Did you hear that your Congress overwhelmingly approved a $717 billion military spending bill which included an $82 BILLION INCREASE (more than the entire military budget of Russia)? Or that Bernie Sanders' amendment to audit the Department of

#77 -- WHERE'S THE HUMANITY?? + Ocasio-Cortez's Definition of Democratic Socialist

Jul 2nd, 2018 48m 1s

The What Would Bernie Sanders Do Podcast is back! Why? Well, even when broadcast media thinks they are "fact-checking" or dispelling the lies about immigration coming from the Trump administration, the lies are still repeated far more than the

#76 -- BRAZILE'S NUTS + Interview with U.S. 5th Dist. Candidate Benjamin Thomas Wolf

Nov 14th, 2017 41m 5s

Okay, it was SO long ago... I mean, shouldn't we just FORGET about how the DNC and Hillary Clinton's campaign fixed the presidential primary against Bernie Sanders? Uh... No. The subversion of our democracy by both parties is one of the primary

#75 -- HEALTHCARE AND HILLARY -- Not Entirely "What Happened!!"

Sep 16th, 2017 37m 37s

We tell Hillary Clinton "What Happened" because apparently nobody else will. In plain black and white, Clinton unwittingly exposes PRECISELY what happened by delivering a memoir which includes the kind of deception and divisiveness that turned

#74 -- Trump Fans WISH it were 1861 + NOW Is The Time To Fight For Single Payer!

Aug 28th, 2017 41m 8s

Donald Trump fans wish it were 1861 again. Emboldened by Republican leaders who've reinforced hatred of the Federal Government that's existed since "liberals" took away their slaves, we all must suffer the ravages of an unresolved violent and r

#73 -- Dems AGAINST Single Payer! + STOP choosing Party Over People!

May 7th, 2017 46m

Recorded May 5, 2017. Both parties have put us at the mercy of the for-profit health insurance industry for too long, and while Democrats sing "Nah-nah-hey-hey" at House Republicans for passing the treacherous "American Health Care Act", all th

#72 -- Maddow's ONLY About Russia And Choosing Party Over People -- While Tulsi and Bernie Fight The Right Fight

Apr 16th, 2017 39m 42s

Let them eat chocolate cake...while we kill civilians. Who'll save us from WWIII? Certainly not the Republicans... but not the Democrats either! Prominent Democrats praise Trump's response to Syria and call for one of their own to be ousted fro

#71 -- Stay Strongly Non-Partisan -- And Get Involved -- Interview With Local Candidates!

Feb 20th, 2017 54m 43s

Recorded February 17, 2017. Turn on NPR or other corporate media, and you're likely to hear Russia and/or Putin mentioned hundreds of times in a matter of hours. Dr K counted! But how much did we hear about Gen. John Nicholson's statement to th

#70 -- Sanders: "America Is NOT a Compassionate Country!" -- Transitioning to a DIRECT ACTION Podcast!

Jan 30th, 2017 39m 54s

Recorded January 27, 2017. You always hurt the one you love, and Trump loves the middle-class and veterans. Is it any surprise his first executive actions will inflict pain upon...the middle-class and veterans? Bernie asks Trump's HHS cabinet n

#69 -- Change the Dems v. GOP Culture -- Party Bias is Killing Us + Chicago Progess--HOW TO RESIST -- An interview with Steve Edwards

Jan 17th, 2017 57m 57s

Recorded January 13, 2017. Back in 1971, when Democrats were Democrats and Republicans were Republicans, Ted Kennedy opposed Nixoncare because it put Americans' health in the insurance industry's hands. Single payer was the only answer. Nearly

#68 -- NOW What Do We Do?? -- Andre Vasquez Talks Us Down + Legacy-Building Too Late!

Jan 2nd, 2017 50m 18s

WWBSD #68, recorded 12/29/16. Do we have the power to head off Trump's agenda and push ahead with our own? Executive Director of Chicago Progress Andre Vasquez says we do, but not just through posting on social media. If we sit back while "ou

#67 -- YES, BERNIE SANDERS WOULD HAVE WON -- Here's The Evidence

Nov 14th, 2016 31m 29s

Recorded November 12, 2016. Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton and will be sworn in as President of the United States. If ONLY there were someone who could have TOLD us this might happen! Well, someone did tell us, and it was the same guy wh

#66a -- WWBSD Podcast Extra -- Stand Up for Standing Rock!

