Author: KJ McElrath

Respected liberal talk show host and former California Democratic chairman Bill Press has a new book out, entitled Buyer’s Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down. Press’ book is a reflection on all the ways President Obama failed to live up to his promises and his liberal-progressive potential, particularly on the issues of health care, gun control and climate change. While liberals and progressives may certainly agree that Barack Obama didn’t quite deliver on many of his promises, one must wonder if Press isn’t being a little too harsh. Appearing on HuffPost Live, Press said that the word he has...

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has drawn some criticism over his “revolutionary” tax plan, by which his Administration would fund programs including universal health care, tuition-free college, major infrastructure repair projects, and more. The main criticism is that it has been short on details. Well, to quote the Bard of Avon, “Wonder on, ’til truth makes all things clear.” Those details have been presented, and they’re not nearly as “revolutionary” as the corporate media and professional economists would have you believe. In fact, such taxes have been in place before – and they worked very well. Not surprisingly, Sanders’ plan would lay...