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	He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Eric Bradner, Arit John\|newspaper=[[CNN]]\|title=Key takeaways from CNN’s town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders\|date=2025-04-10\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723003956/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-date=2025-0723}}</ref>		He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Eric Bradner, Arit John\|newspaper=[[CNN]]\|title=Key takeaways from CNN’s town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders\|date=2025-04-10\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723003956/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-date=2025-0723}}</ref>

	He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>		He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]], which caused the resignations of several of his staffers.<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref><ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Michael Arria\|newspaper=AlterNet\|title=Bernie Sanders' Troubling History of Supporting U.S. Military Violence Abroad\|date=2015-05-13\|url=https://www.alternet.org/2015/05/bernie-sanders-troubling-history-supporting-us-military-violence-abroad\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241216205218/https://www.alternet.org/2015/05/bernie-sanders-troubling-history-supporting-us-military-violence-abroad\|archive-date=2024-12-16}}</ref>

			Whilst he voted against the [[Iraq War\|Iraq war]], he also voted in favour of funding for that war, the [[War in Afghanistan\|Afghanistan war]], the [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict\|Russo-Ukraine War]] and [[State of Israel\|Israel]]'s [[Israel-Gaza war and genocide\|Palestinian genocide]].<ref name=":2" />

	Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Barry Grey\|newspaper=WSWS\|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen\|date=2024-1-17\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-date=2024-1-18\|retrieved=2024-1-21\|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>		Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Barry Grey\|newspaper=WSWS\|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen\|date=2024-1-17\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-date=2024-1-18\|retrieved=2024-1-21\|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>

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	~~{{Missing Sources}}~~{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}		{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}

	'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has served as [[United States Senate\|US senator]] for [[Vermont]] since 2007. Sanders is the longest-serving [[Independent politician\|independent]] in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]], which he frequently works with. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.		'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has served as [[United States Senate\|US senator]] for [[Vermont]] since 2007. Sanders is the longest-serving [[Independent politician\|independent]] in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]], which he frequently works with. Previously he served as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives\|U.S. House of Representatives]] from 1991 to 2007 and as Mayor of Burlington from 1981 to 1989.

			He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a [[Social democracy\|social democrat]], particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation\|author=Okla Elliott\|newspaper=The Hill\|title=What does Sanders mean by ‘democratic socialism’?\|date=2016-03-04\|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/presidential-campaign/271652-what-does-sanders-mean-by-democratic-socialism/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260202142653/https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/presidential-campaign/271652-what-does-sanders-mean-by-democratic-socialism/\|archive-date=2026-06-02}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
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	=== Domestic policy ===		=== Domestic policy ===
	An advocate of [[Social democracy\|social democratic]] ~~and progressive~~ policies, he is known for his opposition to economic inequality and [[neoliberalism]]. On domestic policy, he supports [[Labour movement\|labor rights]], [[Universal healthcare\|universal]] and [[single-payer healthcare]], paid [[parental leave]], tuition-free [[tertiary education]], and an ambitious [[Green New Deal]] to create jobs addressing [[climate change]].		An advocate of [[Social democracy\|social democratic]] policies, he is known for his opposition to economic inequality and [[neoliberalism]]. On domestic policy, he supports [[Labour movement\|labor rights]], [[Universal healthcare\|universal]] and [[single-payer healthcare]], paid [[parental leave]], tuition-free [[tertiary education]], and an ambitious [[Green New Deal]] to create jobs addressing [[climate change]].<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Rex Santus\|newspaper=Vice\|title=Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and breaking up Wall Street: Here’s what’s on Bernie Sanders’ 2020 agenda\|date=2019-02-19\|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/medicare-for-all-a-green-new-deal-and-break-up-wall-street-heres-whats-on-bernie-sanders-2020-agenda/#1\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/dyeaE\|archive-date=2026-08-23}}</ref>

	=== Foreign policy ===		=== Foreign policy ===
	He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. ~~Despite this~~, ~~Sanders is not a hardline~~ [[~~Anti~~-~~imperialism~~\|~~anti~~-~~imperialist]]~~.		He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Eric Bradner, Arit John\|newspaper=[[CNN]]\|title=Key takeaways from CNN’s town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders\|date=2025-04-10\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723003956/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-date=2025-0723}}</ref>

