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Bernie Sanders and Rev. William Barber Speak At Duke Chapel

The Progressive Wing Posted on April 20, 2018 by LieparDestinApril 20, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rev. William Barber II hold public forum at Duke

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-V.T., joined Rev. William Barber II for a public forum Thursday night at Duke University Chapel.

The conversation, which was originally scheduled for Jan. 19 but was postponed due to a U.S. Congress budget vote, was called “The Enduring Challenge of a Moral Economy: 50 Years After Dr. King Challenged Racism, Poverty and Militarism.” Sanders and Barber discussed and answered audience questions concerning a variety of pressing political issues, such as inequality, military spending, racism and Russia, as well as the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Sanders, a former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, advocates for policy changes like universal health care and free public university tuition. Barber is an alumnus of Duke Divinity School, national co-chairperson of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and president of Repairers of the Breach.

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Sanders said the concept of a moral economy stems from the injustice and gross immorality of three people in America owning more wealth than the bottom half of the American people.

“The way we bring about change is having the courage to talk about reality that you may not see on TV and you surely will not hear discussed in the United States Congress,” he said. “When we talk about a moral economy, we start off recognizing that we are the wealthiest country in the history of the world.”

Barber said systemic racism and economic inequality go hand-in-hand and that you cannot have one without the other.

“I was taught that there is no separation between justice and Jesus,” he said. “Any attempt to separate the two is heresy.”

(Event starts at 26 minutes into video)

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Posted in Bernie Sanders, Income Inequality, News, The Economy, Video | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Duke University, economic justice, Income Inequality, moral economy, William Barber II

I am sick, stomach upset, ill, extremely depressed. 25 initial thoughts on the 2016 election (in no ranked order) including – #1 most missed reason Trump won – all the hate speech on rural radio stations – hate speech left unchecked by Obama’s FCC

The Progressive Wing Posted on November 9, 2016 by CA DemocratNovember 9, 2016

I am sick, stomach upset, ill, extremely depressed. 25 initial thoughts on the 2016 election (in no ranked order): The Democrats had a VP candidate that would have guaranteed victory in nearly every state they lost that mattered. Trump and Sanders appealed to the same voter.  Voters trusted Sanders more. Not sure where in the world we might go to escape his hate Everything that I believe in Trump hates Trump is a mean sociopath that only cares about himself – not Democracy – not anyone else The Democrats had a candidate that would have beaten Trump if they had … Continue reading →

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