In Conversation: Bernie Sanders | Robert Reich

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  • @AndreasDelleske
    @AndreasDelleske 5 років тому +2069

    Im a German and I really love those two gentlemen. May I say to the US society: Get well soon?

    • @lynndaria7716
      @lynndaria7716 5 років тому +89

      and Germany shows, how the medicare for all can work very well if all people pay a some percent of their taxes.
      Edit: As some of you guys seemed having me misunderstood - what I posted wasn´t ironic. In my opinion, the german healthcare is by far one of the best in the world. But also I should mention the HC-system of other European social-democratic states (!! social is NOT socialistic !!!) like the Scandinavian countrys, Austria, the Netherlands and so on.

    • @brianwalkup5214
      @brianwalkup5214 5 років тому +55

      Andreas Delleske Thanks, we are working day and night to get well again. It is good to know that there are people around the world looking out for us.

    • @mariettawilson9256
      @mariettawilson9256 5 років тому +46

      @R C Well, we Americans need to do MORE besides just that, but getting Trump the con man OUT is a damn good start!

    • @Madronaxyz
      @Madronaxyz 5 років тому +31

      @@lynndaria7716 Your remark sounds as if you think we will all be paying more.
      The per capita cost of health care in the US is almost TWICE what other countries pay. We pay twice as much for much less. The problem is the profit. The ACA reduced the Insurance companies profit margin to 35%. It had been higher, but no one knows how much higher because the financial workings of insurance companies were entirely private before the ACA.
      Getting rid of the bloated profits of the private health insurance industry will save us money.

    • @salleebagno4390
      @salleebagno4390 5 років тому +33

      Andreas Delleske,I also love these wise men.Thank you for the well wishes & realizing most of us in the U.S. didn't want trump in office.Mr. Sanders in my opinion will turn our Country around in a most positive way. Especially if we vote out the Republican majority who only serve the ultra rich.

  • @doubleirishdutchsandwich4740
    @doubleirishdutchsandwich4740 5 років тому +1453

    Bernie, you just found your new Secretary of Labor.

    • @hunterflowerson4460
      @hunterflowerson4460 5 років тому +65

      Right, Robert is great

    • @RigoCampuzano
      @RigoCampuzano 5 років тому +121

      I would say Robert Reich for Secretary of Labor and Richard D Wolff for his Economic Adviser

    • @greg925911
      @greg925911 5 років тому +53

      Bernie Sanders need to get Andrew Yang in his Cabinet

    • @hschsc1300
      @hschsc1300 5 років тому +40

      Reich as Labor Secretary, Stiglitz as Treasurer, Gabbard as Sec of State, Inslee as Sec of Interior, Yang as Sec of Commerce.

    • @kevinconrad6156
      @kevinconrad6156 5 років тому +8

      @@greg925911 Secretary of Health and Human Services, they manage social security.

  • @DougGrinbergs
    @DougGrinbergs 5 років тому +462

    Bernie Sanders' "special interest": the people - you!

    • @elguapodelorosa9574
      @elguapodelorosa9574 5 років тому +32

      Give $1 dollar to Bernie if you can. That is the way to get people values back. Biden can't win our guy if we as a greater mass show who we want. Wall Street is going to fight Bernie.

    • @scottbc31h22
      @scottbc31h22 5 років тому +5

      Doug Grinbergs
      YOU are Bernie's special interest.
      Oh the horror...

    • @arkinyte13
      @arkinyte13 5 років тому +7

      umkrautbitter inmeinblot already donated each time his campaign asked.

    • @SimonBarnsley
      @SimonBarnsley 5 років тому +12

      Crazy Horse
      You’re name isn’t helping your statement.

    • @chiphill4856
      @chiphill4856 5 років тому +14

      @crazy horse - interesting that you would resort to ad hominem attack from the start. What about Bernie's ideas? Hes at least as sharp or sharper than the other candidates. Waaaaay sharper than the current president!

  • @smileypain1
    @smileypain1 25 днів тому +40

    How is this 5 years old and still fresh and relevant as though it happened today 12/2024

    • @Blah4444
      @Blah4444 25 днів тому +3

      Because no one listened.

    • @MrInuhanyou123
      @MrInuhanyou123 20 днів тому

      We haven't done anything to fix it. Biden was a status quo manager

    • @JaneAllard-j9e
      @JaneAllard-j9e 4 дні тому

      Yes, this must have been posted in 2019. But Trump's backwards agenda was no secret even during his first period.

  • @gailleopold4163
    @gailleopold4163 25 днів тому +98

    Here I am in 2024… things are only worse. Thank you Bernie & Robert for STILL beating the drum - two great patriots.

    • @frankwolf3860
      @frankwolf3860 25 днів тому

      But give us some solutions!

    • @leannefranson1198
      @leannefranson1198 19 днів тому

      Me too. Dec 22 2024. Trump won the 2024 election, Elon Musk is basically running the Republican Party, the US is more interested in sending tens of billions to Israel to obliterate Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria than healthcare, education or anything else for its own people, and the Pentagon is demanding more and more money, while Trump threatens tarifs on everything from Canada, China and Mexico. Luigi Mangione just killed the CEO of United Healthcare insurance company, uniting the left and right. Bernie is still being the only voice of truth and reason in government and Robert Reich is still the king of common sense.
      I am Canadian, and I despair for the US and the world.

    • @ThingsThatMakeYouAskWHY
      @ThingsThatMakeYouAskWHY 18 днів тому

      ❤ 8:17

  • @waldemarrognes8844
    @waldemarrognes8844 5 років тому +916

    Bernie for president! Greetings from Norway.

    • @arabidaif1734
      @arabidaif1734 5 років тому +40

      He's the guy many countries wish for
      This is your chance USA

    • @williamwallace2278
      @williamwallace2278 5 років тому +23

      Yep! Bernie!!! 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @Queenie-the-genie
      @Queenie-the-genie 5 років тому +19

      You have no idea of the level of anti - bernie propaganda on the democratic side of the fence. These people are creating chaos on this planet and barely a mention about climate change. The stupidity is atrocious.

