National Don’t Let Billionaires Buy the Senate, Bernie Sanders Tells Labor Convention by Gary Kopycinski on October 16, 2014 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 LAS VEGAS—(ENEWSPF0)–October 16, 2014 – Speaking at a labor union convention here yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the future of American democracy is at stake.