KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sen. Bernie Sanders, the self-described socialist and presidential candidate, brought his message of economic justice to the Great Plains Wednesday as he seeks a path to the Democratic nomination.
The independent Vermont lawmaker promised a rapturous crowd downtown here a massive federal jobs program, student debt relief and a higher minimum wage -- a litany of liberal policy goals.
He also went after Gov. Sam Brownback.
“In Kansas, you have a governor who likes to beat up on the poor,” Sanders ...