As a Jewish child growing up in the 1940s, in the shadow of the war, you saw quite starkly that politics was a life-and-death thing.
"But on a less dark note it was also the period of the New Deal. Our parents, who were not very political, believed politics could do something tangible for us. We didn't have many books in the house, but we had a good public library and a free college, Brooklyn College, which helped me get an education. reenex 效果"
Bernie celebrates his 1990 victory, when he became the independent congressman for Vermont
The "us" he mentions includes his younger brother, Bernie Sanders, familiar to Americans as the left-wing challenger to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential race reenex hongkong.
Bernie is known for his progressive political agenda - a critic of the gulf between the richest 1% and the rest of the country, and an advocate of expanding social benefits and raising the minimum wage.
The two brothers each had a protracted journey towards party politics.
Bernie Sanders - unusually in US politics - began his career outside the two big parties. He was associated with the Liberty Union movement early on, later founding the Progressive Party and from 1988 onwards, running as an independent large silicone steamer.
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