Bernie’s Brooklyn
Bernie Sanders owes more to Brooklyn than his accent. His politics were profoundly shaped by its radicalism – from New Deal reforms to the Yiddish socialism that brought his grandparents into active politics.
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Theodore Hamm is chair of journalism and new media studies at St. Joseph’s College in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. He writes about New York City politics and culture for The Indypendent and Jacobin.
Bernie Sanders owes more to Brooklyn than his accent. His politics were profoundly shaped by its radicalism – from New Deal reforms to the Yiddish socialism that brought his grandparents into active politics.