Monday, April 7, 2014

Meet America’s most progressive Senate nominee: Shenna Bellows of Maine

Meet America’s most progressive Senate nominee: Shenna Bellows of Maine

"Bellows urged that the government legalize marijuana, break up big banks, institute “Medicare for All,” repeal the Patriot Act, halt mass surveillance, tax financial transactions, expand Social Security, reject the Keystone Pipeline, turn away from education privatization and extend Civil Rights Act protections to LGBT people. She hedged on whether she’d support the Assault Weapons Ban, and on whether heroin should ultimately be decriminalized. A condensed version of our conversation follows."