VIDEO: Noam Chomsky: Bernie Sanders Is Not a Socialist, He’s a ‘Decent, Honest New-Dealer’
"If [Bernie Sanders] were elected, I think he'd be the one, from the current candidates with the best policies," the renowned linguist and activist recently told Al-Jazeera .“If [Bernie Sanders] were elected, I think he’d be the one, from the current candidates … with the best policies,” the renowned linguist and activist recently told Al-Jazeera in an interview. Chomsky adds, however, that in the current American system of “bought elections,” he doesn’t think Sanders has much chance of winning. He goes on to outline the differences between the Democrats and Republicans who are running.
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