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Senator Bernie Sanders is America's longest-serving independent politician in Congress and a candidate for president in 2016. IN THESE GROUPS FAMOUS PEOPLE NAMED BERNIE FAMOUS MAYORS FAMOUS CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN BROOKLYN Show All Groups 1 of 6 « » QUOTES “What my campaign is about is a political revolution - millions of people standing up and saying, enough is enough. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just a handful of billionaires.” —Bernie Sanders…

As the country with the largest stockpile of privately owned firearms, we aren’t doing much to prevent them from falling on the wrong hands. According to The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act convicted felons, drug users and abusers, and mentally ill people are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms (FBI). But, convicted criminals and mentally ill people are acquiring firearms without any difficulty and are using them for the wrong reasons mainly because of weak laws that regulate…

The sky was a gorgeous blue, golden sun shining down, thousands of new faces walking around smiling. “Honestly, you don’t need this much stuff.” My mom dragged another bag into my new dorm. “Let’s just hope none of it is mine.” My dad joked. The mood was light because I was finally moving into the University of Vermont. No one expected this a couple months ago, but now dreams were becoming a reality. Evan and I put piles of my clothes away while my parents continued to drag more bags into the…