Bernie’s vision alive in upstate New York
In August 1969, more than 500,000 people travelled to a music festival at a New York dairy farm. Adam Gabbatt goes in search of its echo and finds Zephyr Teachout, a law professor and activist, who is up against billionaire Republican John Faso for New York’s 19th congressional seat. Teachout says that if elected, she will work to try to overturn Citizens United. “Billionaires buying congressional seats without ever having to show their face is connected to jobs getting off-shored,” Teachout says. Sabrina Siddiqui has also looked at the Bernie faithful, who are concerned they will be forgotten as Clinton woos Republicans.
Zephyr Teachout aims to keep Bernie Sanders’ vision alive in Woodstock