“People in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.” PeopleNeedsKindJobsLostSupportEconomyProvidingBeltsRust Author:Alan Bersin
“We must recognize that this massive economic bloc that's emerging in North America cannot be accomplished unilaterally. It must be accomplished in partnership with Mexico and Canada. And we have to work together to secure the continent in order to keep dangerous people and dangerous things out and strengthen perimeter security on a continental basis.” PeopleTogetherAmericaOrderEconomicSecurityDangerousBasesSecureAccomplishedCanadaWorking TogetherMassiveMexicoPartnershipContinentsEmergingDangerous ThingsNorth AmericaContinentalPerimeter Author:Alan Bersin
“Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There's hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn't have a cause or effect that's generated abroad. Increasingly, we must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.” CountryGovernmentHappensTodayCausesShareEffectsSecurityInformationOur CountrySecureDataRelyAlliesHomelandAdverseHomeland Security Author:Alan Bersin
“We have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange. In today's digital online world, those who don't share information will be isolated and left behind. We need the data of other countries to connect the dots.” IfsWorldNeedsShouldCountryTodayRememberLeftBehindsShareInformationNotionDataDigitalBarriersOnlineIsolatedOther CountriesLeft BehindDotsCultural BarriersInformation Is PowerInformation Sharing Author:Alan Bersin
“We can't defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense. We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities. We assure our security by securing the flows as early as we can before they arrive and as far away from our borders as we can.” PeopleFirstsCountryLastsLinesSecurityFlowDefenseSecureBordersGoodsFar AwayEntityEngagingBorderline Author:Alan Bersin
“Democrats and progressives do well when the voter turnout is high. Republicans do well when the voter turnout is low.” WellsRepublicanLowsDemocratVotersVoter Turnout Author:Bernie Sanders
“I think the media and the candidates have got to talk about why the middle class is in decline and why we have massive levels of income and wealth inequality.” ThinkingWealthLevelsClassMiddleMediaIncomeInequalityCandidatesMiddle ClassMassiveDeclineWealth Inequality Author:Bernie Sanders
“I want to break up the Wall Street banks. Hillary Clinton doesn't. I want to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour. She wants $12 an hour. I voted against the War in Iraq. She voted for the War in Iraq. I believe we should ban fracking. She does not. I believe we should have tax on carbon and deal aggressively with climate change. That is not her position.” WantShouldBelieveDoeWarI BelieveHoursDealsBreakStreetsPositionWallTaxesShould HaveRaisesClintonClimateClimate ChangeIraqMinimumCarbonBucksBansMinimum WageFracking Author:Bernie Sanders
“What I believe is that the United States is going to be playing on a level playing field in dealing with Israel and the Palestinian people. I am 100 percent pro Israel in the sense of Israel's right to exist, I lived in Israel, I have family in Israel, Israel has the right to live not only in peace and security, but to know that their very existence will be protected by the United States government.” PeopleKnowsBelieveStatesGovernmentI BelieveLevelsUnitedExistenceUnited StatesSecurityFieldsPercentIsraelProtectedPalestinianState GovernmentPlaying FieldsUnited States GovernmentPeace And SecurityLevel Playing Field Author:Bernie Sanders