerous-Supreme-Court-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Judge-Brett-Kavanaugh_Nomination_Supreme-Court-Justices-180711-976.html Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:15:58 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-dangerous-Supreme-Court-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Judge-Brett-Kavanaugh_Nomination_Supreme-Court-Justices-180711-976.html Bernie Sanders Donald Trump's first nomination, Neil Gorsuch, has quickly become one of the most radical right-wing members of the court. The evidence suggests Brett Kavanaugh could go even further. The damage Brett Kavanaugh could do won't just last until the next election. He could serve on the Court for decades, making dangerous decisions for years to come. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Medicare-for-All-Is-Now-a-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democratic_Health_Medicare-For-All_Uninsured-180708-835.html Sun, 08 Jul 2018 19:57:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Medicare-for-All-Is-Now-a-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democratic_Health_Medicare-For-All_Uninsured-180708-835.html Bernie Sanders If we are serious about providing high-quality and affordable health care, the only real solution is a Medicare-for-all, single-payer system that provides health care to ALL Americans, including the 50 million uninsured and under-insured in this country. https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-World-for-All-of-Us-Not-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Economic_Inequality_Justice-Denied-180621-162.html Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:28:50 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-World-for-All-of-Us-Not-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Economic_Inequality_Justice-Denied-180621-162.html Bernie Sanders Since the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizens United decision in 2010, billionaires have poured huge amounts of money into the political process. In return, they are getting policies that serve their interests at the expense of working families, the environment, and our national security. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disney-represents-much-of-by-Bernie-Sanders-Capitalism-Over-Humanity_Inequality_Media_Rally-180531-36.html Thu, 31 May 2018 17:57:56 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Disney-represents-much-of-by-Bernie-Sanders-Capitalism-Over-Humanity_Inequality_Media_Rally-180531-36.html Bernie Sanders Walt Disney is a company, and a CEO, that in addition to paying their workers here at home extremely low wages, employs many thousands of people in China to manufacture their products sold at Disney stores and online. This type of greed and ruthless capitalism is not an economic model that we should be embracing. It is not to be celebrated. We can do better, and we must do better. https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-am-running-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democratic_Fundraising_Revolution_Senate-180521-543.html Mon, 21 May 2018 14:59:06 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/I-am-running-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democratic_Fundraising_Revolution_Senate-180521-543.html Bernie Sanders We have a president who is not only a pathological liar but someone who is trying to win votes by dividing our nation up based on the color of our skin, our country of origin, our religion, our gender or our sexual orientation. Further, and dangerously, he is undermining our democratic institutions as he attempts to move us toward an authoritarian type society. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-cannot-defeat-the-Repub-by-Bernie-Sanders-2018_Greg-Edwards_Jess-King_Party-Politics-Democratic-180512-792.html Fri, 11 May 2018 20:12:11 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-cannot-defeat-the-Repub-by-Bernie-Sanders-2018_Greg-Edwards_Jess-King_Party-Politics-Democratic-180512-792.html Bernie Sanders The 2018 midterm elections will be long remembered as a pivotal moment in American history because, if we are successful, we can put an end to the disastrous Trump agenda. If we are not, we will have at least two more years of a rapid shift toward authoritarianism, the further normalization of corruption and the continued rise of oligarchy. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-must-rally-the-American-by-Bernie-Sanders-2018_Billionaires_Elections-And-Campaigns_Progressives-180330-467.html Fri, 30 Mar 2018 18:20:58 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-must-rally-the-American-by-Bernie-Sanders-2018_Billionaires_Elections-And-Campaigns_Progressives-180330-467.html Bernie Sanders It is just not enough for the American people to have something to vote against, they must have something to vote for. Voters knew the myriad of problems with Donald Trump in 2016, and they still elected him. Today, despite all of his scandals and outrageous behavior, his approval ratings are close to the same levels as they were back then. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Congress-Not-Trump-Has-t-by-Bernie-Sanders-Congress_Iran_Iraq_Trump-Cruelty-180329-2.html Thu, 29 Mar 2018 19:17:10 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Congress-Not-Trump-Has-t-by-Bernie-Sanders-Congress_Iran_Iraq_Trump-Cruelty-180329-2.html Bernie Sanders The Saudi-led war in Yemen has led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history. The time is long overdue for Congress to reassert its constitutional authority in matters of war. Article I of the U.S. Constitution states clearly that the people's representatives in Congress, not a single person residing in the White House, shall have the power to declare war. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-corporate-media-ignore-by-Bernie-Sanders-Corporate-Cash_Healthcare_Inequality_Media-Bias-180316-388.html Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:15:55 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-corporate-media-ignore-by-Bernie-Sanders-Corporate-Cash_Healthcare_Inequality_Media-Bias-180316-388.html Bernie Sanders The corporate media has failed to let the American people fully understand the economic forces shaping their lives and causing many of them to work two or three jobs, while CEOs make hundreds of times more than they do. Instead, day after day, 24/7, we're inundated with the relentless dramas of the Trump White House, Stormy Daniels, and the latest piece of political gossip. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Political-Revolution-I-by-Bernie-Sanders-College_Political-Revolution_Progressives_Single-payer-180314-577.html Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:07:53 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Political-Revolution-I-by-Bernie-Sanders-College_Political-Revolution_Progressives_Single-payer-180314-577.html Bernie Sanders This year, there are more candidates than ever on the ballot -- in progressive and conservative areas -- who support Medicare for all, free tuition at public colleges and universities, a $15 minimum wage, gun safety legislation and our entire progressive agenda. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Petition-t-by-Bernie-Sanders-Humanitarian_Petition_President_Unconstitutional-180306-182.html Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:19:04 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-Petition-t-by-Bernie-Sanders-Humanitarian_Petition_President_Unconstitutional-180306-182.html Bernie Sanders If the president or members of Congress believe our participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen is in the interest of the United States, then let them come to the floor of the Senate and the House and make their case, and then let's have a vote. Otherwise, our involvement is unauthorized and unconstitutional, and it must end. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-Congress-Must-Vote-on-by-Bernie-Sanders-Congress_Congress-War-Powers_Humanitarian_Military-180302-310.html Thu, 01 Mar 2018 20:49:39 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-Congress-Must-Vote-on-by-Bernie-Sanders-Congress_Congress-War-Powers_Humanitarian_Military-180302-310.html Bernie Sanders The Obama administration, without consulting Congress, quickly authorized U.S. military forces to provide "logistical and intelligence support" to the Saudi coalition. U.S. military support for this intervention continues to this day. U.S. forces are coordinating, refueling and targeting with the Saudi-led coalition, as confirmed last December by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Great-Moral-Issue-of-O-by-Bernie-Sanders-Daca_Deportation_Dreamers_Families-180218-140.html Sun, 18 Feb 2018 17:43:05 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Great-Moral-Issue-of-O-by-Bernie-Sanders-Daca_Deportation_Dreamers_Families-180218-140.html Bernie Sanders We have a moral responsibility to stand up for the Dreamers and their families, and to prevent what will be an indelible moral stain on our country if we fail to act. I do not want to see what the history books will be saying about this Congress if we allow 800,000 young people to be subjected to deportation, to live in incredible fear and anxiety. https://www.opednews.com/articles/During-Trump-s-campaign-by-Bernie-Sanders-Donald-Trump-Lies_State-Of-The-Union-Speech_Trump-Ego_Trump-Insults-180129-157.html Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:10:17 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/During-Trump-s-campaign-by-Bernie-Sanders-Donald-Trump-Lies_State-Of-The-Union-Speech_Trump-Ego_Trump-Insults-180129-157.html Bernie Sanders Tuesday night is Trump's State of the Union speech. Trump will not talk about how he is the first president in modern history who is intentionally trying to divide this nation up based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or nation of origin. He will not be mentioning his overt and covert efforts to win the support of white supremacists. https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-we-win-by-Bernie-Sanders-Dreamers_GrassRoots_Organizing_Politics-180124-779.html Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:07:53 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-we-win-by-Bernie-Sanders-Dreamers_GrassRoots_Organizing_Politics-180124-779.html Bernie Sanders As I traveled the country in 2015 and 2016 some of the most moving meetings I held were with young Dreamers terrified that they would be rounded up and thrown out of the only country they have ever known. Trump promised to help the Dreamers while he was running for president but, in one of his series of lies, he has reneged on that pledge. