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Bernie Sanders

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

Politics
Bernie Sanders has picked a terrible argument against the TPPBernie Sanders has picked a terrible argument against the TPP
Politics

Fighting global poverty means making US workers compete with workers in poor countries.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
How Bernie Sanders became the president of RedditHow Bernie Sanders became the president of Reddit
Politics

In polling, the Vermont socialist is nowhere. On the internet, he’s everywhere.

By Matthew Yglesias
Climate
Can Bernie Sanders push Clinton left on climate?Can Bernie Sanders push Clinton left on climate?
Climate

He’s going to try to do what John Edwards did in 2007. Good luck.

By David Roberts
Bernie Sanders
Vox Sentences: Ready for BernieVox Sentences: Ready for Bernie
Bernie Sanders

That and more in our daily news roundup.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Bernie Sanders’s ideas are so popular that Hillary Clinton is running on themBernie Sanders’s ideas are so popular that Hillary Clinton is running on them
Politics

Bernie Sanders launched his campaign for the presidency today. His only problem: the woman he has to beat for the Democratic nomination sounds just like him.

By Jonathan Allen
Politics
What Bernie Sanders thinks about the issues: a comprehensive primerWhat Bernie Sanders thinks about the issues: a comprehensive primer
Politics

He wants single-payer health care, a carbon tax, and a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United.

By Andrew Prokop
Bernie Sanders vs. the billionaires: Vermont’s socialist senator is running for president
Politics

He’s spent decades warning America that it’s drifting toward oligarchy. Could this be his moment?

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Why Bernie Sanders, socialist senator from Vermont, will run for president as a DemocratWhy Bernie Sanders, socialist senator from Vermont, will run for president as a Democrat
Politics

He’ll announce on Thursday, according to multiple reports.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Bernie Sanders opens a new front in the battle for the future of the Democratic PartyBernie Sanders opens a new front in the battle for the future of the Democratic Party
Politics

His new economic advisor thinks balanced budgets are bad for the economy.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Why Bernie Sanders is livid about Obama’s huge new trade dealWhy Bernie Sanders is livid about Obama’s huge new trade deal
Politics

The Vermont senator pens a blistering letter to the US Trade Representative over the massive TPP trade deal

By Danielle Kurtzleben