Why I’m voting against the military budget

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; The Guardian While so many Americans struggle to get by, the US is spending record-breaking amounts of money on the military Today in the United States, 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, 85 million people are uninsured or underinsured and 21.5m households are paying more than 50% of their income on housing. We have one

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Despair Is Not an Option, So Here’s What We Must Do

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Common Dreams We have got to take on Trump and the oligarchs. And the best way to do that is to educate and organize, educate and organize. You won’t hear it discussed in corporate media (for obvious reasons), or on the floor of Congress (for obvious reasons), but the most important issue facing the American people and

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Bernie Sanders: No more arms sales to Netanyahu

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Washington Post Continuing to provide Israel with the offensive weapons it uses on civilians is morally wrong. Bernie Sanders, an independent, represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate. The United States government must stop blatantly violating the law with regard to arms sales to Israel. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act are

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