Here is why Bernie Sanders is so important.

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12. Thank you so much

It's great for people to advocate fiercely and with determination to better their life situations, as BLM is doing.

Without system analysis, such efforts make a lot of noise but don't address the root problems.

Racism certainly has roots that exist independently of our economic system, and they are right to try to better that situation.

But the problem is much much deeper, far worse really, than just that. We have huge system design problems which are causing our nation to fail, and our species to plunge madly towards extinction, for real. It effects people of color more than any of us, but it tragically effects all of us, and there is no overstating the degree of those effects.

Bernie is indeed heading down the path you wrote about. I've heard him speak about it many times, and not just recently, it's one of his fundamental issues. An example:

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/worker-owned-businesses

Worker-Owned Businesses

Monday, July 23, 2012

Employee ownership increases employment, productivity, sales, and wages. Unfortunately, the federal government has not done enough for employee ownership to realize its full potential. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday introduced legislation that would expand employee ownership so, he said, "we can create stronger companies in Vermont and throughout this country, prevent job loss, and improve working conditions for struggling employees."

Under one bill in Sanders' package, the U.S. Department of Labor would provide funding to states to establish and expand employee ownership centers. These centers would provide training and technical support for programs promoting employee ownership and participation throughout the country. This legislation is modeled on the success of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center which has done an excellent job in educating workers, retiring business owners, and others about the benefits of worker ownership.

A second bill would create a U.S. Employee Ownership Bank to provide loans to help workers purchase businesses through an employee stock ownership plan or a worker-owned cooperative. More at link.

edit to add: I wish your OP was also posted in GD-Primaries (if it is not, didn't check), it's a discussion we need to have.