On the basis of capitalism, victories like raising the minimum wage are only temporary.

There are limits to reforming a system that is dominated by these massive and rapacious corporations.

Big Oil, Wall Street and big business as a whole - they stand in the way of the kinds of change needed. They are fiercely against the radical reforms Bernie Sanders is popularizing.

On the basis of capitalism, victories like raising the minimum wage are only temporary.

We've seen the weakest economic recovery since World War II, and massive levels of inequality and debt.

Whether or not you agree with Bernie Sanders' version of socialism, it is enormously significant that, for the first time in US history, a presidential candidates who calls himself a socialist has had an actual shot at winning the presidential election. And to his credit, he has not backed down from the label.

Like the healthcare industry, the banks should be taken out of the hands of the 1% and brought under democratic public ownership.