The Week in Review: The People’s Climate March drew 400,000 demonstrators, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, to New York on Sunday. The massive turnout on the eve of a UN General Assembly meeting showed widespread support for bold government action to reverse global warming. On Friday, Sanders said strong majorities of Americans also want action on other critical issues – from jobs to income and wealth inequality to raising the minimum wage – but Republicans in Congress have blocked progress. “Ordinary Americans understand that the economy today is not doing well for the middle class or working families,” Sanders said on his weekly radio and Internet program with Thom Hartmann. “People know that the middle class is disappearing. They know more people are living in poverty and that the wealthy and large corporations are doing phenomenally well. And they want the government to take action.” Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/the-week-in-review-092614
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:35:01 +0000
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