| Description |
xii, 162 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Economy: ten ways to make it work for everyone -- Health care: a right for all -- Education: end student debt, make public-college tuition free -- Environment: save the planet, transform our energy use -- Taxes: the wealthy need to pay their fair share -- Wall Street: too big to fail? too big to exist -- Workers: unions and rebuilding the middle class -- Family values: our shared responsibility -- Society: expand social security, medicare, and medicaid -- Politics: billionaires cannot buy our democracy -- Infrastructure: rebuild America -- Veterans: care for them when they come home -- Agriculture: our food, our farmers, our health -- Immigration: keep the American dream alive -- Civil rights: the long road to justice -- Foreign policy: peace and diplomacy, not war -- Foreign trade: deals that protect people and the planet, not corporations -- Media: a neutral net, making sure all voices are heard -- Government oversight: what is the Fed doing with your money? -- Personal liberty: freedom and unity -- A brief biography of Bernie. |
| Summary |
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. --Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Sanders, Bernard.
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Presidential candidates -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
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United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.
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Legislators. (OCoLC)fst00995828
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Presidential candidates. (OCoLC)fst01075708
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
Since 2009
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Bernie Sanders and his vision for America |
| Other Form: |
Also issued online: Tasini, Jonathan. Essential Bernie Sanders and his vision for America. White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2015] 9781603586689 (OCoLC)919498664 |
| ISBN |
1603586679 |
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9781603586672 |
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