Bernie Sanders' decades-long warnings about concentrated wealth gain new relevance amid Big Tech and AI backlash

It's hard to believe Bernie Sanders. Not because the longtime Vermont senator bears the hallmarks of a liar. Rather, it's hard to believe Bernie Sanders because, for decades, he's told Americans that this country can radically change, while championing ideas too far afield from the status quo to really have a chance.

He wants to bring billionaires to heel, for one. And implement universal, government-run health care.

For decades, Bernie Sanders has argued that concentrated wealth threatened American democracy. Now he's betting that frustration with Big Tech, billionaires, and unchecked AI is reaching a tipping point.