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Monday, 8 February 2016

Why we think Bernie Sanders is the best choice for president: panel http://gu.com/p/4gdx8/stw

Steven W Thrasher:He is ready to critique capitalism’

Elizabeth Wurtzel: ‘He wants to revive democracy’ Daphne Wysham: ‘He won’t be bought by the fossil fuel lobby’

Elizabeth Wurtzel Photograph: The Guardian

Bernie Sanders speaks the truth. The extraordinarily wealthy, with all the power they deploy, make the laws of the land, and we just live here. Sanders knows that half-measures avail us nothing: we need a revolution. All of us need to participate. All of us need to vote and overwhelm the influence of the unaccountable rich. 99.9% is a lot more than .1%.