Op-Eds

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; The Guardian It is not good enough just to criticize Trump. We must offer a positive vision that will improve the lives of Americans At this difficult moment in American history, it’s imperative that we have the courage to be honest with ourselves. The United States, once the envy of the world, is now a nation

Sen. Bernie Sanders; Fox News Permanent cap on credit card interest rates would stop Wall Street bank ‘extortion’ of working families We live in a nation of unprecedented wealth and income inequality — where a handful of billionaires are getting much richer while the working class falls further and further behind. Just since Election Day, while millions of Americans are

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; The Guardian Artificial intelligence and robotics will transform the world. It will bring unimaginable changes to our economy, our politics, warfare, our emotional wellbeing, our environment, and how we educate and raise our children. Further, there is a very real fear that, in the not-so-distant future, a super-intelligent AI could replace humans in controlling the planet. Despite

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Boston Globe For months, the American people have watched the Republican Party run away from their own unpopular health care agenda. But now — finally — they have been forced to admit what the rest of us have known all along: Doubling Affordable Care Act premiums for 20 million Americans and throwing 15 million Americans off

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Fox News After 43 days, the government shutdown has ended. After President Donald Trump illegally and cruelly cut off SNAP benefits to desperate Americans, including 16 million children, 42 million frightened people will again be able to put food on their tables. Federal employees will get paid. And, hopefully, airline schedules will return to normal.  But, here’s

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Fox News Everybody agrees that artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are going to have a transformative impact on our country and the world. There are strong disagreements, however, as to what those impacts will be — who will benefit from them and who will be hurt. One thing is for sure. This is an enormously important issue