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'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America|US-American]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "democratic socialist" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the Nordic Model of welfare capitalism.   
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'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.   


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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He is the longest-serving [[Independent politician|independent]] in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career.  
He is the longest-serving [[Independent politician|independent]] in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career.  


due to right wing and anti-communist the U.S. political landscape has been in recent decades, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency.<ref>[https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-are-the-real-sanders-attack-machine/ Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’] by F.A.I.R. on Jan 30, 2020</ref>
Due to the incredible right wing and anti-communist U.S. political landscape, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency because even his social-democratic reformism was deemed too much for them to endure<ref>{{Web citation|url=https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-are-the-real-sanders-attack-machine/|title=Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’|author=F.A.I.R|date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref>


== Policy ==
== Policy ==


=== Domestic Policy ===
=== Domestic policy ===
An advocate of [[Social democracy|social democratic]] and progressive policies, he is known for his opposition to economic inequality and [[neoliberalism]]. On domestic policy, he supports [[Labour movement|labor rights]], [[Universal healthcare|universal]] and [[single-payer healthcare]], paid [[parental leave]], tuition-free [[tertiary education]], and an ambitious [[Green New Deal]] to create jobs addressing [[climate change]].  
An advocate of [[Social democracy|social democratic]] and progressive policies, he is known for his opposition to economic inequality and [[neoliberalism]]. On domestic policy, he supports [[Labour movement|labor rights]], [[Universal healthcare|universal]] and [[single-payer healthcare]], paid [[parental leave]], tuition-free [[tertiary education]], and an ambitious [[Green New Deal]] to create jobs addressing [[climate change]].  


=== Foreign Policy ===
=== Foreign policy ===
He supports reducing [[United States military spending|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]]. He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|socialist Yugoslavia]]. Anti-imperialist Marxist speaker [[Michael Parenti]] briefly speculated that Sanders' avoidance of foreign policy issues is more of a self-preservation tactic; "...when you get into an arguments with the [national security state] you to be careful about your plane crashing, or your car skidding off the road, or a lone assassin..."<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>
He supports reducing [[United States military spending|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]].  
 
He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>
 
Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Barry Grey|newspaper=WSWS|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen|date=2024-1-17|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html|archive-date=2024-1-18|retrieved=2024-1-21|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>


=== Economic Policy ===
=== Economic policy ===
Sanders supports [[workplace democracy]], and has praised elements of the [[Nordic model]]. Some commentators, such as [[Noam Chomsky]], have described his politics as aligned with the [[New Deal]] policies of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[left-wing populism]].
Sanders supports [[workplace democracy]], and has praised elements of the [[Nordic model]]. Some commentators, such as [[Noam Chomsky]], have described his politics as aligned with the [[New Deal]] policies of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and social-democratic reformism.


== References ==
== References ==
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Bernard Sanders
BornSeptember 8, 1941 (aged 82)
New York City, United States
NationalityStatesian
Political orientationImperialism
Social democracy
Political partyDemocratic Party


Bernard Sanders is a Statesian politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "democratic socialist" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the Nordic Model of welfare capitalism.

Early life

While a student at University of Chicago, he was a protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement.

Political Career

He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career.

Due to the incredible right wing and anti-communist U.S. political landscape, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency because even his social-democratic reformism was deemed too much for them to endure[1]

Policy

Domestic policy

An advocate of social democratic and progressive policies, he is known for his opposition to economic inequality and neoliberalism. On domestic policy, he supports labor rights, universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, tuition-free tertiary education, and an ambitious Green New Deal to create jobs addressing climate change.

Foreign policy

He supports reducing military spending, pursuing more diplomacy and international cooperation, and putting greater emphasis on labor rights and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline anti-imperialist.

He supported the US/NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[2]

Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.[3]

Economic policy

Sanders supports workplace democracy, and has praised elements of the Nordic model. Some commentators, such as Noam Chomsky, have described his politics as aligned with the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and social-democratic reformism.

References

  1. F.A.I.R (Jan 30, 2020). "Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’"
  2. Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017
  3. “What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.”

    Barry Grey (2024-1-17). "Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen" WSWS. Archived from the original on 2024-1-18. Retrieved 2024-1-21.