Category: Bernie Sanders
Why I support the Sanders Institute
| October 6, 2017 | 9:22 am | Bernie Sanders, political struggle | Comments closed

Friend,

The present state of our country and of our world beckons to all of us. As we confront climate change, multiple refugee crises, the threat of global conflict, and a disturbing normalization of fascism, our collective future mandates that we unite around calls for justice with a sense of urgency  justice for women, justice for LGBTQ communities, justice for immigrants, justice for racial and ethnic minorities, justice for religious minorities, justice for the economically disenfranchised, justice for our environment. We are called to defend the self-evident truths upon which democracy is built – equality, freedom, and the ability to pursue personal fulfilment – from forces rooted in falsehood, manipulation, and demagoguery. To do so, we must inform ourselves thoroughly and organize effectively. It is in this spirit that I support the Sanders Institute in actively engaging citizens and media in the pursuit of progressive solutions to economic, environmental, racial, and social justice issues.

The Sanders Institute’s focus on individuals and media speaks directly to the terrain of the digital age. Its emphasis on progressive solutions speaks to our collective need to defend our highest ideals by effecting positive change. While mendacity can be a shortcut to power, that power is ultimately unsustainable. We must speak powerful truths to power; truths rooted in our diversity and interconnectedness. In recognizing the ways in which we all have something to contribute and the ways in which we all depend on one another, we harness the value of our differences to establish powerful coalitions; coalitions that can effectively counter the rigidity and isolation of illiberalism. As a Fellow of the Sanders Institute, I offer my experience in supporting social justice movements around the world on issues like environmental justice, labor, economic inequality, and racism, and I hope to inspire a new generation of socially engaged citizens in fighting for justice and equality for all.

Danny Glover, Sanders Institute Founding Fellow, 2017

Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders
| September 24, 2017 | 4:24 pm | Bernie Sanders, Michael Parenti | Comments closed

Introducing Medicare for All
| September 14, 2017 | 8:36 pm | Bernie Sanders, Health Care, Medicare for All | 1 Comment

RESPONSE TO: Bernie Sanders Rightfully Refers to Democratic Party as a Sinking Ship
| March 19, 2017 | 11:47 am | A. Shaw, Analysis, Bernie Sanders, political struggle | Comments closed
Response to: … Sanders: US facing ‘very scary times’
| March 12, 2017 | 10:25 am | Analysis, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, political struggle | Comments closed
By A. Shaw
“These are very scary times for the people of the United States, and … for the whole world. We have a president who is a pathological liar. Trump lies all of the time,” Sanders, a frequent critic of President Trump, said in an interview with The Guardian.
So, fear rises while hope falls.
The main cause of the rising fear and hopelessness in a pathological liar.
Everybody lies some of the time, but Trump, a degenerate, lies all of the time.
Experts on divine beings tell us that only demons lie all of the time.
Does this mean that Trump is a demon?
If Trump is a demon, then indeed “these are very scary times.”
When we are visited by a divine being known as a demon, we usually go find an angel, the opposite type of divine being.
But angels are all busy with other cases these days.
So, we, the humans, must find ways to oppose the monster in the White House.
Sanders: US facing ‘very scary times’
| March 12, 2017 | 10:22 am | Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, political struggle | Comments closed

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© Greg Nash

Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders Vt.) said this week that while it is a “scary time” in the United States, people should not “despair” but fight back.

“These are very scary times for the people of the United States, and for the whole world. We have a president who is a pathological liar. Trump lies all of the time,” Sanders, a frequent critic of President Trump, said in an interview with The Guardian.

Sanders also offered advice to those concerned about the current political climate, saying people “should take a deep reflection about the history of this country, understand that absolutely these are very difficult and frightening times.”

“But also understand that in moments of crisis, what has happened, time and time again, is that people have stood up and fought back,” he added. “So despair is absolutely not an option.

Bernie Sanders on the Life and Legacy of Late Cuban Revolutionary Fidel Castro
| December 19, 2016 | 6:17 pm | Analysis, Bernie Sanders, Cuba, Democracy Now, Donald Trump, Fidel Castro, political struggle | Comments closed