    • @arabidaif1734
      @arabidaif1734 5 років тому +10

      @@Queenie-the-genie that was effective for a long time but its waning away
      That's why they're suppressing the polls showing how much he's gaining on a consistent basis
      They guy literally worked himself up from the bottom up
      And he has built a real grassroots movement that's hard to suppress

    • @Eoin_D
      @Eoin_D 5 років тому

      @@williamwallace2278 mise freisin

  • @gold88fish88
    @gold88fish88 5 років тому +566

    Bernie's strength is in long form discussion. I'm sharing this everywhere!

    • @hitreset0291
      @hitreset0291 5 років тому +13

      Agreed, enough of these televised short form DNC debates...complete waste of time.

    • @calichef1962
      @calichef1962 5 років тому +10

      @D B-- Most people don't have the patience to watch Bernie (or anyone) speak for 30 minutes, sadly. Then there is the segment that won't vote for anyone over 40 or 50. They won't admit that experience actually IS a benefit when someone is running for POTUS. But that's because they are young and don't have much life experience themselves. Young people have an arrogance about their own ignorance, which they can't see themselves because they don't know just how many things they know nothing about.

    • @rebbeshort
      @rebbeshort 5 років тому +3

      @@calichef1962 True but it goes for more than just the young. You can be old and have gotten through life still having no real experience. Just more years of bad ideas. It's a good thing the young are angry; it sometimes smartens them up.

    • @13thbiosphere
      @13thbiosphere 5 років тому +2

      There is only one other candidate that is superior

    • @boughtbot2639
      @boughtbot2639 5 років тому +10

      Bernie is awesome. This is a great conversation.

  • @Doomzdayisgone1969
    @Doomzdayisgone1969 5 років тому +535

    Let’s make sure his name makes it on a presidential ballot.

    • @poker4400
      @poker4400 5 років тому +2

      Andrew Yang's Democracy dollars is the best idea to get money out of politics. Period

    • @reforest4fertility
      @reforest4fertility 5 років тому +13

      @@poker4400 It's not Andrew Yang's, it was Russ Feingold's, originally. Needing to get around ironically named "Citizen's United", Bernie will go for that too. One big thing making Bernie unique here is his commitment to a Green New Deal. That is needed due to the global scale of industry/multinational corporations/pharma we need gov't coordinated program by the gov of for and by the people, finally

    • @dudeman5303
      @dudeman5303 5 років тому +9

      @@poker4400 lmao no. The poor wont be able to get the freedom dividend because it isnt Universal, no one recieving assistance can get the freedom dividend, so it'll literally just be giving the middle class a grand each, it isn't democracy dollars. I'd support it if it was universal but its not. Also, you people literally claim this 1k will ve used for nearly everything, 12g a year is not enough for living, its not even close to a solution. These ridiculous names you people give this NOT UNIVERSAL piece of legislation are just way too self praising. Again I would support a UBI, but i wont if it is not universal and is paid through VAT. Because its paid through VAT we all are literally just being taxed more to pay for it so we arent getting any benefit anyways, the rich arent paying more; if it was funded through a corporate tax it would be good but its a tax on consumer goods so us that will be taking it, and those on welfare that cant get it, are the ones paying for it. If the freedom dividend is his solution to automation, why would you have the working class pay for it instead of those automating the jobs in the first place

    • @warmlycalculated390
      @warmlycalculated390 5 років тому +9

      @@poker4400 If you like the idea of your rent getting raised sky-high, maybe. There is no reason to vote for Yang over Bernie, imho. That said, if Yang gets the nomination, I will vote for him. Would you be willing to do the same for Bernie?

    • @thm2787
      @thm2787 5 років тому +7

      It's so great to hear you talk about the needs of the majority of the people of this country. There are so many horrible things trump and his senate do during the chaos he creates. People have been so beaten down it has taken a huge effort to get people to see one payer universal health care is possible. Higher wages, unions, education for anyone who wants one and more it's possible and better than giving money, tax cuts to the very wealthy. Thank you both for your efforts.

  • @veritas2222
    @veritas2222 Рік тому +23

    Both of you are American Heroes!

  • @alicesais770
    @alicesais770 Місяць тому +48

    Love these two men, they are one of the few that really give a dam about the regular people. ❤

  • @dr.orlandoperez6763
    @dr.orlandoperez6763 5 років тому +875

    This is the only real presidential candidate / he's the people choice

    • @forgetfulfunctor2986
      @forgetfulfunctor2986 5 років тому +4

      1000$ PER MONTH ISN'T A VIABLE CANDIDATE?

    • @13thbiosphere
      @13thbiosphere 5 років тому +7

      Obviously you haven't done any research into Andrew yang

    • @13thbiosphere
      @13thbiosphere 5 років тому +2

      @@forgetfulfunctor2986 oh that's obviously the superior candidate

    • @JAYJAYJAY53
      @JAYJAYJAY53 5 років тому +18

      He was my choice in 2016 and and he is my choice today

    • @UpperCaseX
      @UpperCaseX 5 років тому +3

      You guys are going to have anoth 4 rough years

  • @lesleymoses7852
    @lesleymoses7852 5 років тому +18

    Bernie for President! Kia Ora from New Zealand

  • @arend-janhartman8797
    @arend-janhartman8797 5 років тому +444

    Only love for Bernie! Please Americans, get this man elected, It will be beneficial not only for the US but for the world

    • @PaithanORG
      @PaithanORG 5 років тому +22

      Only he can go against the fascism, corruption, ultra right propaganda, exploitation and devision of people and the greedy rich. His whole life for the people. A wonderfully voting record. Bernie 🔥💥🌶💥🔥 🌷

    • @carlshoemaker5935
      @carlshoemaker5935 5 років тому +3

      True

    • @SmackWaterMack001
      @SmackWaterMack001 5 років тому +2

      @Barry White -
      dont be a dumbass...

    • @waynegnarlie1
      @waynegnarlie1 5 років тому +14

      I just made my 45th $27 donation to the Bernie campaign thru ActBlue.org. I was inspired to do so in honor of your post.

