Bernie Sanders may win big this week. Our panelists share why he has their vote
Interesting perspectives from the following panelists:
Steven W. Thrasher - was named Journalist of the Year 2012 by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.
Elizabeth Wurtzel - an American writer and journalist, known for publishing her best-selling memoir Prozac Nation, at the age of 26. She holds a BA in comparative literature[2] from Harvard College and a JD from Yale Law School.
Daphne Wysham - associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) where she is the founder and co-director of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network (SEEN). She has worked on research and advocacy at the intersection of climate change, human rights, fossil fuels, international finance, carbon markets and sustainable economies since 1996.
Erika L. Sanchez - poet and writer. Her work has been published in Cosmopolitan for Latinas, NBCLatino, Truthout, Salon, Rolling Stone, Al Jazeera, and other publications. She is a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and the 2013 "Discovery"/Boston Review poetry prize.
Roberto Lovato - writer and commentator with New America Media and a strategy consultant and co-founder of Presente.org, an online Latino advocacy organization. He has written and spoken extensively about a number of critical issues including climate change, national politics, immigration, Latin American politics, national security, race and race relations.
Read their statements here:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/08/bernie-sanders-best-choice-president?CMP=share_btn_tw