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9/10 News Roundup & Open Thread – Sanders Rallies 10,000+ In Denver, Greta Thunberg Headlines ‘Right to a Future’ Event in NYC & More

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“Help me transform this country”: Bernie Sanders rallies thousands of supporters in downtown Denver

Thousands of people sojourned to Civic Center park early Monday night, where they loudly and proudly cheered on Bernie Sanders as the progressive presidential contender denounced insurance companies, the fossil fuel industry and America’s military industrial complex.

The rally had a rock concert atmosphere, with strumming guitarists, volunteers throwing T-shirts to a front row of superfans, and chants of “Bernie!” before, during and after. State Rep. Emily Sirota, a Denver Democrat whose husband is a Sanders speechwriter, introduced the candidate by saying, “To all the CEOs out there, hear us loud and clear: Your greed is coming to an end.”

The 78-year-old democratic socialist senator from Vermont, a darling of liberals young and old, made a loud return to Colorado, 11 months after he stumped for now-Gov. Jared Polis and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse last October in Boulder and Fort Collins.

“I am here in Denver asking your support for more than just defeating Trump,” Sanders told the cheering crowd in a raspy, cracking voice. “I am here to ask you to help me transform this country and create an economy and government that works for all of us, not just the 1 percent.”

“Please don’t tell me that the United States cannot provide health care to all as a human right,” he said later in the night. “Don’t tell me we can’t make public colleges and universities free and cancel all student debt.”

For the Sanders faithful who poured into the park, Monday’s rally was an opportunity to cheer on a man they believe can bring about massive, institutional reforms, such as single-payer health care, a Green New Deal, a $15-per-hour minimum wage and a restructuring of the nation’s trade deals.

“I remember Bernie from the 1970s and I’ve always liked him a lot, because he stands for something,” said Kelly Duncan, who recently moved to Colorado, as she sold Sanders buttons and flags before the event.

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Colorado’s Democratic and unaffiliated voters will cast ballots March 3 in the Democratic presidential primary. Sanders easily won Colorado during the 2016 Democratic contest against Hillary Clinton, but the state used a caucus system then, which favored him and his dedicated supporters. Next year, Colorado returns to a primary system for the first time in two decades.

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9/9 News Roundup & Open Thread – Tailgating With Bernie: University of Iowa, Sanders’ Loteria Night With LULAC & More

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Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Campaigns at ISU

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders spent his 78th birthday campaigning across Iowa, making his first stop at Iowa State University.

Sanders called for the mobilization of voters under 35, saying in order to enact change, they must become politically involved. In 2018’s midterm elections, after historically low voter turnouts, the United States saw an increase in voters ages 18 through 29. One of Sanders’ goals is to keep that momentum through the 2020 elections.

“In America we have one of the lowest voter turnouts in any major country on earth,” said Sanders. “One of the reasons for that is that young people don’t vote in any way in the numbers that they should be voting.”

During his speech, the senator emphasized his platforms on medicare for all, free college tuition, and fighting climate change amongst other topics. Sanders called out people for calling his policies “crazy” and unachievable, stating variations of his policies already existed in several states and countries abroad. One of those policies being raising the minimum raise to $15 an hour.

“Here is the reality. If you make $15 an hour, you won’t be rich, but at least you can have a minimum standard of living,” said Sanders. “Four years ago I said we are going to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and you know what has happened since? Seven states have raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour and so has the House of Representatives.”

Sanders said similar changes have happened involving free college tuition with states and major cities such as Oregon, California, New York, Chicago, and Detroit, which all have enacted some form of free tuition program.

“There is not a question in my mind about whether, in the near future, all public colleges and universities will be tuition free. That’s going to happen. The only question is if whether or not you are going to stand up and fight to make that happen sooner rather than later,” said Sanders.

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Sanders will complete his “Tailgate Tour” of Iowa’s three state universities Monday at University of Northern Iowa.

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9/4 News Roundup – Bernie Speaks In Brooklyn, Sanders Leads Presidential Campaigns Staffing Up In California & More

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We say thank you to our grassroots donors who make this movement possible. No billionaires, super PACs or corporate lobbyists are supporting us, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We are the strongest campaign to defeat Trump because we have millions of working people powering our campaign.

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9/3 News Roundup & Open Thread – Bernie’s Labor Day Town Halls, Sanders Slams Saudi Arabia’s Bombing of Yemen & More

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Mobilizing Thousands for Labor Day Actions Across US, Sanders Touts ‘Organizer-in-Chief’ Model to Combat Corporate Assault on Workers

Using Labor Day as an opportunity to organize against the decades-long corporate assault on the working class, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign on Monday launched more than 60 “solidarity actions” that are expected to bring thousands to the streets nationwide in support of organized labor.

“This Labor Day, workers across America will declare that the 40-year war against workers waged by corporate America and the billionaire class must come to an end,” Sanders said in a statement. “That is what this Labor Day is about.”

“When we are in the White House,” said Sanders, “I will lead as Organizer-in-Chief to rebuild, strengthen, and expand the trade union movement in America.”

Touting Sanders’ innovative efforts to turn his bid for the White House into a movement using his email list and other tools, the senator’s campaign said in a press release that, ahead of Labor Day, it “had already sent hundreds of thousands of emails and over half a million texts encouraging supporters to attend over 50 union strikes, protests, and actions.”

“Bernie’s support for the trade union movement is unmatched,” said Joe Calvello, western press secretary for the Sanders campaign. “Our video team has amplified the struggle of workers across the country… We do this to lift up the struggles that workers across the country are facing. You are not alone.”

According to the grassroots group People for Bernie, Labor Day solidarity actions are expected to take place in California, Utah, Michigan, Maine, and other states across the country.

“Don’t just thank a union, join Bernie Sanders supporters across the country to help us double union membership in America,” said the group, referring to one of the goals of Sanders’ workplace democracy plan.

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