    • @carlshoemaker5935
      @carlshoemaker5935 5 років тому +6

      @@waynegnarlie1 Why thank you.

  • @makestank4800
    @makestank4800 Місяць тому +34

    This conversation is even more relevant now than it was then.
    How in heavens name are we going to take back our government and save the future....how guys?

    • @SpeegBJ
      @SpeegBJ Місяць тому +4

      @makestank4800 I'm here 5 years after this video with 2 remarkable men. How in the world did we get to this? What an unraveling.

    • @jenniferbringman9054
      @jenniferbringman9054 26 днів тому

      We got here because the democrats do not deliver relevant legislation to the American people. Where is Universal child care? Where is expanded and improved Medicare for all? Where is affordable housing? Where is a living wage? Why didn’t Biden call a national emergency and lower food prices on the shelf and lower gas prices at the pump? We have a big power struggle in Congress between the democrats and republicans , while nothing gets done for the people to help ease the pain in their lives. The democrats are so above anyone they refuse to listen to the people they serve. Democrats and republicans are out of touch with those they pretend to serve.

    • @susanglinka2221
      @susanglinka2221 24 дні тому

      Average peeps need to get organized. Boycott buying new. We need a march on DC that is bigger than any other march seen. Baby boomers are retiring. The boomers were born during the war ending. Our father's fought for this country. We need to fight now. Unfortunately, we are fighting against our own government. It would mean blue and red working together. We are not there yet. I give it a year and our republican friends will be ready.

    • @laracoffey9095
      @laracoffey9095 23 дні тому

      I wish I had answers, I am totally at a loss.....​@@SpeegBJ

  • @leealexander3507
    @leealexander3507 3 роки тому +9

    I'm a senior citizen and a Bernie voter. I am fed up with the corporate power over our government.

  • @ToriHalfon
    @ToriHalfon 5 років тому +293

    Two of my favorite people on the planet!

    • @michaelprozonic
      @michaelprozonic 5 років тому

      they should include Richard Wolff next time

    • @luguy8347
      @luguy8347 5 років тому

      Tribal Massive Extremely favour these two, hope.

    • @jackieanderson3820
      @jackieanderson3820 5 років тому

      Tribal Massive mine too! I was a socially extreme liberal(? Lol) libertarian in 2015. Pro-gay marriage , bi-racial family, pro-drug legalization-hater of limo liberals... and I started watching Reich’s white board Econ lessons. He got thru my thick skull. At the same time sanders campaign was happening.
      Black lives Matter was working on the other racial injustice part of my brain.
      Bam.
      It broke thru. Reichs super simple way to explain complicated economic theory got me over the stupid “ taxation is theft” bullshit of the libertarian brainwashing. Trump pulled the sheets on those fake ass libertarians anyways. Most of them were just racist ass republicans that liked pot.

  • @matthewcondie4052
    @matthewcondie4052 5 років тому +252

    it's time for working people to win the class war.

    • @lorrainewest7408
      @lorrainewest7408 5 років тому +1

      I not go Upper Middle or Lower Class, any group of people can have no class. Behaviour, Character it shows.

    • @matthewcondie4052
      @matthewcondie4052 5 років тому +7

      @@lorrainewest7408 you make as much sense as capitalism.

    • @rebbeshort
      @rebbeshort 5 років тому +4

      @@matthewcondie4052 I think she's saying, in her broken understanding of English, that because of any one person's specific behavior, anyone in any class can have no class. Not the same topic that you raised. And just because I am here in this thread, I will double down on the idea by repeating what you said, that it is time for working people to win the class war. One of the solutions that Capitalism is racing towards is that eventually there won't be any working people left.

    • @fuckfannyfiddlefart
      @fuckfannyfiddlefart 5 років тому +1

      @@lorrainewest7408 class in the advice sense is about inherited and privileged wealth, it isn't about character.
      Trump is capitalist (upper) class, but has absolutely no character.

    • @FreedomFighter1776
      @FreedomFighter1776 5 років тому +3

      We have the richest middle class in history and the best jobs economy in half a century.
      Thank Republican deregulation and tax cuts!
      🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @MinkytheMinkY
    @MinkytheMinkY 5 років тому +562

    "I never gave up on Utah", this is why Bernie will be President.

    • @mikeelbo6341
      @mikeelbo6341 5 років тому +31

      @Helga Buttercup they're 5 years apart dummy. learn how to do some research, maybe then you'd be better informed

    • @themartialartsapproach8786
      @themartialartsapproach8786 5 років тому +39

      @Helga Buttercup Bernie greedy? Trump shits in a golden toilet in Manhattan while Bernie rides the subway, and Bernie's greedy? Trump is great at shoving blatant falsehoods down people's throats.

    • @poker4400
      @poker4400 5 років тому +4

      Andrew Yang's Democracy dollars is the best idea to get money out of politics. Period

    • @wealthychef
      @wealthychef 5 років тому +12

      You're right. Hillary and the Centrists give up on huge swaths of the electorate, either by assuming they WILL vote for them or assuming they WON'T. Bernie just keeps plugging away, hoping to change hearts and minds towards a better vision.

    • @ginao5217
      @ginao5217 5 років тому

      @Jim McCracken sorry!!!

  • @NicoleCasey-i7s
    @NicoleCasey-i7s Місяць тому +56

    I love you Bernie, I wish you were President.

  • @Ziaoe
    @Ziaoe Рік тому +38

    October 2023 We need more federal programs. I work for a multi billionaire. I have to go to work as busser with a broken wrist to avoid homelessness. It takes 4 months for my insurance to kick in. Europeans are appalled at the inhumane conditions in the USA. So am I. But I'm also disgusted by it. Thank you for at least trying to help us. We have a humanitarian crisis in the USA.

    • @patriciagordon5857
      @patriciagordon5857 Місяць тому

      Never was so unfair yrs. Ago when I first started working in 70s. Bosses more lots more humane now they act like the devil. They make people work under bad conditions which is wrong. Low staff. Some of it is they are saveing money!!! What about in nursing when a person hrt their back cause they have to lift by them selves. Bosses play mind games also which is a bunch of bull!!!! Not all of them. Some!

