Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here
Rev. William J. Barber II and US Senator Bernie Sanders delivered back-to-back speeches.
On Sunday, August 10, 2025, Senator Bernie Sanders (L-VT) visited Asheville on the latest leg of his “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here” tour, where he highlighted several issues.
The Rev. William J. Barber II and US Senator Bernie Sanders delivered back-to-back speeches at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville calling for a nationwide movement to confront what they described as greed, authoritarianism, and political policies harming working-class Americans.
Bernie Sanders speaks at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, rallying supporters during his nationwide “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.
Sanders called for the overturning of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, enacting public financing of elections, raising the minimum wage to at least $17 per hour, expanding Social Security, guaranteeing paid family and medical leave, investing in affordable housing and making public colleges tuition-free.
“We’ve got two worlds — one, billionaires doing great, the other one, middle-class, working-class, low-income people, not so good,” Sanders said. “In the richest country in the history of the world, 60 percent of our people are living paycheck to paycheck.
“It’s time for the love army, and the truth army. We have the power. It’s time to speak the truth in love.” ~ the Rev. William Barber II
Both speakers urged unity across racial, ethnic and political lines to resist authoritarianism and economic inequality.
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