Democratic socialism means that our government does everything it can to create a full employment economy.
Let's be honest, dental care in America is extremely expensive, period.
Of course the Republicans have long wanted to privatize Social Security and destroy it. But Social Security has been the most important and valuable social program in the history of the United States.
Difficult times often bring out the best in people.
It is no secret that Hillary Clinton and I disagree on a number of issues.
At a time when the Post Office is losing substantial revenue from the instantaneous flow of information by email and on the Internet, slowing mail service is a recipe for disaster.
It is time for Congress to save the Postal Service, not dismantle it.
Citizens in a democracy need diverse sources of news and information.
I come from a rural state. People drive 50, 100 miles to and from work every single day. That is true all over America.
Good environmental policy is good economic policy.
Senate Republicans have engaged in a record number of filibusters and other obstructionist tactics.
If you ask me about my views on the environment, on women's rights, on gay rights, I am liberal. I don't have a problem with that at all. Some of my best friends are liberal.
All that socialism means to me, to be very frank with you, is democracy with a small 'd.' I believe in democracy, and by democracy, I mean that, to as great an extent as possible, human beings have the right to control their own lives. And that means that you cannot separate the political structure from the economic structure.
When a mother goes to the store and purchases food for her child, she has the right to know what she is feeding her family.
If a financial institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.
Finland is no utopia.
There are very powerful and wealthy special interests who want to privatize or dismember virtually every function that government now performs, whether it is Social Security, Medicare, public education or the Postal Service.
I have seven beautiful grandchildren, four of whom are girls.
Wall Street is greedy, reckless and they operate illegally. That's fine. But what do you do?
I think there are a lot of people who, when they hear the word 'socialist,' get very, very nervous.
