Bernie Sanders' secret weapon: 'Fire and brimstone' doomsday appeal

[Sanders'] numbers have an apocalyptic feel: the 15 wealthiest people in America saw their net worth grow $170 billion in the past two years; 99 percent of all new income today goes to the wealthiest 1 percent. Meanwhile, the Earth trembles in the face of global warming — "more drought, more floods, more extreme weather disturbances, rising sea levels," Sanders preaches. "It means more acidification of the ocean with calamitous impact on mammal life." [Time]

[...] Stories of abandoning careers and setting aside studies to join the Sanders brigades are common. Stephanie Rountree, a 17-year-old high school senior in Baltimore, spends upwards of 20 hours a week analyzing data and helping train volunteers. In Concord, N.H., palliative-care doctor Bob Friedlander left medicine to volunteer full time, rallying health care workers. Alayna Josz, a manicurist in nearby New London, N.H., paints red, white and blue Bernie slogans on her customers’ nails. "He says the things I always wanted to hear, that I knew were true," Josz, 27, gushes. "All day long, I find myself thinking about Bernie and this revolution." [Time]