Bernie Sanders & AOC: “Fighting Oligarchy” with People Power

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Can the Democratic party reinvent itself? In this exclusive one-on-one interview with Bernie Sanders, recorded during the Senator’s “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, he sits down with Laura Flanders in Las Vegas to discuss what he hopes people will take away from his rallies, and how we can all push back against oligarchy. Sanders’ message is especially resonating with Americans in this moment, as record-breaking crowds turn out for his tour — with many first-time activists in the audience. What is driving this phenomenon? Laura Flanders & Friends hit the road to find out, and traveled from Kenosha to Warren and Las Vegas. Along the tour, Flanders spoke with veterans, retirees and many concerned citizens. She also caught speeches from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, and sat in on a town hall meeting with Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus. Will 2025 turn out to be the year that Americans remake democracy?

“I did 28 years in the army. I maintained an apolitical front at all times . . . I think we’re sliding into tyranny, and I took an oath to support and defend the constitution and I’m going to do that whether in or out of uniform.” – Terrance Deuel

“We are at a point where the wealthiest people in the world, like Elon Musk and all the Republicans enabling him, are turning to loot what is left of Medicaid, Medicare, and social security to bankroll even deeper tax cuts and sweetheart contracts for themselves, their fellow billionaires and their corporations. And our political system right now is ill prepared for this abuse of power.” – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

“I think the message of the moment is to understand that the vast majority of the American people do not think that we give tax breaks to the rich and cut social security or veterans programs. They don’t. And our job is to work as hard as we can. Part of what this tour is about is to get them involved in their own local communities.” – Bernie Sanders

GUESTS:
Jacqueline Davania-Williamson: Resident, Las Vegas, Nevada
Terrence Deuel: Veteran, U.S. Army
Thomas Dyer & Pam West: Retirees
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Health Director, Wayne County, Michigan
Shawn Fain: President, United Auto Workers (UAW)
Danielle & Jordan Lovik: Residents, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sandra & Raymond Martinez: Applicant & Social Security Recipient
Donavan McKinney: U.S. Representative (MI-11)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: U.S. Representative (NY-14)
Bernie Sanders: U.S. Senator (VT); Fighting Oligarchy Tour
Dina Titus: U.S. Representative (NV-1)

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CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Supervising Producer: Sabrina Artel
Senior Producer: Jeremiah Cothren
Senior Consulting Producer: Rory O’Connor
Senior Video Editor: David Neumann
Video Editor: Veronica Delgado
Audio Director: Jeannie Hopper
Development Director: Sarah Miller
Communications Director: Janet Hernandez

ADDITIONAL CREW:
Videographers:
Jonathan Klett
Dan T Peters Media, Dan T Peters
Production Assistant:
Madison Pecha

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