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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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180000 |
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digital rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
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Running for President -- How do we turn out the way we do? -- My political life in Vermont -- Thinking about running -- How do you run a presidential campaign? -- The campaign begins -- On the campaign trail -- An agenda for a new America: how we transform our country -- Defeating oligarchy -- The decline of the American middle class -- Ending a rigged economy -- Health care for all -- Making higher education affordable -- Combatting climate change -- Real criminal justice reform -- Immigration reform now -- Protecting our most vulnerable -- Corporate media and the threat to our democacy -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
This program is read by the author and Mark Ruffalo, an award-winning actor, director, producer, and social activist. When Bernie Sanders began his race for the presidency, it was considered by the political establishment and the media to be a "fringe" campaign, something not to be taken seriously. After all, he was just an independent senator from a small state with little name recognition. His campaign had no money, no political organization, and it was taking on the entire Democratic Party establishment. By the time Sanders' campaign came to a close, however, it was clear that the pundits had gotten it wrong. Bernie had run one of the most consequential campaigns in the modern history of the country. He had received more than 13 million votes in primaries and caucuses throughout the country and won 22 states, and more than 1.4 million people had attended his public meetings. Most important, he showed that the American people were prepared to take on the greed and irresponsibility of corporate America and the 1 percent. In Our Revolution, Sanders shares his personal experiences from the campaign trail, recounting the details of his historic primary fight and the people who made it possible. And for the millions looking to continue the political revolution, he outlines a progressive economic, environmental, racial, and social justice agenda that will create jobs, raise wages, protect the environment, and provide health care for all - and ultimately transform our country and our world for the better. For him, the political revolution has just started. The campaign may be over, but the struggle goes on. Bernie Sanders ran as a Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 2015 and 2016. He served as mayor of Burlington, Vermont's largest city, for eight years before becoming the sole congressperson for the state in 1990. He was elected to the Senate in 2006 and is now the longest-serving Independent in the history of the Congress. He lives in Burlington, Vermont, with his wife, Jane, and has four children and seven grandchildren. Mark Ruffalo is an award-winning actor, director, producer, and social activist. Known for high-profile roles in movies such as The Kids Are All Right (2010), The Normal Heart (2014), Foxcatcher (2015), and Spotlight (2015) as well as blockbusters like The Avengers (2012) and The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), he made his directorial debut with Sympathy for Delicious at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. He was an ardent supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders' bid for the Democratic nomination for president. |
| Note |
Downloadable audio file. |
| Performer |
Read by the author and Mark Ruffalo. |
| Summary |
The break-out Democratic candidate for president offers an inside account of his extraordinary campaign and a blueprint for future political action. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Sanders, Bernard.
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Sanders, Bernard -- Political and social views.
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Sanders, Bernard. |
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United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
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United States. Congress. House. |
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Since 1989 |
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016.
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Presidential candidates -- United States -- Biography.
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Nonfiction. |
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Politics. |
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Nonfiction. |
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Politics. |
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Political and social views. |
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Politics and government. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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United States. |
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Audiobooks.
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Biography.
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Downloadable audio books. |
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Electronic books. |
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Audiobooks.
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Ruffalo, Mark, narrator.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Sanders, Bernard. Our revolution : a future to believe in New York, NY : Macmillan Audio, [2016] 9781427285331 (NjBwBT)bl2016050135 (OCoLC)953438945 |
| ISBN |
9781427285355 : $49.99 |
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1427285357 : $49.99 |
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