Glia
09-08-2012, 07:43 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders talks with Bill Moyers about some of the most pressing issues facing our country, including the wealth and income gap, the disappearance of the middle class, attacks on Social Security, and the influence of big-money interests in American politics.
In the discussion, Bernie describes how politicians' perspectives on who they're supposed to be representing have been warped by the influence of money in politics, and how this influence is transforming not just the political landscape, but our society as a whole.
"You're looking at a nation with a grotesquely unequal distribution of wealth and income, tremendous economic power on Wall Street, and now added to all of that is big money interests -- the billionaires and corporations -- now buying elections," Bernie tells Bill. "I fear very much that if we don’t turn this around, we're heading toward an oligarchic form of society."
The complete episode is now available on the Moyers & Co. web site at:
https://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-challenging-power-changing-politics/
In the discussion, Bernie describes how politicians' perspectives on who they're supposed to be representing have been warped by the influence of money in politics, and how this influence is transforming not just the political landscape, but our society as a whole.
"You're looking at a nation with a grotesquely unequal distribution of wealth and income, tremendous economic power on Wall Street, and now added to all of that is big money interests -- the billionaires and corporations -- now buying elections," Bernie tells Bill. "I fear very much that if we don’t turn this around, we're heading toward an oligarchic form of society."
The complete episode is now available on the Moyers & Co. web site at:
https://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-challenging-power-changing-politics/