“We don’t need a savior”: What Bernie Sanders understands about change in America that everyone needs to remember

Bernie Sanders (Credit: Reuters/Max Whittaker)
Throughout his presidential campaign, Sen. Bernie Sanders has frequently pointed out to his legion of young supporters that his political platform, which many in the commentariat have dismissed as pie-in-the-sky idealism, can only be achieved when people come together in mass to fight special interests in Washington and pressure the political elite. This kind of thinking is somewhat foreign to the pundit class, who tend to view politics through