Op-Eds

By Bernie Sanders; The Guardian Young people are grappling with challenges that no generation in modern history has been forced to deal with. They need our help now. This country faces a longstanding mental health crisis, exacerbated by the isolation, fears and uncertainties of the pandemic. This crisis affects all generations, but has been especially devastating for young people. In

By: Bernie Sanders; The Guardian This bill cuts programs for the most vulnerable, and is totally unnecessary – why doesn’t Biden invoke the 14th amendment? Let’s be clear. The original debt ceiling legislation that Republicans passed in the House would have, over a 10-year period, decimated the already inadequate social safety net of our country and made savage cuts to

By: Bernie Sanders; The Guardian It is time to end the international embarrassment of the US being the only major country that does not guarantee healthcare Let’s be clear. The current healthcare system in the United States is totally broken, dysfunctional and cruel. It is a system which spends twice as much per capita as any other major country, while

By: Bernie Sanders; The Guardian In the richest country on earth, if you work 40 hours a week you shouldn’t have to live in poverty Congress can no longer ignore the needs of the working class of this country. At a time of massive and growing income and wealth inequality and record-breaking corporate profits, we must stand up for working

By: Bernie Sanders; Fox News 5 of the largest US pharma firms totaled $80 billion in profits, but millions of Americans can’t afford medicine There is a lot of discussion about how “divided” our nation is and, on many issues, that is absolutely true. But on one of the most important matters facing our country the American people – Democrats,

By: Bernie Sanders, The Guardian Americans are united on some of the most important issues facing our country and they want government to address them I am proud to be assuming the chairmanship of the US Senate’s health, education, labor and pensions committee (Help), a committee with wide jurisdiction over some of the most important issues facing the American people.