"Nobody in America can survive on $7.25 an hour, $9 an hour or $12 an hour. It’s time to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour."-@BernieSanders
Bernie’s Burlington Was an Experiment in Practical Socialism
As Burlington's mayor, @BernieSanders built a community land trust, rerouted snowplows to serve the working class, and invited residents into a process of self-governance.
https://t.co/abXwW4jqJN
"A strike on an Iranian school killed 175 people, mostly children. Trump tried to blame it on Iran, but a preliminary inquiry shows that it was the US. Our tax dollars are killing children."-@PramilaJayapal, @RepJayapal
Oliver Larkin: The Socialist Running for Congress in South Florida
Florida’s 25th Congressional District is currently represented by Jared Moskowitz, one of the most conservative members of the Democratic caucus. @OliverALarkin is hoping to change that.
https://t.co/OfJFO4IApB
‘We’re Making Progress!’ Says Bernie Sanders as Union Leader Bob Brooks Wins PA Primary
“This November, we’re going to unite our party and welcome working people who are ready to come home,” @VoteBobBrooks told a crowd of supporters.
https://t.co/lZfGwTkRcD
‘AIPAC Lost!’ Democratic Socialist Chris Rabb Wins US House Primary in Pennsylvania
@prem_thakker noted, @chrisrabb will be one of at least four democratic socialists in the US Congress, including @AOC, @RashidaTlaib, and @BernieSanders.
https://t.co/sWdZlTOoB7
Socialist Juliana Bennett Is Running for Wisconsin State House
@JuForthePeople, a socialist former alder for Madison who has been endorsed by the city’s @DemSocialists chapter, is running for Hong’s current seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
https://t.co/r7pNrQ8UHK
We have more income and wealth inequality in America than ever before.
Meanwhile, we rank 34th in the world in childhood poverty, 20% of our seniors live on $15,000 a year or less and 800,000 Americans are homeless.
We need a fundamental change in our national priorities NOW.
"I had never heard of Minab, Iran until my tax dollars paid for missiles that slammed into a school, roughly the size of my daughters’, killing well over a hundred children alongside their teachers."-@brhodes