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{{Missing Sources}}{{Infobox politician|Name=|name=Bernard Sanders|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America|United States]]|nationality=Statesian|political_line=|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]|image=Bernie Sander.png}} | {{Missing Sources}}{{Infobox politician|Name=|name=Bernard Sanders|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America|United States]]|nationality=Statesian|political_line=|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]|image=Bernie Sander.png}} | ||
'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] politician who has | '''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] politician who has served as [[United States Senate|US senator]] for [[Vermont]] since 2007. Sanders is the longest-serving [[Independent politician|independent]] in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], which he frequently works with. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Bernie Sanders was born on September 8, 1941 in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Brooklyn]] to a [[Middle class|middle-class]] [[Judaism|Jewish]] family. Bernie received his early political education from his older brother Larry who campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate [[Adlai Stevenson]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Tom Hall|newspaper=[[WSWS]]|title=The right-wing political record of Bernie Sanders|date=2015-05-15|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/05/15/sand-m15.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204224724/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/05/15/sand-m15.html|archive-date=2024-12-04}}</ref> | |||
Sanders transfered to the University of Chicago in his second year of college where he became a protest organizer for the [[Congress of Racial Equality]] and the [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]]. The next year he worked on the re-election campaign of a Democratic city councilman in [[Chicago]] before graduating with a degree in political science in 1964.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Political Career == | == Political Career == | ||
Due to the incredible right wing and anti-communist U.S. political landscape, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency because even his social-democratic reformism was deemed too much for them to endure.<ref>{{Web citation|url=https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-are-the-real-sanders-attack-machine/|title=Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’|author=F.A.I.R|date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref> | |||
Due to the incredible right wing and anti-communist U.S. political landscape, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency because even his social-democratic reformism was deemed too much for them to endure<ref>{{Web citation|url=https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-are-the-real-sanders-attack-machine/|title=Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’|author=F.A.I.R|date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref> | |||
== Policy == | == Policy == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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| Born | September 8, 1941 (aged 82) New York City, United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Social democracy |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Bernard Sanders is a Statesian politician who has served as US senator for Vermont since 2007. Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the Democratic Party, which he frequently works with. He is a self-described "democratic socialist" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the Nordic Model of welfare capitalism.
Early life
Bernie Sanders was born on September 8, 1941 in the New York City borough of Brooklyn to a middle-class Jewish family. Bernie received his early political education from his older brother Larry who campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson.[1]
Sanders transfered to the University of Chicago in his second year of college where he became a protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The next year he worked on the re-election campaign of a Democratic city councilman in Chicago before graduating with a degree in political science in 1964.[1]
Political Career
Due to the incredible right wing and anti-communist U.S. political landscape, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency because even his social-democratic reformism was deemed too much for them to endure.[2]
Policy
Domestic policy
An advocate of social democratic and progressive policies, he is known for his opposition to economic inequality and neoliberalism. On domestic policy, he supports labor rights, universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, tuition-free tertiary education, and an ambitious Green New Deal to create jobs addressing climate change.
Foreign policy
He supports reducing military spending, pursuing more diplomacy and international cooperation, and putting greater emphasis on labor rights and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline anti-imperialist.
He supported the US/NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[3]
Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.[4]
Economic policy
Sanders supports workplace democracy, and has praised elements of the Nordic model. Some commentators, such as Noam Chomsky, have described his politics as aligned with the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and social-democratic reformism.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tom Hall (2015-05-15). "The right-wing political record of Bernie Sanders" WSWS. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04.
- ↑ F.A.I.R (Jan 30, 2020). "Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’"
- ↑ Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017
- ↑ “What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.”
Barry Grey (2024-1-17). "Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen" WSWS. Archived from the original on 2024-1-18. Retrieved 2024-1-21.