	He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>		He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>
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	=== Economic policy ===		=== Economic policy ===
	Sanders supports [[workplace democracy]], and has praised elements of the [[Nordic model]]. Some commentators, such as [[Noam Chomsky]], have described his politics as aligned with the [[New Deal]] policies of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and social-democratic reformism.		Sanders supports [[workplace democracy]], and has praised elements of the [[Nordic model]].<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Michael Booth\|newspaper=Vox\|title=I live in Denmark. Bernie Sanders’s Nordic dream is worth fighting for, even if he loses.\|date=2016-03-01\|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11133896/bernie-sanders-denmark\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/hI9K8\|archive-date=2025-07-16}}</ref> Some commentators, such as [[Noam Chomsky]], have described his politics as aligned with the [[New Deal]] policies of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and social-democratic reformism.<ref name=":1" />

	== References ==		== References ==

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	{{Missing Sources}}{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}		{{Missing Sources}}{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}

	'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has ~~held office in the~~ US ~~senate~~ since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.		'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has served as [[United States Senate\|US senator]] for [[Vermont]] since 2007. Sanders is the longest-serving [[Independent politician\|independent]] in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]], which he frequently works with. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	~~While~~ a ~~student at~~ University of Chicago, he ~~was~~ a protest organizer for the [[Congress of Racial Equality]] and the [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]] ~~during~~ the [[~~civil rights movement~~]].		Bernie Sanders was born on September 8, 1941 in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Brooklyn]] to a [[Middle class\|middle-class]] [[Judaism\|Jewish]] family. Bernie received his early political education from his older brother Larry who campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate [[Adlai Stevenson]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Tom Hall\|newspaper=[[WSWS]]\|title=The right-wing political record of Bernie Sanders\|date=2015-05-15\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/05/15/sand-m15.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204224724/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/05/15/sand-m15.html\|archive-date=2024-12-04}}</ref>

			Sanders transfered to the University of Chicago in his second year of college where he became a protest organizer for the [[Congress of Racial Equality]] and the [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]]. The next year he worked on the re-election campaign of a Democratic city councilman in [[Chicago]] before graduating with a degree in political science in 1964.<ref name=":0" />

	== Political Career ==		== Political Career ==
	He is the longest-serving [[Independent politician\|independent]] in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]], having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career.		Due to the incredible right wing and anti-communist U.S. political landscape, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency because even his social-democratic reformism was deemed too much for them to endure.<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-are-the-real-sanders-attack-machine/\|title=Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’\|author=F.A.I.R\|date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref>

	Due to the incredible right wing and anti-communist U.S. political landscape, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency because even his social-democratic reformism was deemed too much for them to endure<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-are-the-real-sanders-attack-machine/\|title=Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’\|author=F.A.I.R\|date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref>

	== Policy ==		== Policy ==
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	{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}		{{Missing Sources}}{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}

	'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.		'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.
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	He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline [[Anti-imperialism\|anti-imperialist]].		He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline [[Anti-imperialism\|anti-imperialist]].

	He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]].		He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>

	<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>

	Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Barry Grey\|newspaper=WSWS\|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen\|date=2024-1-17\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-date=2024-1-18\|retrieved=2024-1-21\|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>		Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Barry Grey\|newspaper=WSWS\|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen\|date=2024-1-17\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-date=2024-1-18\|retrieved=2024-1-21\|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>

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	He is the longest-serving [[Independent politician\|independent]] in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]], having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career.		He is the longest-serving [[Independent politician\|independent]] in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]], having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career.

	Due to the ~~recently~~ right wing and anti-communist U.S. political landscape, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency.<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-are-the-real-sanders-attack-machine/\|title=Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’\|author=F.A.I.R\|date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref>		Due to the incredible right wing and anti-communist U.S. political landscape, his candidacy was attacked by capitalist media sources and the right-wing Democratic Party whose nomination he sought for presidency because even his social-democratic reformism was deemed too much for them to endure<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-are-the-real-sanders-attack-machine/\|title=Corporate Media Are the Real ‘Sanders Attack Machine’\|author=F.A.I.R\|date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref>

	== Policy ==		== Policy ==
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	He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline [[Anti-imperialism\|anti-imperialist]].		He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline [[Anti-imperialism\|anti-imperialist]].

	He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|~~socialist~~ Yugoslavia]]. Anti-imperialist Marxist speaker [[Michael Parenti]] briefly speculated that Sanders' avoidance of foreign policy issues is more of a self-preservation tactic; "...when you get into an arguments with the [national security state] you to be careful about your plane crashing, or your car skidding off the road, or a lone assassin..."<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>		He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]].