    • @patriciagordon5857
      @patriciagordon5857 Місяць тому +2

      Imhappy I'm not in work force. But if they cut ss I will have to find a job. I'm 70 yrs. Old. My feet I have trouble cause I worked 45 yrs. On my feet.

    • @patriciagordon5857
      @patriciagordon5857 Місяць тому +2

      I can't work full time .

  • @kimhorton6109
    @kimhorton6109 5 років тому +137

    We need a budget that doesn’t include money the Armed Forces don’t need. The idea that 75% of the national budget is going toward defense. Mind boggling

    • @dewaldt8104
      @dewaldt8104 5 років тому

      Well no. Military spending is only 54% and that's only if you take out social security and Medicaid.

    • @gracieallen8285
      @gracieallen8285 5 років тому +8

      Dewaldt, it’s more like 60% for the military, social programs is a small sliver

    • @Hhhhhh-sz9ud
      @Hhhhhh-sz9ud 5 років тому +8

      Dewaldt social security and Medicaid are primarily paid into directly though, which is why they're not typically counted when talking about this.

    • @MrMarinus18
      @MrMarinus18 Рік тому

      I think if he does get into power it would be best if he did raise the military budget again though by only like 2% as a token gesture. Taxing the rich is far more important and would provide more than enough money for all the social programs.

    • @kimhorton6109
      @kimhorton6109 16 днів тому

      The idea that oligarchs can’t keep up super incomes unless there is a middle class that can buy goods and services is a huge turn for the big guys. This realization means there is a limit to how far the inequality can go before the super wealthy reach a point of diminishing returns from ignoring the needs of the middle class.

  • @YoungTang
    @YoungTang 5 років тому +302

    It breaks my heart seeing Bernie at his age out there doing 3 events a day, literally spending every last energy he has... and for what? For the dumb Americans and the mainstream media smear his name and attacking him for being radical.... America really doesn't deserve him, yet he is our last hope for a real change.

    • @MinkytheMinkY
      @MinkytheMinkY 5 років тому +9

      Yeah, Bernie needs to cut down to 2. Save his vocals at least on the days leading to the debates.

    • @GattlingCombo
      @GattlingCombo 5 років тому +31

      It's frustrating how much effort has to be put into convincing people to vote for a GOOD candidate.

    • @YoungTang
      @YoungTang 5 років тому +24

      @@GattlingCombo Its absolutely sickening that Bernie has to go around doing 2 or 3 events a day so the working class would give him few bucks to go against the establishment machine. And Americans are always bragging our democracy and freedom outside of the US. It's just full of shits, like MSM shitting on the people every day.

    • @Brett_S_420
      @Brett_S_420 4 роки тому +4

      Word.

    • @Jason918114
      @Jason918114 4 роки тому +8

      40 years of political integrity and economic progressivism is unheard of in the US. He may be more than a once-in-a-lifetime Presidential candidate. Meanwhile, the youth are apathetic and the elderly Democrats prefer Joe Biden -- who wants to cut their Social Security benefits.

  • @brianc8821
    @brianc8821 5 років тому +80

    Omg!! Best two statesmen on Earth, together!! It's wisdom incarnate!!

  • @JMeg-gj5zi
    @JMeg-gj5zi Місяць тому +44

    Bernie and Robert are a great Team. Hear them. Join them.

  • @weezerr2d283
    @weezerr2d283 10 днів тому +4

    Thanks Bernie Sanders for protecting the constitution of the United States 🇺🇸 we love you 💪

  • @mohammadpopal6955
    @mohammadpopal6955 5 років тому +188

    Congratulations to our beloved Bernie Sanders in advance!!! I pray to Allah Almighty to give the Presidency of the United States to America's BELOVED Senator and the MOST deserving one, Hon. Bernie Sanders for the betterment of our Great Country, and for the betterment of the Whole World as a whole, including Israel and Palestine!!! AMEN, Yaa Rubb-al-A'lamin. So that we may have real peace and tranquility on earth.

    • @TonyAncom
      @TonyAncom 5 років тому +40

      It's great to see people of different backgrounds supporting Bernie. I'm an atheist but we're in this together and I respect you bro. #Bernie2020 #EqualityForAll #MedicareForAll

    • @Doomcharger
      @Doomcharger 5 років тому +16

      Atheist here. I'm all in for Bernie. I'll only vote for Warren if Bernie does not get the nomination.

    • @michelewalburn4376
      @michelewalburn4376 5 років тому +23

      And I'm a Christian supporting Bernie. Together we can do this.

    • @virginialawler7725
      @virginialawler7725 5 років тому +11

      mohammad popal What a lovely comment (tribute!)! You're so right...Sen. Sanders is BELOVED, and deservedly so. No one is perfect, but he sure does give his all for civil, economic, environmental, gender, racial and social justice...and peace.

    • @YourMajesty143
      @YourMajesty143 5 років тому +11

      I'm an ex-Muslim Atheist and I'm in solidarity with all of you. And not just for Americans, but the entire world needs Bernie! As a Palestinian-Venezuelan, both my countries are in turmoil. I don't trust anyone but Bernie to fight for human rights both here in the US and the rest of the world! He's the strongest candidate on foreign policy, healthcare, climate change, wealth disparity, worker's rights, anti-interventionalist wars, anti-corruption, socioeconomic structural reform, and human rights advocacy for all (minorities, refugees, prisoners, veterans, women, LGBT, etc).
      #BernieThePplsChamp
      #IWroteTheDamnBill
      #NoIWillNotYield
      #BernTheEstablishment

  • @josephturgeon7843
    @josephturgeon7843 5 років тому +53

    I'm so lucky to live in Vermont where we know Bernie first-hand he is a Vermont and a National Treasure

  • @yaekosasaki7656
    @yaekosasaki7656 5 років тому +115

    Two men of incredible grace and decency. A beautiful and revealing interview.
    Bernie has arisen directly out of the needs of The People and The People will
    raise themselves by electing Bernie Sanders as our next leader! NOT ME, US!!!

    • @Charles-cs6ej
      @Charles-cs6ej 4 роки тому

      Two Marxists. Obviously, they don't know history.

