Op-Eds

By Bernie Sanders; The Guardian As a nation, the time is long overdue for fundamental changes to our national priorities. The US Senate is now debating an $886bn defense authorization bill. Unless there are major changes to the bill, I intend to vote against it. Here’s why. As everyone knows, our country faces enormous crises. As a result of climate

By Bernie Sanders; The Guardian If there is not bold, immediate action to address the climate crisis, the quality of life that we are leaving our kids is very much in question The last eight years have been the eight hottest on record. This year is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, and this Fourth of

By Bernie Sanders; The Guardian Millions of Americans can’t access a doctor or dentist or have to wait months to be seen. Let’s change that. The bad news is that the US healthcare system is broken and dysfunctional. We spend twice as much per capita as almost any other country, nearly $13,000 per year, while 85 million Americans remain uninsured

By Bernie Sanders; Fox News Half the new drugs hitting the market cost more than $220,000, while Big Pharma rakes in our cash.  The American healthcare system is broken. Despite spending twice as much per capita on healthcare as the people of any other nation, nearly $13,000 per person, we have 85 million Americans who are uninsured or underinsured and

By Bernie Sanders; The Guardian Young people are grappling with challenges that no generation in modern history has been forced to deal with. They need our help now. This country faces a longstanding mental health crisis, exacerbated by the isolation, fears and uncertainties of the pandemic. This crisis affects all generations, but has been especially devastating for young people. In

By: Bernie Sanders; The Guardian This bill cuts programs for the most vulnerable, and is totally unnecessary – why doesn’t Biden invoke the 14th amendment? Let’s be clear. The original debt ceiling legislation that Republicans passed in the House would have, over a 10-year period, decimated the already inadequate social safety net of our country and made savage cuts to