Perspectives

Current issues

Bernie Sanders is running again to become the Democratic nominee for the presidential elections in 2020. His present candidacy reflects the same opposition to economic inequality as you have seen in the speech. While in 2016 he was not seen as a very likely winner, in the case of the 2020 elections he is seen as a forerunner and has a high chance of winning the Democratic nomination.

Bernie Sanders is also criticised at times, with some calling him a populist because his discourse often opposes the ‘good’ majority to an ‘evil’ minority represented by the corrupt government, corporation and billionaires. In 2016 his ideas about climate and a welfare state like the ones in Scandinavia were considered rather extreme by American standards. Nevertheless, he has since managed to gain more popularity among citizens and t...