Op-Eds

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

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

By: Bernie Sanders; The Guardian It is important that Kamala Harris continues to define and expose Trump. But it may not be enough to secure a victory. With the whole world watching, Kamala Harris did an extremely effective job at Tuesday night’s debate in demonstrating how absolutely unfit Donald Trump is to become president of the United States. She exposed him for what he is:

By: Bernie Sanders; Common Dreams The working people of our country are increasingly aware of the unprecedented level of corporate greed and power we are now experiencing, and the outrageous level of income and wealth inequality that exists. As we celebrate Labor Day, 2024, there is some very good news. Public approval of labor unions, at 70%, is higher today than

By: Bernie Sanders; The Guardian Fox News and Trump claim that Kamala Harris is a wild radical. This is not the case.  Listen to Donald Trump or turn on Fox News and you will hear the constant refrain: Kamala Harris is more “radical” and more “far left” than Bernie Sanders. I know this will shock you, but that’s just not the

By: Bernie Sanders; Common Dreams   Not only do we have to defeat Trump, but we must build a strong grassroots movement that can confront the extraordinary greed of the big money interests who have so much power over the economic and political life of our country. As I’m sure you are aware, this is not a normal election. It