			<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>

			Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Barry Grey\|newspaper=WSWS\|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen\|date=2024-1-17\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-date=2024-1-18\|retrieved=2024-1-21\|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>

	=== Economic policy ===		=== Economic policy ===
	Sanders supports [[workplace democracy]], and has praised elements of the [[Nordic model]]. Some commentators, such as [[Noam Chomsky]], have described his politics as aligned with the [[New Deal]] policies of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and ~~[[left~~-~~wing populism]]~~.		Sanders supports [[workplace democracy]], and has praised elements of the [[Nordic model]]. Some commentators, such as [[Noam Chomsky]], have described his politics as aligned with the [[New Deal]] policies of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and social-democratic reformism.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.		'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.

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	{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 81)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}		{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 81)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}

	'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the Nordic Model of welfare capitalism.		'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

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	{{Infobox politician\|Name=~~Bernie~~ Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}		{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 81)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}

	'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the Nordic Model of welfare capitalism.		'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the Nordic Model of welfare capitalism.

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	He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Eric Bradner, Arit John\|newspaper=[[CNN]]\|title=Key takeaways from CNN’s town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders\|date=2025-04-10\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723003956/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-date=2025-0723}}</ref>		He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Eric Bradner, Arit John\|newspaper=[[CNN]]\|title=Key takeaways from CNN’s town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders\|date=2025-04-10\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723003956/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/politics/cnn-bernie-sanders-town-hall-takeaways/index.html\|archive-date=2025-0723}}</ref>

	He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>		He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]], which caused the resignations of several of his staffers.<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref><ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Michael Arria\|newspaper=AlterNet\|title=Bernie Sanders' Troubling History of Supporting U.S. Military Violence Abroad\|date=2015-05-13\|url=https://www.alternet.org/2015/05/bernie-sanders-troubling-history-supporting-us-military-violence-abroad\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241216205218/https://www.alternet.org/2015/05/bernie-sanders-troubling-history-supporting-us-military-violence-abroad\|archive-date=2024-12-16}}</ref>

			Whilst he voted against the [[Iraq War\|Iraq war]], he also voted in favour of funding for that war, the [[War in Afghanistan\|Afghanistan war]], the [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict\|Russo-Ukraine War]] and [[State of Israel\|Israel]]'s [[Israel-Gaza war and genocide\|Palestinian genocide]].<ref name=":2" />

	Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Barry Grey\|newspaper=WSWS\|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen\|date=2024-1-17\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-date=2024-1-18\|retrieved=2024-1-21\|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>		Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Barry Grey\|newspaper=WSWS\|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen\|date=2024-1-17\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-date=2024-1-18\|retrieved=2024-1-21\|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>

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	{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}		{{Missing Sources}}{{Infobox politician\|Name=\|name=Bernard Sanders\|birth_date=September 8, 1941 (aged 82)\|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|nationality=Statesian\|political_line=\|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br/>[[Social democracy]]\|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]]\|image=Bernie Sander.png}}

	'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.		'''Bernard Sanders''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] politician who has held office in the US senate since 2007. He is a self-described "[[Democratic socialism\|democratic socialist]]" but within a global context he can be better described as a social democrat, particularly in favor of the [[Nordic Model]] of welfare capitalism.
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	He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline [[Anti-imperialism\|anti-imperialist]].		He supports reducing [[United States military spending\|military spending]], pursuing more [[diplomacy]] and [[international cooperation]], and putting greater emphasis on [[labor rights]] and environmental concerns when negotiating international trade agreements. Despite this, Sanders is not a hardline [[Anti-imperialism\|anti-imperialist]].

	He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]].		He supported the US/[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>

	<ref>[https://youtu.be/OLNQEHbusSA?t=331 Michael Parenti on Bernie Sanders] on YouTube by anti-imperialism uploaded on July 5th, 2017</ref>

	Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Barry Grey\|newspaper=WSWS\|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen\|date=2024-1-17\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-date=2024-1-18\|retrieved=2024-1-21\|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>		Sanders defended Biden's attacks on Yemen as necessary to defend international shipping.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Barry Grey\|newspaper=WSWS\|title=Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen\|date=2024-1-17\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118071942/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html\|archive-date=2024-1-18\|retrieved=2024-1-21\|quote=What I do think, the president has the right to respond on an emergency basis to the disruption of international shipping brought about by the Houthis.}}</ref>