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Labor
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David Moberg
Viewpoint
The Wall Street Journal Wants You To Be Afraid of Bernie Sanders’ Budget Proposal. Don’t Be.
If anything, Bernie should be thinking bigger.
Doug Henwood
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Labor
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Dan DiMaggio
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