Bernie Sanders has spent a lot of time thinking about workers’ rights, and it shows—but so do the gaps in his thinking. In a recent interview with Teen Vogue, Sanders discusses the exploitation of gig workers, incarcerated workers, and farm workers. He talks about raising the minimum wage, the importance of unions, and the legal challenges currently facing the working class. Then labor columnist Kim Kelly asks about another group of workers: sex workers. Suddenly, Sanders’ confident proclamations get watered down, muddied. Suddenly, Sanders, a man who has already run for president once before, needs more time to think about the issues.
every other Democratic presidential candidate who then served in Congress). “SESTA/FOSTA has caused harm to people in the sex work community, and I think there’s a need to separate sex trafficking from the profession of sex work,” says Kelly. “I’m wondering if you’ve engaged in dialogue with sex workers about this, and what you would do to address the issue.” Sanders replies:
It is a complicated issue. I think nobody wants to do anything which increases the horror of sex trafficking in this country, so it’s an issue that has to be discussed. It is a complicated issue, but my promise to you is it’s an issue that I will discuss, and we will hear from all sides and come up with the best solution that we can.His response manages to dodge both parts of the question.
back in June, which, in the alternate universe of a political campaign, is eons ago. It was even earlier, in February of this year, that fellow presidential candidate Kamala Harris
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