Bernie Sanders

Not all the issues that are argued about in the United States are economic. A lot of them have to do with cultural beliefs. Of course the distribution of wealth, taxes, and government spending are major issues, but without basic equality for all U.S. citizens, solutions to these issues can’t work. Women don’t have enough say in their rights. Planned Parenthood offers women the option of having safe abortions for reasonable costs, yet politicians debate whether they should give money to this…

America’s government is based around the constitution, whose, principles were derived by man, who followed religion in hopes of achieving higher power. With that said, politics and the economic turn out all affect the very merit and being of the American people. Religions in America has meaning and many influences in which it helps dictate based on the belief of the unknown being something of a greater importance. We should keep religion out of American Politics and the government because it…

It’s May 7th in the year 3005. This is the day that Switzerland will remember forever. This is the day Donald Trump becomes president. He was not elected, he is vice president and the president before him, Bernie Sanders has died of old age. He has a huge announcement today and the speech will be broadcasted on TV so that the whole world can see it. He wants everyone to be paid the same. Everyone from now on shall be paid $10 per hour of work, no more and no less, regardless of your age, gender,…

Political activism is not just protesting, but it’s making a difference in your community day by day. And ironically enough, political activism has taught me not just to stand up for my opinions, but to respect everyone else’s. Whether it be a Bernie Sanders supporter, a Donald Trump fan, or anyone in between, I have realized that for our democracy to work, and for society to function, we must all respect each other and our opinions. In the midst of this hectic year and election, I am so…

The Dakota Access Pipeline Controversy Introduction The Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL, is a proposed pipeline that would run one-thousand two-hundred miles from North Dakota to Illinois and carry more than four-hundred and seventy thousand barrels of crude oil. Ninety-nine percent of the land the pipeline covers is private land and does not need federal approval for construction. The Army Corps of Engineers reviewed the remaining one percent and concluded construction would have no serious…

04.02 Assignment As election news sweeps through several media outlets, controversial topics fire up and are debated across the nation. The American people fire up their minds, reach into their stockpile of information, and begin to passionately fight for the matters that are important to them. One topic that has gained momentum is the fight for a higher minimum wage. There are many who support this argument but there are several that believe the opposite. Raising the minimum wage will help…

is when someone in a political party verbally attacks someone in their own party. In the past years it has become fairly common for politicians to attack people in their own party. A great example is when Hillary Clinton went out and attacked Bernie Sanders for not being a democrat but running in the democratic party. Another good example is when Donald Trump questioned Ted Cruz’s qualification for running for president because he was born in Canada. This article, however, is about the battles…

played a significant role in presidential campaigns and voter engagement. In 2008, President Obama was the first presidential candidate to use social media as a platform to engage and influence millennial voters. Today, we see Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Jeb Bush as the first politicians to join Snapchat to reach voters. Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook are used largely by politicians to reach millennials and undecided voters. Pew Research Center reported that 65% of…

While Bernie Sanders and the rest of the Democrats are okay politicians, none of them have a better plan than the two-state solution. Sanders is an older Jewish man who doesn’t have sympathy for Palestinian people, so while his other beliefs are better, he doesn't exactly endorse the Palestinian nation at all (Weiss). Rather…

What is the meaning of “wealth” in today’s society? Is it the state of being rich or a plentiful supply of a particular resource (Google)? I think “wealth” is having an excessive amount of desirable things that not many people cannot have. The wealthiest family is the Rothschild Family in the 21st Century-having more than two trillion worth of industries. Many people are always wanting to be wealthy but, what is not talked about is- poverty. The diversity found within American culture lends to…