Bernie Sanders has a Plan to Beat Republicans on the Economy
By: David Weigel, Semafor On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders kicked off a series of campaign rallies, his most extensive since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before his first plane took off, Sanders talked with Semafor about the anti-corporate message that he wants Democrats to use to regain the high ground on the economy against Republicans. We also discussed the
Bernie Sanders Is Once Again Asking His Party to Stop Screwing Up the Midterms
By: Kara Voght, Rolling Stone ON THURSDAY, BERNIE Sanders will hit the campaign trail to make his closing midterm pitch. He’ll go to states like Wisconsin, Nevada, and Pennsylvania — “to places where we think we could have the most impact,” he says. He’ll go to congressional districts where his party has given up, like South Texas. He’ll campaign on behalf of Senate candidates who
Bernie Sanders: Democrats are Letting Republicans Win the Messaging War Over the Economy
By: Abigail Tracy, Vanity Fair The Vermont senator thinks Democrats should punch back on issues like Social Security, Medicare, unemployment benefits and prescription drugs. “Why aren’t Democrats talking about it?” Sanders tells Vanity Fair ahead of an eight-state-swing campaigning for Democratic candidates. “How do you win elections if you don’t talk about those issues?” Senator Bernie Sanders is annoyed that Republicans are winning
Bernie Sanders Expresses Frustration With Centrists in Spending Talks
By: Eliza Collins, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Bernie Sanders has pushed Congress for decades to expand the social safety net and fight climate change, with limited success. Now, with Democrats on the brink of finalizing such a package, the Vermont senator must decide how much is enough. The party is currently locked in negotiations over winnowing down a $3.5 trillion education, healthcare,
Bernie Sanders Wants Build Back Better Back
By: Grace Segers, The New Republic The Vermont Senator rues the failure to pass Biden’s big social spending bill. “That was transformational. And we came within two votes of doing that.” “The world today faces enormous crises,” Senator Bernie Sanders began. I had asked the Vermont independent how he would characterize two years of the razor-thin 50-seat Democratic majority. My
Sanders Hits Student Debt Critics: ‘Put Money into the Pocket of People’
By: Alex J. Rouhandeh; Newsweek The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an estimate on Monday that the Biden administration’s executive action on student loan forgiveness could cost the country $400 billion over the next 30 years. Since then, Republicans have ramped up their criticism of the Biden plan. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
