In the richest country in the history of the world we must establish that:

  • Healthcare is a human right and must be available to all regardless of income.

  • Every worker in America is entitled to earn a decent income. We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage and make it easier for workers to join unions.

  • We must have the best public educational system in the world, from childcare to vocational training, to graduate school – available to all.

  • We must address the housing crisis and build the millions of units of low-income and affordable housing that we desperately need.

  • We must create millions of good paying jobs as we lead the world in combating the existential threat of climate change.

  • We must abolish all forms of bigotry.

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    114 months ago

    Now we have Citizens United and also Elon Musk, I guess—no disrespect to Bernie—but Musk, as the world’s wealthiest individual, he can influence political primaries through his vast fortune and control of powerful social media platforms. He is an oligarch to the endth degree. This is exemplified by his position as a close advisor to Trump and his ability to shape political discourse through his platform, X. Prove me wrong; hasn’t he already set the stage?

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      Agreed. I love Bernie but it for him to say we’re on the right road for Democracy and Justice is laughably false, and it diminishes my opinion of him to hear him say it. To move forward, we first have to agree we’re very much -not- on the right road. I once valued Bernie for speaking honestly to Americans. This is a disappointing departure.

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    I will be doing town meetings in Omaha, Nebraska, this Friday night and Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday morning.

    Poor bernie. Guy’s been getting up on Saturdays to fight fascism for the last 5 decades