And yet in liberal and left-wing political discourse, the idea that Sanders and Warren are philosophical companions has become unfashionable. Whatever Warren and Sanders say to establish their political brands, the two senators do in fact represent a very similar way of thinking about politics. Sanders and Warren, in fact, see the world in very similar ways. So, yes, Bernie Sanders has long been a champion of labor movements, protest marches and democratic socialism, while Elizabeth Warren is an academic wonk who talks about restoring competition to markets and making capitalism more accountable. And both Sanders and Warren have proved they are willing to confront the powerful and attack their sources of power.

Source: Huffington Post January 31, 2019 12:39 UTC