Op-Eds

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; The Guardian Let’s take a deep breath and, for one moment, forget about Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, the UN, Charlie Kirk, Gaza, a government shutdown and the other crises that we face. Let’s talk instead about the reality which the corporately-controlled media and the corporately-controlled political system don’t talk about very much. What we are witnessing right

Hamas, a terrorist organization, began this war with its brutal attack on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took 250 hostages. Israel, as any other country, had a right to defend itself from Hamas. But, over the last two years, Israel has not simply defended itself against Hamas. Instead, it has waged an all-out war against the

Sen. Bernie Sanders; Wall Street Journal Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. writes that “We’re Restoring Public Trust in the CDC” (op-ed, Sept. 3). That would be laughable if it weren’t dangerously wrong. In my view, Mr. Kennedy is waging a war against science and the well-being of the American people. Let’s not forget. At the height of the Covid pandemic, we were

Sen. Bernie Sanders; New York Times Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign. Mr. Kennedy and the rest of the Trump administration tell us, over and over, that they want to Make America Healthy Again. That’s a great slogan. I agree

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Fox News The United States must not get involved in a war with Iran. We do not need another unnecessary and costly war. We have had enough of them. American involvement in the war against Iran remains unclear. On Saturday, President Donald Trump launched an attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities. On Sunday, he talked about the possible

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Common Dreams The U.S. Constitution is crystal clear: there can be no offensive use of military force — against Iran or any other country — without an explicit authorization from Congress. No such authorization exists, and any U.S. involvement would therefore be illegal. In the year 2025, one might have hoped that the global community would be