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    4 hours ago

    “The American people want change. Real change. And the midterm election confirms just that,” Sanders said in a video message, pointing to the urgent need to address out-of-control income and wealth inequality, the starvation-level federal minimum wage, unfettered artificial intelligence, the corrupt campaign finance system, the broken for-profit healthcare system, and more.

    We’ve been talking about income inequality and unaffordable healthcare for quite some time, more than a few decades. Trump was an aberration who somehow made worse all the things we’ve been complaining about, and wrapped it all up in a catchy PR jingle that made it sound desirable.