The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America

The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America

<p>Meet the <em>essential</em> Bernie Sanders—an authentic and uncompromising champion of the people.</p><br /><br /><p>Independent United States Senator Bernie Sanders—with a thirty-five-year career in public service, first as Burlington, Vermont’s mayor, then as Vermont’s sole representative to Congress, and currently as a United States senator—is now campaigning to become president of the United States. His goal is to build a movement to take back our country from the rich and powerful, and return it to its rightful owners—we, the American people.</p><br /><br /><p>Sanders’ common sense, populist message is resonating with Democrats, Republicans, independents, as well as ordinary working- and middle-class Americans from all walks of life, including millennials, seniors, veterans, immigrants, environmentalists, union workers, and more.</p><br /><br /><p>In this short, accessible book, author Jonathan Tasini draws heavily from Sanders’ ample public record of speeches, statements, and interviews, and couples his working-class spirit with specific legislation he has championed on a number of core proposals that comprise a broader people’s agenda for America, including:</p><br /><br /><ul><br /><li>A national, single-payer health care system;</li><br /><li>Free public higher education;</li><br /><li>Taking on wealth and income inequality;</li><br /><li>Preserving Social Security;</li><br /><li>Caring for our veterans;</li><br /><li>Ensuring civil rights for all;</li><br /><li>Combatting climate change;</li><br /><li>Reforming Wall Street, and much more.</li><br /></ul><br /><p><em>The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America</em> is a must-read for anyone who shares a vision for a forward-looking, sustainable, and more just United States of America, and is eager to change the course of history.</p>