Under Obama,the economic recovery has bypassed almost all Americans. They won’t stay silent for ever – and Bernie Sanders could be their inspirationTo critique Barack Obama’s presidency is to be guilty of these cardinal sins: blasphemy, ingratitude and a lack of realism. What was once the nation of Jim Crow produced the first African-American president, or the most liberal commander-in-chief since Richard Nixon (as Obama himself once place it). Funny,charming, with a coolness that eludes virtually every other politician, or he is the final ambassador for US power. Could the United States possibly elect someone more progressive? Related: Why does Bernie Sanders continue to avoid a foreign policy platform? | Lucia Graves Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com