How We Reach the Working Class (with Bernie Sanders)

Our America with Julián Castro

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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From his humble beginnings as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont to his seat in the Senate, Demoractic Socialist Bernie Sanders has consistently backed the working class, universal health care and taxing the wealthiest Americans. The Vermont Senator joins us this week to talk about the future of Trumpism, priorities for the new administration, and what this upcoming shift in power could mean for transformative, inclusive change. Our team is taking a break for the next few weeks, but not to worry – we’ll have new episodes ready for you come January. In the meantime, stay safe and happy holidays! Keep up with Julián on twitter @JulianCastro and Instagram @JulianCastroTX. Resources from this episode: Follow Sen. Sanders’ updates on Twitter. Learn more about your local Democratic Socialists chapter here. Support the show by checking out our sponsors You can digitally purchase life insurance from Haven Life Insurance Agency at havenlife.com/ouramerica. Haven Term is a Term Life Insurance Policy (ICC17DTC) issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111 and offered exclusively through Haven Life Insurance Agency, LLC. Policy and rider form numbers and features may vary by state and not be available in all states. Our Agency license number in California is 0K71922 and in Arkansas, 100139527. The Marguerite Casey Foundation, creating greater freedom for changemakers to create a truly representative economy. Learn more at caseygrants.org, and connect with the Foundation on Twitter and Facebook. To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/our-america shortly after the air date. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, it's me Ricky Lake. You probably know me for my hit 90s talk show, but if I'm being totally
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0:30.0	Out now, wherever you get your podcasts. One of my many counterparts in the 2020 presidential primary was a Democratic
0:49.2	Socialist from Vermont who you may be familiar with, Senator Bernie Sanders.
0:54.4	We have a government that ignores the needs of working people,
1:00.6	yet works overtime for wealthy campaign contributors and the 1%.
1:07.0	You cannot beat Trump with the same old, same old kind of politics.
1:17.5	The only way we transform America
1:21.4	is when millions of people together stand up and fight back.
1:26.0	After sharing the campaign trail for nearly a, one thing became increasingly clear.
1:34.4	Bernie had a consistent message.
1:36.8	He has been fighting for social and economic justice since his days as a college
1:40.4	activist, a fight that he has sustained in his current role in the Senate.
1:45.8	With the campaign trail far behind us and Joe Biden said to become the 46th president
1:50.1	in just a few weeks, Senator Sanders and I sat down to talk about the challenges
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