Op ed: Bernie’s message of wealth inequality still rings true

The story of Bernie Sanders’s rise from couch-surfing, penniless single dad to mayor of Burlington, the U.S. Senate and presidential politics is both familiar and astonishing.

“The attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel are unraveling international law, the Geneva Conventions and the legitimacy of the United Nations. This is extremely dangerous for the future of the planet and humanity.”

Mayor Bernie Sanders brought professional baseball to Burlington in 1984 when the Cincinnati Reds Major League organization located its AA team here and named them the Vermont Reds. Learn more from Karl Lindholm…

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, tuned in virtually to a constituent lunch at the Mount Abraham Union High School cafeteria this past Saturday.

“Donald Trump does not ‘disagree’ with his opponents. In his pursuit of absolute power, he attempts to destroy anyone who stands in his way.”

Vermont’s congressional delegation condemned the U.S. military’s attack on Venezuela over the weekend that led to the capture of the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.

“When we defend democracy, we are fighting not only for our personal freedoms but to prevent autocratic leaders from dragging us into bloody and unnecessary wars.”

All three members of Vermont’s congressional delegation are opposed to a deal to end the historic government shutdown that passed the U.S. Senate late Monday and is headed to the House.

Today, while 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, three multi-billionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society.

There have been five wars in the last 15 years between Israel and Hamas. How do we end the current one and prevent a sixth from happening, sooner or later?

The contest is an opportunity for Vermont high school students to describe a major issue facing our country and propose what they would do to solve it.

Editor’s note: The writer is responding to a caption in last week’s edition referring to Sen. Bernie Sanders as “The people’s senator.”The people?The uninformed, badly educated, immature people who can barely balance a checkbook, having zero understanding … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Vermont’s junior U.S. senator is the senior legislator on the U.S. Senate’s Budget Committee, which makes him a very powerful man in Washington, D.C., these days.On Monday Sen. Bernie Sanders came to Middlebury — with a band of notables inclu … (read more)

When Sen. Bernie Sanders was in Middlebury this past Monday, he was indirectly answering a question recently posed by Republican Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas when he exclaimed in mock horror last Thursday, as the House Natural Resources Committee bega … (read more)

The next two months could be the most consequential in Sen. Bernie Sanders’s more than 30-year career in Congress. For much of his time in the House, and then in the Senate, Sanders was a gadfly on the left, making speeches that received more attention of … (read more)