Nov 9th, 2016 15m 17s

Recorded on November 7th, 2016. Podcast Extra! David Bender, Community Organizer at Chicago's American Indian Center, tells us about the Dakota Access Pipeline and upcoming No DAPL rally. And Dr K goes Columbo on Host Darren's President Obama a

#66 -- Prez Debate #3 + Why Teachers Strike -- An Interview With a Former CTU Delegate

Oct 30th, 2016 33m 51s

If Donald Trump's favorite response to uncomfortable debate questions is to defer to his indisputable greatness as the remedy for the country's ills, Hillary's defaults are the Children's Defense Fund and Russia. While the media conglomerate's

#65 -- They're Putin Us On! -- Fear-Mongering as a Devious Distraction

Oct 17th, 2016 36m 18s

Recorded October 13, 2016. They're Putin Us On! Red-baiting and fear mongering have been part of American exceptionalism since the 1950s and McCarthyism. Now the Democratic Party pulls out all the stops to divert attention from leaked e-mails f

#64 -- TUITION-FREE Illinois! - Interview with IL State Rep + Do you have TRUMPAPHOBIA? Take Our Quiz!

Oct 5th, 2016 45m 35s

Recorded October 2, 2016. State Representative Will Guzzardi of Illinois' 39th District is heading up a sane, actionable effort called Tuition-Free Illinois, which will work for free tuition at Illinois public colleges and universities! As you'

#63b -- INTERVIEW WITH TOM TRESSER -- Chicago Is Not Broke! -- same podcast as 63 -- just the interview

Sep 30th, 2016 30m 49s

Recorded September 16, 2016 SAME PODCAST AS 63, just Tom Tresser interview. The What Would Bernie Sanders Do Podcast is Dr. Barry Kaufman with Host Darren Stephens and is produced in Chicago by Ruth Kaufman. Information on the podcast is sup

#63 -- The TRANSPARENCY Episode! + An Interview with the Author of Chicago Is Not Broke!

Sep 25th, 2016 51m 5s

Recorded September 16, 2016. Special "Transparency" Episode! Bernie Sanders speaks out, at their conception, against abominations against our environment and tribal rights like the Dakota Access Pipeline. So why does it take public embarrassme

#62 -- EpiPens and Pipelines -- Danger from PragmaDems + An Interview with Andre Vasquez of Chicago Progress

Sep 7th, 2016 45m 33s

Recorded September 5, 2016. Why do our Democratic leaders speak out only AFTER the fact, whether it's EpiPens or pipelines? After Mylan raised the price of the EpiPen some 300% over 7 years, Hillary Clinton expressed outrage over their greed...

#61 -- Bernie Pushed Her Left? -- Not So Much: Just Ask Pro-Fracking Salazar

Aug 22nd, 2016 29m 38s

Recorded August 19, 2016. Hillary Clinton continues to show why the excitement over Bernie "pushing her to the left" and the "most progressive Democratic platform ever" is just empty rhetoric. Clinton chooses ardently pro-TPP, pro-fracking Secr

#60 -- The Further She Gets From Bernie, the More She's Slip-Slidin' Away

Aug 14th, 2016 35m 56s

Recorded August 12, 2016. The FDA just ordered the DEA to maintain marijuana as a Class 1 (prohibited) substance, because it has no "currently accepted medical use" and "the known risks of marijuana use have not been shown to be outweighed by s

#59 -- THE PODCAST IS BACK - Keep Listening and Keep Holding Dems Accountable!!

Aug 8th, 2016 35m 50s

Recorded August 7, 2016. THE REVITALIZED AND REINVIGORATED WWBSD PODCAST IS BACK! We've got a new opening and new mission -- and even a SPONSOR! First, we discuss a Democratic National Convention delegate's testimony and how the party's action

#58a -- WWBSD Podcast Extra -- THE DNC + There IS Hope for the Future!

Jul 27th, 2016 27m 16s

Recorded July 26, 2016. Is it the Russians who are "messing" with our democracy, and Who Could Not Be Moved By Those Speeches? The millionaire pundits on MSNBC are doing the work of their peers in the DNC. Chris Matthews just rhetorically asked

#58 -- It's Not Easy Bein' Green + BOTH Parties Hide The Truth

Jul 24th, 2016 42m 30s

Recorded July 21, 2016. It's not easy bein' green...or getting anyone from that party elected president. Bernie and Jill Stein are close in ideology, but clearly not at all alike in their ability to mobilize the masses. So what should we do? In

#57 -- Bernie Endorses Hillary -- WHICH MEANS HE'S STILL FIGHTING FOR US!!

Jul 14th, 2016 42m 3s

Recorded July 13, 2016. ABANDON SHIP?! Jill Stein or Bust!!? Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton and he's a sellout? If he didn't make the endorsement, you wouldn't see him at the Democratic Convention in July. And you wouldn't see him all