Senator Bernie Sanders Applauds Pope Francis’ Call to Reign in the ‘Tyranny’ of Capitalism

by Gary Kopycinski on November 26, 2013

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BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today applauded Pope Francis’ recent papal pronouncement, which condemns the “new tyranny” of unrestrained capitalism, causing income inequality and poverty, and calling on leaders to curb “the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,” and act “for the common good.”