bernie sanders

“ Even the alternative weekly newspapers, traditionally a bastion of progressive thought and analysis, have been bought by a monopoly franchise and made a predictable shift to the right in their coverage of local news. ”

“ And if you want to beat Trump, what youre going to need is an unprecedented grassroots movement of black and white and Latino, Native American and Asian, people who are standing up and fighting for justice. Thats what our movement is about. ”

“ Democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system that is corrupt, that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy. ”

“ And let me make the radical statement that I dont believe that you can say something profound in the 140 characters that make up a tweet. ”

“ Finally, let us understand that when we stand together, we will always win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice, we win. ”

“ The problems we face, did not come down from the heavens. They are made, they are made by bad human decisions, and good human decisions can change them. ”

“ People in American jails are disproportionately people of color. Thats the reality in America today. Thats a reality that has to change. ”

“ Democrats like Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders want to raise taxes on the rich, saying it will solve inequality. It won't. All that will do is significantly reduce incentives to work, save, and invest. But I say inequality is not the problem. The problem is a lack of growth. ”

“ There is a lot of sentiment that enough is enough, that we need fundamental changes, that the establishmentwhether it is the economic establishment, the political establishment or the media establishmentis failing the American people. ”

“ An America where every person, no matter their race, their disability or their sexual orientation realizes the full promise of equality that is our birthright as Americans. ”