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Bernie Sanders

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Economy & Labor

As Union Drive Heated Up, Jeff Bezos Orchestrated Twitter War on Bernie Sanders

Last week, Amazon turned a few tweets into a PR mess. Those tweets, it turns out, were on order from Jeff Bezos himself.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 29, 2021
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference on February 21, 2020, in Santa Ana, California.
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Bernie Sanders Introduces Bills to Fix the “Corrupt and Rigged Tax Code”

As budget chairman, Sanders has introduced bills to tax corporations and the wealthy while helping the working class.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 25, 2021
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Sen. Bernie Sanders talks to reporters in the Senate subway at the U.S. Capitol on February 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Bernie Sanders Is Heading to Bessemer During Last Days of Amazon Union Vote

If the workers successfully unionize, Sanders has said it would be a “shot heard around the world.”
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 25, 2021
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Economy & Labor

Sanders Is Calling Out Centrists on “Simple Moral Issue” of Minimum Wage

In a recent meeting, Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema reiterated opposition to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s wage bill.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 24, 2021
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Politics & Elections

Bernie Sanders Introduces Bills to Lower Prescription Drug Costs

“How many people need to get unnecessarily sicker before Congress is prepared to take on the greed?” Sanders asked.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 23, 2021
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Ministers’ Breakfast on February 26, 2020, in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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Economy & Labor

Bernie Sanders Is on a Mission to Tax Billionaire CEOs

Sanders and Warren proposed a bill to raise taxes on corporations that pay CEOs 50 times what they pay average workers.
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Mike Ludwig,
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March 19, 2021
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Bernie Sanders
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Economy & Labor

Sanders Pitches Bill to Close Wide Pay Gap Between CEOs and the Average Worker

The legislation would hike taxes on large corporations that pay their CEOs over 50 times more than its median worker.
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Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 17, 2021
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A woman holds a sign reading "SUPPORT ALABAMA AMAZON UNION" during a protest
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Economy & Labor

Amazon Is Hiring Aggressive Firms to Bust Union Efforts

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos declined Bernie Sanders’s invitation to a Senate Budget Committee hearing on inequality today.
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John Logan,
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March 17, 2021
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The poorest households, which need the money the most, had significant problems getting their $1,200 and $600 payments.
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Economy & Labor

The Stimulus Payments’ Big Delivery Snafus Need to Be Addressed — Now

The poorest households, which need the money the most, had significant problems getting their $1,200 and $600 payments.
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Barbara G. Ellis,
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March 13, 2021
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Chairman Bernie Sanders arrives for a Senate Budget Committee confirmation in Dirksen Building on March 2, 2021.
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Economy & Labor

Bernie Sanders Calls Jeff Bezos to Testify Before Senate About Income Inequality

The hearing will feature testimony from a pro-union Amazon employee as Alabama Amazon workers vote on union formation.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 12, 2021
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