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Bernie Sanders Pushes Back On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lieberman, Public Option, Sherrod Brown, Senate Health Care Bill, Tom Carper, Health Care Reform, Mary Landrieu, Health Bill, Joe Lieberman, Health Care, Roland Burris, Bernie Sanders, Politics News

While conservative members of the Democratic caucus threaten to block passage of health care reform if it includes a public health insurance option, a...

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Winning the 2010 Elections

Mike Lux | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bernie Sanders, Banking Industry, Big Banks, 2010 Elections, Too Big to Fail, Economic Populism, Politics News
Mike Lux

If Democrats shed their caution and become fighters, for jobs and health care and the middle class, they can pull off the same kind of surprise in 2010 that we pulled off in 1998.

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Health Care for All Americans

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bernie Sanders, Public Option, Single Payer, Health Care, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

In my view, the real solution to the problem of how to reform health care in this country is a Medicare-for-all, single-payer system.

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Standing on One's Principles: An Interview With Ron Reagan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Jim Inhoff, George Bush, Anthony Weiner, Anthony Scalia, Tea Party, Rush Limbaugh, Nbc, Bernie Sanders, Elvis Perkins, Alan Grayson, John Roberts, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Political News, Risky Business, The Beatles, U2, Entertainment News, Health Care Reform, Samuel Alito, Glenn Beck, Media News, Tom Cruise, Saturday Night Live, Global Warming, Ron Reagan, Media News
Mike Ragogna

Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Derivatives Just "A Sophisticated Form Of Gambling," U.S. Senators Say; Propose Bill Allowing State Gambling Laws To Apply

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Ron Wyden, Cftc, Financial Reform, Regulatory Reform, Derivatives, Maria Cantwell, Derivatives Regulation, Preemption, Bernie Sanders, Financial Regulation, Gambling, Financial Crisis, Gary Gensler, Business News

In describing the complex and little-understood world of derivatives trading as "a sophisticated form of gambling," three U.S. Senators proposed legis...

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Too Big To Fail - Too Big To Exist

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Banks, Corporate Greed, Too Big to Fail, Bernie Sanders, Financial Crisis, Business News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

If any of the four largest financial institutions were to get into major trouble again, taxpayers would be on the hook for another massive bailout. We cannot let that happen.

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Sam Stein

Exclusive: Sanders Tackles Too Big To Fail In Two Pages

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sanders Proposal, Sanders Too Big to Fail, Sanders Exclusive, Sanders Legislation, Two Pages Too Big to Fail, Bernie Sanders, Politics News

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced new legislation on Friday that should, he claims, solve the phenomenon of massive and failing financial insti...

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The Environment and the Economy

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 10.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Energy, Senate, Climate Change, Bernie Sanders, Green Jobs, Global Warming, Green News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

As we struggle with this economic crisis, it is imperative that we create millions of good-paying jobs. And the interesting thing here is that good environmental policy is good economic policy.

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Health Care Reform

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, Health Care, Bernie Sanders, Senate, Medicare, Single Payer, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

I am going to continue the fight for single-payer. I am cautiously optimistic that we may end up with legislation that will allow states to go forward with single-payer if they want to.

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Ryan Grim

Sanders Begs Obama: Help Keep Dems United Against A GOP Filibuster

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, President Obama Health Care Reform, Sanders Obama, Sanders Health Care Reform, Obama Health Care Reform, Bernie Sanders, Politics News

President Obama should lobby individual Senate Democrats to make sure they don't join Republicans in filibustering health care reform, Sen. Bernie San...

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Bernie Sanders: The Middle Class Today Is In Desperate Shape (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Sanders Unfiltered, Wall Street Executive, Wall Street, Economic Crisis, Middle Class, Vermont, Bernie Sanders Unfiltered, Financial Crisis, Bernie Sanders, Wall Street Bonuses, Sanders, Politics News

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) was on fire in his weekly YouTube video, "Senator Sanders Unfiltered." "The reality is that the middle class today ...

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The Dow and the Down and Out

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Brave New Films, Bernie Sanders, Dow Jones, Economy, Senator Sanders Unfiltered, Unemployment, Stock Market, Business News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

The top 1 percent owns more wealth than the bottom 90 percent. CEOs of large corporations earn 400 times what their workers make. That is not what America is supposed to be about.

