The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. January 26, 2015 Sen. Sanders: Syriza Election Shows People Will No Longer Accept Austerity as Rich Get Richer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the United States, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders praised the election of Syriza. He said, "The Syriza victory in the Greek elections tell us that people around the world will no longer accept austerity for working families while the rich continue to get much richer." .