Danes pay very high taxes, but in return enjoy a quality of life that many Americans would find hard to believe.
It makes a lot more sense for us to be investing in jobs and education rather than jails and incarceration.
It used to be that I was known as 'the longest-serving independent in the history of the United States Congress,' which is true. Now I'm a 'self-professed democratic socialist.' Things change when you run for president.
The Postal Service is a vitally important institution for the American people. It must be saved.
A president and a party that can provide insurance for 31 million more Americans is far preferable to most voters than a party that only says, 'No.'
Shouting down and intimidating someone from speaking their mind is not exactly a Vermont town meeting value, nor should it be an American town meeting value.
The Occupy Wall Street protests are shining a national spotlight on the most powerful, dangerous and secretive economic and political force in America.
At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy.
Vermonters often ask me whether I am pessimistic about the future of our country. My honest answer is that I am not.
I see a future where getting to work or to school or to the store does not have to cause pollution.
There are a lot of smart honest, progressive people who I think can be good presidents.
I'm not always a smiley kind of guy.
I am a socialist, and everyone knows it.
I'm not much into speculation.