    • @TheRenaSystem
      @TheRenaSystem 4 роки тому +1

      @@Charles-cs6ej Care to elaborate on their supposed historical ignorance?

    • @Charles-cs6ej
      @Charles-cs6ej 4 роки тому

      @@TheRenaSystem Sure. Got a few minutes? Ever hear of Karl Marx? Here's a little history in Little Robert Reich - often exactly the person he claims to despise. He dabbles in conspiracy theories, utters egregious falsehoods about the economy and engages in acts that reek of hypocrisy. Just as an example, Reich repeatedly blathers about the horrors of income inequality while, at the same time, collecting a paycheck well north of $500,00 plus speaking fees and book income - earning substantially more than the average American CEO who, in his opinion, are profiting off the backs of the working class. The problem with him and many other critics of capitalism is that they tend to be pretty rich themselves.
      After the riots in heavily immigrant communities of Sweden in 2017, Reich put the following message on his Twitter page: “Trump’s lies have consequences. 48 hrs after his comments on Sweden, riots broke out in an immigrant community.” Take a moment to appreciate just how ridiculous his comment was. He contends that a foreign nation’s president’s comments were so inflammatory that these poor communities felt compelled to engage in mass violence. The issue with the argument that our “racism” causes immigrants, people of color, Muslims, (insert victim group here) to riot is that it assumes that these communities are on the very precipice of violent behavior and one triggering event is all it takes for them to explode in heinous acts. This is what is commonly described as “the bigotry of low expectations.”
      How about the false claims he makes about the economy (you know....the discipline he teaches at the premier public university in the world.) Reich published an article in Salon stating that greedy capitalists had forgotten the “basic bargain at the heart of America” where employers paid employees enough to purchase the product they are selling. He claims that the recession of 1929 was caused by most of the economic gains going to rich elite (people like Reich himself) and not to the workers. A more articulate description of his argument is found in Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital.” This is an explicit falsehood. One brief look at the Historical Statistics of the USA would tell you that, in the years leading up to the Great Depression, wages across the board increased. In fact, labor’s share of the national economy has risen in the years leading up to practically every recession and has fallen during recoveries, relative to the share of the capital.
      This basic fact of Macroeconomics 101 is something that college freshmen understand - but seems to need to be explained to Professor Reich.

    • @edwinamendelssohn5129
      @edwinamendelssohn5129 2 роки тому

      Two clueless doors hawking socialism

  • @proffittm3010
    @proffittm3010 29 днів тому +7

    Bernie has been saying what's needed for this country for so long. I hope the democrats finally get the message - progressive is what the people want and what this country needs. Thank you Robert Reich and Bernie Sanders!

  • @Judymoonstar
    @Judymoonstar 27 днів тому +9

    I am so glad that I tuned into your program with Bernie Sanders today. Listening to the two of you gives me hope. Thank you for all you do!❣️💖

  • @evalynkulp461
    @evalynkulp461 5 років тому +126

    God bless both of these fine men.

    • @sanmigueltv
      @sanmigueltv 5 років тому

      evalyn kulp
      They are very sexy indeed

  • @oneraindrop8089
    @oneraindrop8089 5 років тому +152

    Oh boy, I clicked on this so fast!

    • @shawnee1895
      @shawnee1895 5 років тому +4

      I was delighted to see the title and shared with four friends asap - smile. Two awesome people sharing ideas with us!

  • @AILIT1
    @AILIT1 5 років тому +56

    And 31 minutes later the video has been watched. I knew these guys would throw off me schedule as soon as I saw the video pop up! These 2 would make our country and the world a better place if they made it to the White House.

  • @marajoyluker1
    @marajoyluker1 Місяць тому +9

    This is more valid and urgent TODAY than ever!!!!!!!

  • @joshuaschmude7187
    @joshuaschmude7187 9 днів тому +4

    I luv you guys! Say what you want about Bernie, he has been consistent in his philosophy and politics. I really wish he would run for president; I would vote for him in a heartbeat.

  • @rrosaseconda
    @rrosaseconda 5 років тому +64

    Saw this in 2017 & have been phone-banking and canvassing and table-ing for Sanders since. Artists for Bernie 20/20

    • @averayugen8462
      @averayugen8462 2 роки тому

      good for you, hope your activism is still energizing you!

  • @miguellopezgarcia5406
    @miguellopezgarcia5406 5 років тому +128

    Feel the Bern the showen one who cares about all humans . The most honest Senator whos been on the right side of history .

    • @jessstuart7495
      @jessstuart7495 5 років тому +6

      Hopefully the Trump backlash in 2020 will pave the way for progressives like Bernie Sanders to pass laws that offer tangible improvements to Americans' daily lives.

    • @IWLDELJ
      @IWLDELJ 5 років тому

      If you think he cares, if you think he's honest, or if you think that he's on the "right side of history," then you are a dangerously stupid person. If he cared, he'd know better than to advocate for the provably dangerous and disastrous policies for which he stands. If he was honest, then he would be willing to engage with people who could teach him how markets actually work and the results of what happens when you try to combat their nature. If he was on the right side of history, he wouldn't have praised breadlines or vacationed in the Soviet Union.
      He's an idiot or a fraud, maybe both. You're an idiot if you believe the things you said and you are fooling yourself if you think you care, but don't even understand the incredible detriment these men's ideals have caused to people historically.
      Just remembered Bernie isn't just dishonest with himself, he constantly lies to his constituents when he compares his democratic socialist ideals with Scandinavian countries. Not only is it a dishonest comparison, the prime minister of Denmark even said publicly Bernie needs to stop claiming that shit.

    • @carolinepatton3465
      @carolinepatton3465 5 років тому +1

      Don't you see you are brainwashed by the evil called Trump.
      The US lead the world towards social justice and the Earth healing thanks to the 46th President of the US. Bernie is remembered by generations of the next millennium as a saviour.

