Krystal interviews Bernie

Bernie looks at the slush fund in the Blight House stimulus Bill, meaning once again they want to funnel most of the money to corporations and the already rich. Plus there is a corporate liability shield so that they can't be sued for forcing their employees to be exposed to Covid. Besides, the House passed the Heroes Act 8 months ago and McConnell is not only stalling on that but refusing to even take up a stimulus before the election.

Krystal asks Bernie about his message to young people, some of whom really don't like Biden (including Krystal). He said that obviously the first order of business is defeating the current fascist in the Blight House, a literal threat to democracy. Aside from that, Bernie highlights that Biden's economic and environment proposals, while not going as far as Bernie's own, are nevertheless pretty good and he provides some of those details.  

Bernie then addresses that progressives can and will be able to move Biden in their direction. He emphasizes that it is not up to Congress alone, that we the people have to get involved by the tens of millions, to not only express but demand that our needs our met. We the people can't just sit around complaining; we have to get passionately involved and politically active.

Bernie will lay out a 100-day agenda for Medicare For All, a $15 dollar/hour minimum wage, a massive infrastructure program and make it easier to join unions and so on. Included in that agenda is making it clear that we are going to fight against the power of corporations and for we the people. And if Democrats won't take up that agenda then yes, Bernie will fight to primary them.

Krystal then brings up that Biden is vetting some pretty conservative people for his Administration. She asks if this troubles him and whether any Bernie supporters are being vetted. He responds that we simply cannot go back to business as usual, which is implied by the question. If we are not bold and aggressive going forward then we are lost. So Bernie and his progressive cohorts are going to do everything in their power to make sure we do what's necessary to implement that agenda. And again, the majority of that impetus is on we the people to do our part to make it so.