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War and Peace

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Bernie Sanders, Nobel Peace Prize, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Barack Obama, World News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

Americans should be proud that we have a president who is restoring respect for our country around the globe. This well-deserved prize is an inspiration.

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Maddow, Bernie Sanders Highlight Contradictions In Congress Targeting ACORN (VIDEO)

Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rachel Maddow, Video, Acorn, Acorn Rachel Maddow, Bernie Sanders, Politics News

When Congress rushed to stop sending federal money to ACORN in the wake of the prostitution scandal involving a few of their employees, Republicans wr...

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Michael Moore & Me

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bernie Sanders, Socialism, Capitalism, Michael Moore, Capitalism: A Love Story, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

Capitalism helps create an entrepreneurial spirit. But on the other hand, especially since the Reagan era, what we have seen in this country is an unfettered type of cowboy capitalism.

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Who Owns Congress?

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Bernie Sanders, Big Oil, Health Care, Defense Budget, Lobbyists, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

How does it happen that Wall Street was able to convince Congress to deregulate their industry, to be in a position to bring the economy down?

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Sam Stein

Dems Ramp Up Push For Colleagues To Block Filibuster On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, Cloture Votes, Kennedy Cloture, Bernie Sanders, Health Care Policy, Ted Kennedy Replacement, Democrats Filibuster, Filibuster Effort, Sanders Health Care Reform, Democrats Bernie Sanders, Politics News

Buoyed by news of a temporary replacement for the late Senator Ted Kennedy, Senate Democratic leaders are launching a renewed effort to get all 60 mem...

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Is the Recession Over?

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Bernanke, Bernie Sanders, Economy, Recesssion-2008, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

We have got to stay focused on the reality that because of the greed, the irresponsibility, and the illegal behavior of people on Wall Street, we are plunged into a real economic mess.

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Economic Crisis: One Year Later

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Brave New Films, Financial Crisis, Bernie Sanders, Economy, Senate, Congress, Recovery, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

How do we make sure what happened in terms of the recklessness and irresponsibility on Wall Street doesn't happen again? I wish that I could tell you that Congress is now doing that investigation. It is not.

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The 3 Lost Lessons of Healthcare History: Will Obama Re-Learn Them in Time?

John Neffinger | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Public Health Insurance Plan, Public Option, Grassley Bipartisanship, President Obama, Health Insurance Industry, Obama Bipartisanship, Medicare for All, Bernie Sanders, Grassley Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Bill Kristol, Private Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Bipartisanship, Medicare, Health Care, William Kristol, Obama Public Option, Politics News
John Neffinger

The New York Times recently reported that the Obama administration is heeding a list of six lessons from previous efforts to reform health care. Unfortunately, the three most crucial lessons were left off the list.

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A National Dialogue on Afghanistan (Video)

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Billy Bragg, Bernie Sanders, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Vermont, Senate, Exit Strategy, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

Without the kind of national debate this country needs, we are sending more and more troops into Afghanistan -- about 60 percent of all the foreign troops in the country are now Americans.

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How to Talk About the Renomination of Ben Bernanke

David Sirota | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Bernanke, Ben-Bernanke-Reappointment, Federal Reserve, Paul Krugman, Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, Recession, Politics News
David Sirota

Just because the media and Obama say Bernanke was responsible for "avoiding a depression," don't simply accept that as truth.

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Sam Stein

Sanders Rips Bernanke Nomination: "He Was Asleep At The Wheel"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bernanke Asleep at Wheel, Ben Bernkanke Nonimination, Sanders Bernanke, Bernanke Fed Chairman, Obama Federal Reserve, Obama Bernanke, Bernanke Nomination, Bernie Sanders, Politics News

The decision by President Barack Obama to nominate Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve has been greeted with a type of h...

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Health Care Reform 101

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Health, Health Care Reform, Bernie Sanders, Universal Health Care, Health Insurance, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

At town hall meetings I've hosted in Vermont we proved something that makes us proud. We live in a state where people can have different points of view, but can listen to each other and treat each other with respect.

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The Health Care Debate the Media Missed

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Video, Death Panels, Sarah Palin, Town Halls, Health Care Reform, Bernie Sanders, Health Insurance, Dr. Jon Lapook, Town Hall Meetings, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, Living News
Dr. Jon LaPook

Last weekend I was in Vermont on vacation when I heard that Senator Bernie Sanders was hosting a town meeting on health care. I grabbed my video camera and went to the meeting.

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