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Let-s-wrench-power-back-fr-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Democracy_Economy_Greed-180115-740.html Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:44:03 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Let-s-wrench-power-back-fr-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Democracy_Economy_Greed-180115-740.html Bernie Sanders Those of us who believe in democracy and progressive government must bring low-income and working people all over the world together behind an agenda that reflects their needs. Instead of hate and divisiveness, we must offer a message of hope and solidarity. https://www.opednews.com/articles/It-s-on-Republicans-to-Sto-by-Bernie-Sanders-Children_Dreamers_Families_Health-180110-275.html Tue, 09 Jan 2018 19:57:02 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/It-s-on-Republicans-to-Sto-by-Bernie-Sanders-Children_Dreamers_Families_Health-180110-275.html Bernie Sanders A shutdown would harm tens of millions of working-class families who would be unable to access vital services. It would disrupt the lives of hundreds of thousands of federal employees who would not receive the paychecks they expected. It would endanger members of the U.S. military who are putting their lives on the line defending our nation. https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-New-Year-s-Resolution-by-Bernie-Sanders-Activism_Democracy_GrassRoots_Organize-180102-85.html Mon, 01 Jan 2018 22:55:56 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-New-Year-s-Resolution-by-Bernie-Sanders-Activism_Democracy_GrassRoots_Organize-180102-85.html Bernie Sanders No real change in American history, not the labor movement, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, the gay rights movement, the environmental movement or any other movement has ever had success without grassroots activism, without millions of people engaged in the struggle for justice. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-Need-Tax-Reform-That-Be-by-Bernie-Sanders-Inequality_Needy_Republican_Taxes-171228-844.html Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:14:05 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-Need-Tax-Reform-That-Be-by-Bernie-Sanders-Inequality_Needy_Republican_Taxes-171228-844.html Bernie Sanders The Trump-Republican tax plan is one of the worst pieces of legislation in the modern history of our country. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, 83 percent of the tax benefits in that bill go to the top 1 percent at the end of 10 years and 60 percent of the benefits go to the top one-tenth of 1 percent. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Mark-my-words--by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Corporations_Democracy_Education-171205-410.html Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:59:25 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Mark-my-words--by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Corporations_Democracy_Education-171205-410.html Bernie Sanders Republicans are looting the Treasury. They are stealing trillions of dollars in order to give huge tax breaks to billionaires and large corporations. As their tax breaks increase the deficit by $1.4 trillion, they will, in the name of "deficit reduction," propose major cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, education, nutrition, affordable housing and other programs desperately needed by the shrinking middle class. https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-must-end-global-oligarc-by-Bernie-Sanders-Corporations_Greed_Oligarchy_Taxes-171116-335.html Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:41:04 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/We-must-end-global-oligarc-by-Bernie-Sanders-Corporations_Greed_Oligarchy_Taxes-171116-335.html Bernie Sanders The essence of oligarchy is that the billionaire class is never satisfied with what they have. They want more, more and more -- no matter what impact their efforts have on working people, the elderly, children, the sick and the poor. Greed is their religion. https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-to-Fix-the-Democratic-by-Bernie-Sanders-Agenda_Democratic-Values_Education_Party-Machine-Democratic-171111-461.html Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:19:42 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-to-Fix-the-Democratic-by-Bernie-Sanders-Agenda_Democratic-Values_Education_Party-Machine-Democratic-171111-461.html Bernie Sanders Donald Trump's presidency represents an unprecedented crisis for our country. His campaign, and now his White House, seek to divide us using racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia and xenophobia. His economic agenda is the agenda of the billionaire class. He wants more tax breaks for the rich, while cutting education, nutrition, affordable housing and other programs desperately needed by working families. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Revitalizing-the-Democrati-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Democratic-National-Committee_Democratic-Values_Economy-171106-975.html Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:18:59 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Revitalizing-the-Democrati-by-Bernie-Sanders-Democracy_Democratic-National-Committee_Democratic-Values_Economy-171106-975.html Bernie Sanders People are hurting in this country, and our job is not to be distracted by political gossip and Donald Trump's tweets. Our job is to revitalize American democracy and bring millions of people into the political process who today do not vote and who do not believe that government is relevant to their lives. Our job is to create an economy and government that works for all of us. https://www.opednews.com/articles/As-president-Trump-is-doi-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Campaign-Related_Donald-Trump-Lies_Medicaid-171105-766.html Sun, 05 Nov 2017 15:40:45 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/As-president-Trump-is-doi-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Campaign-Related_Donald-Trump-Lies_Medicaid-171105-766.html Bernie Sanders As a candidate, Trump promised he would not cut Medicare or Medicaid. Now he supports a budget that calls for $473 billion in cuts to Medicare and more than $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. Now that he is president, Trump has brought more billionaires into his administration than any president. https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Republican-budget-is-a-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Budget-Bill_Healthcare_Medicaid-171016-139.html Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:33:25 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Republican-budget-is-a-by-Bernie-Sanders-Billionaires_Budget-Bill_Healthcare_Medicaid-171016-139.html Bernie Sanders Donald Trump and the Republican leadership in Congress are back. Now, they are pushing one of the most destructive and unfair budget and tax proposals in the modern history of our country -- a plan that would do incalculable harm to tens of millions of working families, our kids, the sick, the elderly and the poor. https://www.opednews.com/articles/College-For-All-Speech-by-Bernie-Sanders-Tuition-171011-506.html Wed, 11 Oct 2017 02:02:48 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/College-For-All-Speech-by-Bernie-Sanders-Tuition-171011-506.html Bernie Sanders I don't believe we are going to solve ... problems, and a lot more that I didn't discuss, unless we address the topic I want to speak to you about tonight: the need for the United States to have the best educated population in the world, the need to make public colleges and universities tuition free and the need to significantly lower the outrageous level of student debt that currently exists. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Foreign-Policy-Spe-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Foreign-Policy_Foreign-Policy-170922-185.html Thu, 21 Sep 2017 20:34:51 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Sanders-Foreign-Policy-Spe-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Foreign-Policy_Foreign-Policy-170922-185.html Bernie Sanders One of the reasons I accepted the invitation to speak here is that I strongly believe that not only do we need to begin a more vigorous debate about foreign policy, we also need to broaden our understanding of what foreign policy is. https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-Labor-Day-the-Struggl-by-Bernie-Sanders-Labor-Day_Labor-Rights_Labor-Unions_Single-payer-170904-811.html Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14:23:20 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/This-Labor-Day-the-Struggl-by-Bernie-Sanders-Labor-Day_Labor-Rights_Labor-Unions_Single-payer-170904-811.html Bernie Sanders In order to revitalize American democracy we must overturn Citizens United, move to public funding of elections and end voter suppression. We must demand that the wealthy and large corporations begin paying their fair share of taxes. We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage, $15 an hour, and end the unconscionable and inequitable pay gap that currently exists between male and female workers. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-Medicare-for-All-Is-Go-by-Bernie-Sanders-Health_Insurance_Medicare_Single-payer-170825-405.html Fri, 25 Aug 2017 11:27:11 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-Medicare-for-All-Is-Go-by-Bernie-Sanders-Health_Insurance_Medicare_Single-payer-170825-405.html Bernie Sanders The ongoing failure of our health care system is directly attributable to the fact that it is largely designed not to provide quality care in a cost-effective way, but to make maximum profits for health insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, and medical equipment suppliers. That has got to change. We need to guarantee health care for all. We need a Medicare-for-all health care system in the U.S. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Most-Americans-want-univer-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Health-Care-Act_Doctors_Healthcare_Single-payer-170814-819.html Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:41:01 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Most-Americans-want-univer-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Health-Care-Act_Doctors_Healthcare_Single-payer-170814-819.html Bernie Sanders Establishing a Medicare for All single-payer program will improve the health of the American people and provide substantial financial savings for middle class families. It is the right thing to do. It is the moral thing to do. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Nissan-dispute-could-go-do-by-Bernie-Sanders-Anti-union_Corporations_Injustice_Nissan-170804-937.html Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:05:08 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Nissan-dispute-could-go-do-by-Bernie-Sanders-Anti-union_Corporations_Injustice_Nissan-170804-937.html Bernie Sanders Large corporations like Nissan like to set up shop in states like Mississippi because they know that when safety nets are frayed, and people hit hard times, they're more likely to accept low wages and poor working conditions. They know how to exploit human misery and insecurity, and turn them into high profits. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Our-Goal-Is-to-Move-This-C-by-Bernie-Sanders-Health_Medicare-For-All_Single-payer-170802-177.html Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:45:56 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Our-Goal-Is-to-Move-This-C-by-Bernie-Sanders-Health_Medicare-For-All_Single-payer-170802-177.html Bernie Sanders Our goal is not complicated, and it is not radical. It is to have the United States join every other industrialized country on earth in guaranteeing health care for all. Health care must not be considered as a privilege or a commodity. It is a human right to which every man, woman and child is entitled. Our goal is to move this country to a Medicare-for-all, single-payer system. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Now-is-the-time-for-bold-a-by-Bernie-Sanders-Corporations_Equality_Fairness_Inequality-170715-68.html Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:22:21 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Now-is-the-time-for-bold-a-by-Bernie-Sanders-Corporations_Equality_Fairness_Inequality-170715-68.html Bernie Sanders At a time of massive wealth and income inequality, we need a progressive tax system based on the ability to pay. It is unacceptable that one out of five large, profitable corporations pays nothing in federal income taxes, and that corporate CEOs enjoy effective tax rates that are lower than that of their secretaries. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Kentucky-Health-Care-Speec-by-Bernie-Sanders-Health-Act_Trumpcare-170710-464.html Sun, 09 Jul 2017 21:22:32 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Kentucky-Health-Care-Speec-by-Bernie-Sanders-Health-Act_Trumpcare-170710-464.html Bernie Sanders I am here for 2 reasons. First, I want to talk about the so-called Republican "health care" bill which, to my mind, is the worst and most dangerous piece of legislation ever seriously considered by the U.S. Senate in the modern history of our country.----Secondly, I want to talk about something that troubles me very much, and that is the state of our democracy and representative government https://www.opednews.com/articles/American-healthcare-is-in-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Health-Care-Act_Healthcare_Healthcare-Providers_People-Power-170702-28.html Sun, 02 Jul 2017 11:05:25 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/American-healthcare-is-in-by-Bernie-Sanders-American-Health-Care-Act_Healthcare_Healthcare-Providers_People-Power-170702-28.html Bernie Sanders It is vitally important that we fight back against the disastrous Republican "healthcare" plan that would throw 22 million Americans off health insurance while giving $500bn in tax breaks to the very rich and large corporations. it is equally important that we fight for a healthcare system that addresses the real needs of the American people, including millions of Americans who lack access to good quality primary care. https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-Democrats-Can-Stop-Los-by-Bernie-Sanders-Change_Democrats-Progressive_Elections-170615-759.html Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:08:53 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-Democrats-Can-Stop-Los-by-Bernie-Sanders-Change_Democrats-Progressive_Elections-170615-759.html Bernie Sanders For the sake of our country and the world, the Democratic Party, in a very fundamental way, must change direction. It has got to open its doors wide to working people and young people. It must become less dependent on wealthy contributors, and it must make clear to the working families of this country that, in these difficult times, it is prepared to stand up and fight for their rights.