    • @alhassangangu4357
      @alhassangangu4357 5 років тому +2

      DEL J you are not even worthy of replying to

    • @IWLDELJ
      @IWLDELJ 5 років тому

      @@carolinepatton3465 Yeah, if you think that understanding economic policies and their impacts means that someone has been brainwashed by Trump, then you're disturbingly stupid.
      First of all, I've been studying economics before Trump was even being considered for a political position. His economic policies are horse shit, too. Secondly, assuming someone has been "brainwashed" or that Trump is "evil" compared to any other politician is a sign of some sort of cognitive impairment.
      Also, the level of worship in your comment is disgusting. No politician is worth praise, but especially Bernie. Any person who worships a politician is a perfect example of why democracy is a bad idea. Only the same idiots that think the USSR was awesome will be the people thinking Bernie was any good at all.

  • @dienadel30
    @dienadel30 5 років тому +130

    I like Bernie more and more.

  • @beelikehoney
    @beelikehoney 4 роки тому +48

    Lets get rid of the toxic people and join Bernie in a new fair world!

  • @sharonkritz951
    @sharonkritz951 Місяць тому +7

    1:01 two fabulous civil servants .they are the gold standard.

  • @TheCrimsonS4ge
    @TheCrimsonS4ge 5 років тому +102

    This video shows an intellectual conversation between the two people that I probably have the most respect for out of anyone in the world.

    • @eve4641
      @eve4641 5 років тому +1

      I absolutely agree with you, @Connor Moodie!

    • @virginialawler7725
      @virginialawler7725 5 років тому +1

      @@eve4641 ...and Connor Moodie. Me, Too!

    • @mellonman9299
      @mellonman9299 5 років тому

      The pub talk of two millionaires.

  • @geraldliesmaki9150
    @geraldliesmaki9150 5 років тому +65

    We need public funding of elections and if accept public funding you get the label of "clean candidate." I love Bernie Sanders and the people I learned economics from were also great humanitarians. They genuinely cared about the working class and the poor.

  • @michealklee8844
    @michealklee8844 5 років тому +70

    Chicago is a official progressive town now because we’re a UNION TOWN it’s time for the working class to stand together UNITED WE STAND And you know the rest UBC LOCAL 10

    • @elguapodelorosa9574
      @elguapodelorosa9574 5 років тому +3

      Only good job I ever had was in my hometown of Chicago>>>Mt Greenwood, Southside!!!! Need a job move to Chicago!!!!

    • @virginialawler7725
      @virginialawler7725 5 років тому +2

      Micheal Klee I'm from Champaign...learned of Bernie when he was an undergrad poli sci activist at the U. of Chicago. Arrested. Great Chicago Sun-Times photo recirculating now! His recent Chicago rally was truly fabulous, including EVERYONE who spoke.

  • @davidlundy9142
    @davidlundy9142 4 роки тому +48

    Bernie is a god damned legend. No matter what happens he is an American hero. Strike that. A global hero.

    • @eleanormedina6703
      @eleanormedina6703 4 роки тому

      Legend? Because he was the kid in the front of the class never raising his hand to answer a question? The teacher always picks the ones In the back.

    • @eleanormedina6703
      @eleanormedina6703 4 роки тому +1

      Just like his exemplary reason why he exists and is legendary in Vermont.

    • @davidlundy9142
      @davidlundy9142 4 роки тому

      ELEANOR MEDINA what?

    • @fritzforsthoefel8031
      @fritzforsthoefel8031 Рік тому

      He's a thief who says it's ok to live off our children who will have to pay for the handouts adults take today our children will pay for tomorrow

  • @shelleygreer8152
    @shelleygreer8152 11 днів тому +2

    Two of my favorite, brilliant (& kind) people/politicians 🎉👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻 😊😃😘😍🥰🤩🥳😎👍🏻

  • @MinkytheMinkY
    @MinkytheMinkY 5 років тому +33

    Bernie, you make me feel seen and heard. Yep, in my area 16:10 is exactly what I confront as a door knocker. Blaming of immigrants, strawberry pickers in CA, as why things have gone bad for them. Sucks bc one of my coworkers, another Mex Am, a self hating once, derides them too. Sucks bc strawberry pickers are the most hard working. I've done the work, got home with fever chills, my body could not tolerate the pain. Yet, folks forget that in these times of great prosperity, few actually experience this wealth, upset for being denied, they scapegoat immigrants for forcing wages down as if they have decision making power. Folks trickle down does not exist, hoarding does.

  • @rzambory2938
    @rzambory2938 5 років тому +89

    I am watching !! Bernie 2020 !!

  • @jonh8488
    @jonh8488 5 років тому +116

    Seeing you two together warms my hearth and believe in a better future again

  • @jmtruesdale2868
    @jmtruesdale2868 12 днів тому +1

    Thank you Professor Robert Reich and Bernie Sanders for your astonishing excellent open knowledge communication about the direction of the American people.🙏😇

  • @MichellePoirier-m3x
    @MichellePoirier-m3x 23 дні тому +6

    Bravo 🎉🎉🎉
    💙 Bernie Sanders 💙 and
    💙Jane Sanders 💙
    💙 Robert Reich 💙
    Thank you all for the excellent work you do
    💙💙💙👍👍👍💙💙💙🎉🎉🎉

  • @carlive9532
    @carlive9532 5 років тому +43

    Wow simply amazing. So much logic and compassion in the same room. 👏🏾👏🏿👏🏽👏🏼

  • @dawnsperryallen1405
    @dawnsperryallen1405 5 років тому +43

    Two great men. In 1968 I made $1.65 per hour and could afford to pay rent, dental & medical bills, get groceries and save money.

    • @fritzforsthoefel8031
      @fritzforsthoefel8031 Рік тому

      Yes and what happened more government spending like Sanders wants results we now have unbelievable budget deficits and it takes two instead of one to feed a family of four democrat handouts are destroying our nation free free free and let our children pay for it all

  • @pinabarryscott
    @pinabarryscott 5 років тому +51

    Senator Bernie your are look very PRESIDENTIAL! LOVE YOU SO MUCH WANT TO SEE YOU!

  • @John-i3t9o
    @John-i3t9o 8 місяців тому +7

    How refreshing.

  • @alllifematters
    @alllifematters 4 роки тому +6

    I love bernie and I love robert, too! Thank you!

