2016 is a turning point in American politics, when our nation will have to choose which way it will want to go. For the last few decades, there has been a growing divide in this country between the rich and the poor, the powerful and the powerless, the marginalized and the oppressors. Through all of this, there has been one consistent voice in our government, calling for economic, political, and social democracy.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), has represented the interests of vulnerable and marginalized people throughout his career in government, including cosponsoring multiple bills which were pushed for and crafted in part by social workers and the NASW. He has laid out platforms to address racial inequality, economic injustice, women's issues, our irresponsible foreign policy, and often-cruel immigration system. As social workers, we call upon the National Association of Social Workers to follow the action taken by National Nurses United and formally endorse Bernie Sanders as our candidate for President in 2016!