Who Actually Runs the US Government? – Bernie Sanders

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Bernie Sanders is a US Senator, former presidential candidate, political activist and an author. What happened to the Democratic Party? After a brutal defeat to Trump in 2024, the Left looks lost, divided, leaderless, and unsure of its future. Bernie Sanders breaks down what went wrong, how Democrats are trying to recover, and whether they’ve learned from their mistakes or are doubling down on them, repeating the very ideas that cost them the election. Expect to learn what the future of the democratic party could look like, Bernie’s thoughts on Kamala’s presidential run in 2024, how much of an own goal identity politics was for the Democrats, why the Democratic party turned their back to the working class, how the Democrats can fix their messaging to men and young men after abandoning them completely, if ICE should be abolished, how worried Bernie and the Left is about the birth rate crisis and much more… Fight Oligarchy by Senator Bernie Sanders out now: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/3vcu5s9h - 0:00 Income Inequality is at an All-Time High 8:35 Why Trump Needs to be Challenged 14:03 Does Trump Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? 19:36 Can Democracy Be Bought? 27:23 What Really Divides the American People? 32:12 Can Billionaires Improve the Way We Live? 49:51 Have Democrats Turned Their Backs on Economic Issues? 58:37 Democrats Need to Start Talking About Men’s Issues 01:05:58 What Keeps Bernie Up at Night - Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostBernie Sandersguest

Oct 23, 20251h 8mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: October 23, 2025
Duration: 1h 8m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Bernie Sanders is a US Senator, former presidential candidate, political activist and an author. What happened to the Democratic Party? After a brutal defeat to Trump in 2024, the Left looks lost, divided, leaderless, and unsure of its future. Bernie Sanders breaks down what went wrong, how Democrats are trying to recover, and whether they’ve learned from their mistakes or are doubling down on them, repeating the very ideas that cost them the election. Expect to learn what the future of the democratic party could look like, Bernie’s thoughts on Kamala’s presidential run in 2024, how much of an own goal identity politics was for the Democrats, why the Democratic party turned their back to the working class, how the Democrats can fix their messaging to men and young men after abandoning them completely, if ICE should be abolished, how worried Bernie and the Left is about the birth rate crisis and much more… Fight Oligarchy by Senator Bernie Sanders out now: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/3vcu5s9h - 0:00 Income Inequality is at an All-Time High 8:35 Why Trump Needs to be Challenged 14:03 Does Trump Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? 19:36 Can Democracy Be Bought? 27:23 What Really Divides the American People? 32:12 Can Billionaires Improve the Way We Live? 49:51 Have Democrats Turned Their Backs on Economic Issues? 58:37 Democrats Need to Start Talking About Men’s Issues 01:05:58 What Keeps Bernie Up at Night - Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Bernie Sanders
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Bernie Sanders, Who Actually Runs the US Government? – Bernie Sanders explores bernie Sanders Warns of Oligarchy, Inequality, and Democratic Decay Bernie Sanders argues that the central crisis in America is not left vs. right, but oligarchy: extreme concentration of wealth, corporate power, and billionaire influence over media and politics while most citizens struggle economically.

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