In a new book, author Dan Chiasson traces Sanders' political roots across the East Coast. "Moving to Vermont was a way of thinking, could we start society over?” ...
Sanders' mayorship was an "inquiry into the possibilities for human happiness in an American city," the author writes. Hear more at the Feb. 3 talk.
Dan Chiasson was 9 years old in 1981, when Bernie Sanders won his first race for mayor of Burlington. He was 17 when Sanders left city hall in 1989 and 19 when Sanders was sworn in as Vermont’s lone U ...