Bernie Sanders
Coverage of Bernie Sanders, US senator for Vermont and former candidate for the Democratic 2016 presidential nomination.


Sanders has an old-school labor take on immigration — which has become less popular among Democrats.


“I think that would democratize very significantly the political process in America and take us a long way away from these Super PACs controlled by billionaires who are now buying elections.”


Here’s how organized labor will decide who to endorse.


The vocal critic of inequality doesn’t seem to care when inequality hurts foreigners.

In a wide-ranging discussion, Bernie Sanders discusses his views on socialism, single payer, open borders, Zionism, and more.


The movement’s gotten presidential candidates to listen. But it really needs their supporters.


Actually, his family was murdered in the Holocaust, and he’s a pretty standard labor liberal.


Roderick Morrow on why he started #BernieSoBlack, and why he’s more hopeful about the Bernie Sanders campaign than the candidate’s fans.


Sanders’s appearance at a major progressive conference turned into a standoff with #BlackLivesMatter activists.


Economic progressivism has a champion in the 2016 race. Who is there for progressives who are passionate about racial equality to get excited about?


And the catch is named Citizens United.


The letter proves how progressive the presidential candidate always has been.


His campaign can change politics whether or not it can win.


The Vermont senator won’t break any cash records, but now he’s got a chance to keep his momentum rolling.


The Sanders surge is real, if a bit exaggerated.


Bernie Sanders has a big demographics problem. His campaign has a plan to fix it, but some Democrats say it may be too late.


It’s clearer than ever that Sanders is in second place in the Democratic contest — and O’Malley is far behind.


This is the best impression of a 2016 presidential candidate so far.


His position is in line with other Democrats, but his rhetoric is very different.


Foreign policy is one area where Sanders hasn’t taken quite as independent of a course.


The latest poll shows him just 11 points behind Clinton — far closer than he’s been previously.


I’mma let you finish, 2016, but 2000 was the best Donald Trump presidential flirtation of all time.


But keep in mind: it’s just one poll, and others are more skeptical.


Night and day.


“I got offended a little bit by that comment,” Sanders said.


His rise spotlights issues on which she’s very vulnerable.


The higher your income, the more likely you are to receive sick leave.

Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign has become an unlikely internet sensation, dominating social media.


“And they never again made love together or ever saw each other one more time.”


It makes no sense for Clinton, for Sanders, or for fans of either.


Bernie Sanders and Rick Santorum might have more in common than you think.


Bernie Sanders is like Elizabeth Warren, but he’s actually running for president.


Bernie Sanders has a plan to save America. And it’s pretty sane.


“This campaign is going to send a message to the billionaire class. And that is: you can’t have it all.”


Real talk from the Vermont senator on how big money distorts our politics.


Bernie Sanders still wants a single-payer health-care system. In 1993, he debated the issue with future House Speakers John Boehner and Dennis Hastert on the floor.


The Vermont senator on marijuana legalization, curbing corporate power in politics, cutting student debt, and more.


It would cost $47 billion in the first year.


Generic drug prices have nearly quadrupled in the past five years. Sanders has a plan to fix that.

