Op-Eds

By: Bernie Sanders, The Guardian Let’s be clear. The most important economic and political issues facing this country are the extraordinary levels of income and wealth inequality, the rapidly growing concentration of ownership, the long-term decline of the American middle class and the evolution of this country into oligarchy. We know how important these issues are because our ruling class

I recently had the opportunity to meet with a group of extraordinary young Palestinians and Israelis.  They had come to Washington, DC as part of a program with an organization called New Story Leadership. They shared with me their stories and their hopes of breaking down barriers and building a shared future of peace, security, and equality in their countries.

By: Bernie Sanders, The Guardian If private companies are going to benefit from taxpayer subsidies, the financial gains made by these companies must be shared with the American people For two months, a 107-member conference committee has been working to finalize an agreement on the US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) which would provide more than $50bn in corporate welfare

By: Bernie Sanders, Fox News Millions of our seniors cannot afford to retire and we must expand Social Security so that they can live with dignity I was delighted to debate South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham two weeks ago on some of the most urgent crises facing our country. The debate was sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Orrin

Progressive policies that help the working class are wildly popular with voters. Why are we letting Republicans and corporate Democrats dictate our agenda? At a moment in history when the leadership of the Republican party is undermining democracy, ignoring the climate crisis, trying to overturn Roe v Wade, opposing a minimum wage increase, embracing more tax breaks for the rich