New York Times reporter Kellen Browning is a superfan of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) - in April 2025 he celebrated the "monster crowds" the younger leftist generated on her "Fighting Oligarchy" with older leftist Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Bernie Sanders and Robert Reich accuse America's "billionaire class" of greed "addiction" as they push for aggressive wealth taxes in blue states like New York and California.
Populist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has a long history of support from liberal California voters, formally kicked off a billionaires tax proposal on Wednesday at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.
The senator from Vermont was the only elected leader at the event, which formally kicked off a health care union's campaign to put the tax proposal on the ballot.
As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall's midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a hefty tax on billionaires is turning some of the party's leading figures into adversaries just when Democrats can least afford .. ...