  • @whatta1501
    @whatta1501 5 років тому +55

    Let us stand together 🧡

  • @Opus313
    @Opus313 5 років тому +55

    Always a pleasure hearing Bernie discuss the issues.
    Vote for Bernie in the primaries and then the general election!

  • @iRandom-sy
    @iRandom-sy 5 років тому +30

    #Bernie2020 ❤️ ❤️

  • @glendabarton1914
    @glendabarton1914 11 днів тому +2

    These two O.G.'s are the greatest! I love them both!

  • @tsarfox3462
    @tsarfox3462 5 років тому +43

    This is why I support Bernie Sanders. He's a damn good man.

    • @johnsy4306
      @johnsy4306 Рік тому +5

      Me too!! Why isn't this man president???

    • @kathleenroberts6931
      @kathleenroberts6931 Рік тому +2

      Always has been carrying the baton of Freedom ❤😊

    • @freebobafett
      @freebobafett Рік тому +1

      Now he just needs the support of his own party and he might get somewhere.

  • @jalalrumi9653
    @jalalrumi9653 5 років тому +43

    Two GREAT minds which has one great mission to accomplis
    to EDUCATE the public .

  • @waldemarrognes8844
    @waldemarrognes8844 5 років тому +28

    The radical transformational political change must come from below, that is a logical necessity!

  • @sheriaddis6573
    @sheriaddis6573 5 років тому +60

    The two men I most admire in all the world. The world needs to hear...really hear these men.

  • @jfjkdkjfj
    @jfjkdkjfj 4 роки тому +52

    Bernie and Robert, keep going! We need you! We need your intelligence and reasoning and to give us hope.

  • @ronslaughterandalice1018
    @ronslaughterandalice1018 4 роки тому +50

    Just with the fact that Bernie is fighting for us out here , I rest better. Thank you Bernie

    • @janeblack9585
      @janeblack9585 Рік тому +2

      The best part is he's been fighting that fight for all of his political life. I love that he stands firmly for his fellow man. "People over profit". I hate that it's been such a fight...it should be a simple victory. I would probably fight alongside Berinie. And yes, I understand it's 2023 and this video is years old. Guess what, Bernie still stands firmly with us.

    • @fritzforsthoefel8031
      @fritzforsthoefel8031 Рік тому

      He is against our children who will have to pay for the handouts these socialists want

    • @brucegray5139
      @brucegray5139 Рік тому

      Has he invited you to one of his mansions?

    • @fritzforsthoefel8031
      @fritzforsthoefel8031 Рік тому

      No he don't he did not pay his campaign staff a livable wage he also said in the nineteen seventies no one should have more than a million dollars about five million in today's money guess what he has more laws for thee and not for me is Sanders motto

  • @izmark671
    @izmark671 5 років тому +58

    OMG Bernie's Team, can't wait.

  • @doodadofdeath5673
    @doodadofdeath5673 5 років тому +228

    "America has been Bought! I am here to give the power back to the people, and take it from the one percent!" Bernie Sanders 2020

    • @oatnoid
      @oatnoid Рік тому

      Sucker.

    • @Wherever-9
      @Wherever-9 Рік тому

      It should've been Bernie in 2016 & 2020.
      However sadly the system was rigged against Senator Sanders.

    • @kathleenroberts6931
      @kathleenroberts6931 Рік тому +1

      Bernie Sanders is the only Senator that reads the Bills, & Expanded Medicare For All would save U.S taxpayers $450 Billion dollars a year in Healthcare costs! 😊

    • @freebobafett
      @freebobafett Рік тому

      And then his own party buried him in the primaries, and not only would be have beat Trump, but his reelection wouldnt be anything but an absolute certainty and his protege would have won the election after that. Instead we have to worry about the real chance of trump getting his fat ass back into the white house.

  • @deckie_
    @deckie_ 5 років тому +117

    Like it, love it.
    Berne arrives all the same.
    My two favourite Americans joined arm. I'm grateful for this, thank you.

    • @edwinamendelssohn5129
      @edwinamendelssohn5129 2 роки тому

      Favorite what? Clowns?

    • @deckie_
      @deckie_ 2 роки тому

      @@edwinamendelssohn5129 at least they'd be funnier than you

  • @914WOL
    @914WOL 7 місяців тому +9

    This conversation between these
    Two Greats! OMG do we NEED them now!

  • @jasue63
    @jasue63 Місяць тому +7

    Thankyou for this interview

  • @adriennel5326
    @adriennel5326 5 років тому +36

    I'm 62 and a long time supporter of Bernie and a fan of Mr. Reich, and so are my 30 yrs old children.

  • @spaceo8568
    @spaceo8568 5 років тому +272

    Bernie: " It's all crap." ... Well said. Thank you, Sen. Sanders. He has my vote. He had it in 2016 and he has it now. BERNIE2020! GET READY!

  • @jommeissner
    @jommeissner 5 років тому +25

    Uncle Bernie and uncle Reich in one Video, now I've seen it all. Thank you 👍

  • @susancarlson6190
    @susancarlson6190 29 днів тому +3

    How uplifting and just plain wonderful to listen to two of my hero’s and their wise and so truthful discussions. We are so blessed to have them. I’m 83 and a news junky and seen it all !!!!❤

  • @kathleenroberts6931
    @kathleenroberts6931 Рік тому +24

    President Bernie Sanders with Robert Reich as Fed Chair ❤ Love Bernie ❤😊

  • @donnyoberg852
    @donnyoberg852 5 років тому +15

    great video.......guess I'll send in another contribution....go Bernie!

  • @cheviousmis1720
    @cheviousmis1720 5 років тому +13

    #46 President Sanders and First Lady Jane!
    How loved this incredibly loving couple will be.
    Thank you Robert!

