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Bernie Sanders: The Melting Middle Class

A speech by Sen. Bernie Sanders was an inspiration for a new art video about the effects of budget cuts on the middle class. “Art has the power to frame important issues in a new light,” Nora Ligorano said of the video she created with Marshall Reese. The message of the video and Sanders’ speech resonate today. Watch:

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A speech by Sen. Bernie Sanders was an inspiration for a new art video about the effects of budget cuts on the middle class. “Art has the power to frame important issues in a new light,” Nora Ligorano said of the video she created with Marshall Reese. The message of the video and Sanders’ speech resonate today. Watch:

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