Climate change is a threat to the planet: We must address it
We can still avoid the worst impacts of climate change, save money, and make energy grid more resilient By: Bernie Sanders; Fox News Obviously, climate change is not real. I’ve heard, you’ve heard, “expert” after “expert” telling us for years how climate change is a “fraud.” We’ve heard from our friends at the oil companies who made $196 billion in profits last year
While the world burns, fossil fuel CEOs are lining their pockets
By Bernie Sanders; MSNBC Those most responsible for this global crisis must finally be held accountable. In recent days, nearly two-thirds of the population of the United States of America has been under either a flood warning or watch or a heat advisory. Temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean are the highest ever recorded. Wildfires ravage parts of Greece. A typhoon
The Pentagon doesn’t need $886bn. I oppose this bloated defense budget
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
This year is set to be the hottest in history. Congress must act now
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
Our primary healthcare system is a mess. I have a plan to fix it.
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