  • @rodarm7598
    @rodarm7598 5 років тому +28

    First, We all have to get involved in politics locally, state and national, we all need to vote and make sure everyone you know go out and vote, secondly eliminate private finance campaign, get the money of big corporations out of our political system ,that will be a great start to have a chance to fiight the inequality in America

  • @axien3159
    @axien3159 27 днів тому +3

    Bernie , you’re the best. Keep telling it like it is and I’ll always support you in any way I can. Let’s not give up folks, let’s learn and change the direction we’re going as a country.
    Thanks dear Bernie!❤

  • @natashayoung3750
    @natashayoung3750 Місяць тому +3

    💯 Thanks Bernie and Bob❤ You guys are the best. Thing is as everything you say automagically makes sense

  • @gold88fish88
    @gold88fish88 5 років тому +44

    Two of my favorite people, love this!!! ❤️❤️✌🏻

  • @greg925911
    @greg925911 5 років тому +54

    Corporations is what ruined the family values we may not work hard do to technology but longer hours an less money means less time with family

  • @jrconcerned6064
    @jrconcerned6064 5 років тому +21

    Love them both.
    Great conversation.

  • @Sally-y8s
    @Sally-y8s Місяць тому +4

    Thank you both for your work and your sacrifice❤

  • @grantbeerling4396
    @grantbeerling4396 4 роки тому +7

    The world needs Bernie in the Whitehouse. For real Change, for the climate, health and the sanity of the world!

    • @fritzforsthoefel8031
      @fritzforsthoefel8031 Рік тому

      Who would pay for all the handouts he promises we already have a debt so big it defies belief we leave to our children and the top five percent pay over half the federal taxes will you pay half your income to the government if not why not

    • @grantbeerling4396
      @grantbeerling4396 Рік тому

      @@fritzforsthoefel8031Because, well, read The Deficit Myth for that basics and Money for Nothing and My Tweets for Free by Richard Murphy for a more complex answer, both leading academics in their respective fields.
      Government is different from a household.

  • @mocki5665
    @mocki5665 5 років тому +61

    heck, even Biden wants to take away Social Security, I saw a clip with him last week! I love Robert Reich, but Americas Dad, Bernie ( and his policies and life work) is my real love! ;-)

    • @nickiemcnichols5397
      @nickiemcnichols5397 5 років тому +5

      mocki rangne Biden is a scumbag repugnican just like Hillary.

    • @angelinaaurelia1668
      @angelinaaurelia1668 5 років тому +1

      Just because Biden wants to reform SS doesn't mean taking it away. He would oppose that at all cost.

    • @hippiecowgirl4231
      @hippiecowgirl4231 4 роки тому

      mocki rangne , America’s dad . That’s perfect

    • @docan5248
      @docan5248 4 роки тому

      Nicki Smith Which politician that wants to cut something goes to the voter and says ‘I am looking to cut this program’. No, they present deceptive doublespeak like ‘reform’ and ‘freeze’ to make the idea more palatable to the voter.

  • @mauriceswain4935
    @mauriceswain4935 5 років тому +38

    I love Bernie Sanders. We need him right now

    • @donaldlazear5604
      @donaldlazear5604 4 роки тому

      He's a progressive alright with a hand in your pocket look at stalin,Mao,the president of Venezuela and Cuba if you want that vote blue

    • @timeWaster76
      @timeWaster76 Рік тому

      @@donaldlazear5604 People don;t know what Progressive even means ....
      People will say your are soining or exagerating ...
      BIt guess what ...
      Tad Devines who authored Yanukovych's election-night victory speech is/was partners Gates and Manafort were both indicted in October 2017 on charges related to their consultation work with pro-Russian political were

    • @danmeyer114
      @danmeyer114 Рік тому

      Bernie Sanders and Robert Reich are what Obama, who I do admire nonetheless, could have been had he not sold himself out for mass appeal. Compromising is necessary to get things done, but the system is rigged. We need regulation and not watered down and ineffective laws. 🐛 💦

  • @MinkytheMinkY
    @MinkytheMinkY 5 років тому +47

    I now realize I missed out on taking a class by Professor Reich when I had the chance. Dunno why, I saw how students admired you and yet was so myopic only taking Environmental Economics courses. This feels like the second best way to learn from you. Thank you.

    • @TheActionBastard
      @TheActionBastard 5 років тому +2

      i would be kicking myself if I had an interest in those types of classes. Sorry about you missing that chance, but hey at least you get a second go of sorts.

    • @CreepySilences
      @CreepySilences 4 роки тому +1

      @Minkx: Don't be disheartened. If you get a chance, you can probably sit in in his classes. With so many students, no one would know. :)

  • @wendywendymatson5251
    @wendywendymatson5251 Рік тому +27

    Bernie Sanders is THE MAN!!! I LOVE this guy!

  • @zizimatanda3685
    @zizimatanda3685 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks to both of you that our heads are screwed in the right direction. I wish you increase!

  • @redeileen369
    @redeileen369 5 років тому +9

    We should have voted you in, Bernie.

  • @antoniocalhau4711
    @antoniocalhau4711 5 років тому +41

    Thank you Robert Reich, good timing!

  • @melissac.1788
    @melissac.1788 5 років тому +39

    Such an insightful interview with two incredible people! Thank you Bernie and Robert for having this conversation and for inspiring us to get politically involved. #Bernie2020 #FeelTheBern

  • @MartinScreeton
    @MartinScreeton 4 роки тому +4

    #Bernie2020 Baby! and our new Secretary of Labor!

  • @adrianasoldevila630
    @adrianasoldevila630 25 днів тому +5

    And here we are in 2024 😢

  • @waldemarrognes8844
    @waldemarrognes8844 5 років тому +26

    This interview moved me to tears! ❤️

  • @salleebagno4390
    @salleebagno4390 5 років тому +24

    You are the answer to turn our Country around.

  • @Lords1997
    @Lords1997 5 років тому +41

    Finally😍❤️ I’ve been waiting for this for over a year! Hope for more & would love if Robert joined Bernie’s team & eventually administration.

  • @carolempie114
    @carolempie114 Місяць тому +2

    My two favorite intellectuals 🥰

  • @SandraLeeTrahan
    @SandraLeeTrahan 25 днів тому +3

    Two of my top 20 favorite people in politics. I voted for Bernie and Robert is so pragmatic I can't help but like him. Rationality vs greed has a hard time.