Bernie Sanders and Americans radical individualists

A. In 2016 Social Democrat Bernie Sanders of Vermont unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic Party nomination for the presidency, urging a "political revolution" that included overturning the Citizen's United ruling and instituting campaign finance reform; breaking up monopolistic corporations; regulating the financial sector more closely; aggressively rebuilding the nation's infrastructure; instituting a single-payer national health care system; raising taxes on corporations and the wealthiest citizens; and making college education available for free. Regardless of whether or not you agree with Sanders, how "revolutionary" are these ideas in the light of American history? Are they completely unprecedented, or is Sanders more of a "throw back" to Progressive America? (see Murdering McKinley, E-Reserve readings, and lecture notes). Provide specific evidence to support your conclusion. B. Hudson believes that America is too individualistic, and that too much individualism is a bad thing for democracy. What evidence does he offer to support his conclusion? Could you offer any other evidence to support this conclusion? Can you make an argument mai nuu.buil exaggerates the negative side of individualism or even make a case that it is actually good that Americans are radical individualists?