In this powerful address, Sanders declared that “this is NOT the moment for despair,” urging progressives and working-class Americans to “fight back” against what he described as the growing power of oligarchs, corporate media, and billionaire-funded super PACs. The Vermont senator argued that the Democratic Party must transform into a true party of working families, while criticizing both economic inequality and the influence of money in politics. Sanders also slammed billionaires like Elon Musk, attacked Citizens United, and called for public funding of elections.

Throughout the speech, Bernie Sanders focused heavily on the struggles of ordinary Americans — from rising child poverty and unaffordable childcare to stagnant wages, healthcare struggles, and the “physiology of poverty” impacting working-class families. He also addressed U.S. foreign policy, criticizing wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Iran while calling for an immediate end to conflict and military escalation. Despite the bleak picture, Sanders pointed to recent grassroots progressive victories across New York, New Jersey, and Maine as proof that organized people can defeat organized money. He ended the rally with a passionate call for unity, universal healthcare, higher wages, taxing billionaires fairly, and mobilizing Americans to transform the country before it is too late.

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