Bernie Sanders

Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Vermont. He is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. A Democrat as of 2015, Sanders had been the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, though his caucusing with the Democrats entitled him to committee assignments and at times gave Democrats a majority. Sanders has been the ranking minority member on the Senate Budget Committee since January 2015, and previously served for two years as chair of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Sanders was born and raised in the New York City borough of Brooklyn and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1964. While a student, he was an active civil rights protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. After settling in Vermont in 1968, Sanders ran unsuccessful third-party campaigns for governor and U.S. senator in the early to mid-1970s. As an independent, he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont's most populous city, in 1981, and was reelected three times. In 1990, he was elected to represent Vermont's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1991, Sanders co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He served as a congressman for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. In 2012, he was reelected with 71% of the popular vote. During the 2016 presidential primaries, Sanders became the first self-described democratic socialist and first Jewish American to win a presidential primary of a major party, namely the New Hampshire primary.

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Scheerpost 18 Jan 2025
By Bernie Sanders ... Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement ahead of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which is poised to begin on Sunday. ... Bernie Sanders. Bernie ...
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Human Rights Activist Mandana Dayani Appointed to Holocaust Memorial Council Board of Trustees

The Wrap 18 Jan 2025
Business leader and human rights activist Mandana Dayani was appointed Friday to the Holocaust Memorial Council board of trustees ... Dayani was not the only addition to the council made this week ... Current U.S ... Bernie Sanders, Florida Sen ... Jacky Rosen ... .
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman shares Elizabeth Warren’s inquiry letter about Donald Trump inaugural fund donation

Cryptopolitan 18 Jan 2025
In March 2024, Senators Warren and Bernie Sanders criticized Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the company’s poor management of content moderation and the suppression of relevant information concerning Palestinian-related matters.
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The GOP grievance machine — and how Republicans weaponize fear to win

Raw Story 18 Jan 2025
If Democrats were to create a “Shadow Cabinet,” they could effectively neuter much of this BS ...Bernie Sanders nearly became president based on the appropriate grievances Americans harbor about being robbed and ripped off by the morbidly rich.
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Seth Meyers Mocks Biden’s ‘To-Do List’ of a Farewell Speech | Video

The Wrap 17 Jan 2025
Bernie Sanders has been warning of America becoming an oligarchy for a very long time ...Joe Biden is three decades behind Bernie Sanders! Although look, I know, you guys,” Meyers said.
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Senator urges US to end 'endless supply' of weapons to Israel

Anadolu Agency 17 Jan 2025
Senator Bernie Sanders on Friday reiterated his call to the US to end weapons supply to Israel ... Future political leaders should learn from this terrible lesson and restore respect for our own laws and moral principles," Sanders added.
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Sanders' former campaign chief enters DNC race

Rutland Herald 17 Jan 2025
Bernie Sanders’ last presidential campaign, launched an ...
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Former Bernie Sanders campaign manager makes his case to be DNC Chair

CBS News 17 Jan 2025
Bernie Sanders, is the latest candidate to enter ...
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Mother Nature doesn't want Trump to hold his inauguration outside

AV Club 17 Jan 2025
Bernie Sanders and his gigantic mittens braved the cold at President Biden's inauguration in 2021, but the many, many Trump allies slated to attend the president-elect's swearing in on Monday will do nothing of the sort ... He continued ... .
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Biden’s legacy will be tarnished by his vanity and stubbornness

The Irish Times 17 Jan 2025
In 2020, Biden was successful in winning the Democratic Party nomination partly from a caution that a more radical alternative (Bernie Sanders) would make it easier for Trump to triumph ... American Dreamer (2020) ... ... ... ... READ MORE ... .
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Thursday's Final Word

Hot Air 17 Jan 2025
Closing the tabs ... Ed. Painful to watch ... === ... “I was sad ... Ed ... === ... === ... Ed ... Ed ... BERNIE SANDERS ... Of course Sanders is condemning the people he's naming! And while Bessent's delivery needs a lot of work, he scored a great point on Sanders' grandstanding. .
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Progressives are frustrated by Biden's final-days warning of billionaire influence

Times Union 17 Jan 2025
Bernie Sanders — were less cautious ... Sanders, the self-described democratic socialist who has warned of a rising oligarchy in the United States for decades, thanked Biden for his choice of words.
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Progressives are frustrated by Biden’s final-days warning of billionaire influence

Wtop 17 Jan 2025
Bernie Sanders — were less cautious ... Sanders, the self-described democratic socialist who has warned of a rising oligarchy in the United States for decades, thanked Biden for his choice of words.
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The Top Ten Dumbest Things Said By A Democrat...Thursday

Hot Air 17 Jan 2025
Bernie Sanders - But what about the oligarchs?  Advertisement ... Give Bernie credit where credit is due ... Bernie's goose was immediately cooked ... Of course, you aren't, Bernie ... Bernie Sanders and Wyden will be quick to point out that we're number two.
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'Soft and old': Critics ridicule Trump after inauguration is moved inside away from MAGA

Alternet 17 Jan 2025
MAGA fans may not be able to witness the real inauguration on Monday because there are concerns it might be too cold ... Bernie Sanders's (I-VT) famous mittens ... But the incoming president adopted a snowbird lifestyle, moving to Florida for the winter ... .

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