User Clip: 2003: , Representative Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke to high school students about the value of public service, the political process—A student asks Why does the U.S. overthrow governments

Throughout our history we have overthrown many governments. We didn't like their form of government n the case of Chile in 1973, what you had is an election in which a guy named Salvador won the election. Problem is Nixon and his friends didn't like him. Why? Because Salvador fought for the poor people and working people of their country. He belonged -- believed the resources of Chile, their copper mines and so forth, should belong to the people. He won a free election. No one denied that for a second. It was tough election. Didn't win by much but won a free election. There was another election. His party got more support. He was overthrown by the CIA. And corporate interests because corporate interests prefer, of course t. United states companies dominate that country. A lot of what politics is going way, aback to the 19th century, England, France is the domination of colonies so that big companies in a different country can take the resources. Of those countries for their own use. I close