Would you be a court packer or would you threaten to go down that road? In other words, more justices until you had a Supreme Court that you felt was way too difficult. I think there are other ways to deal with the problem with packing. The court as Roosevelt found out in the 30s is, so you pack it and the next guy comes along,. he packs it and you end up with 89 people on the Supreme Court.
Senator Bernie Sanders is seen by many as the leader of the progressive movement in the United States. On this episode of the podcast, recorded in central London, he spoke to BBC broadcaster Justin Webb about corporate greed, identity politics and the direction of America today. Sanders' new book It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism is available now.
This podcast was produced by Senior Producer Conor Boyle with editing by Producer Catharine Hughes
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