Joe Biden says his hands are tied on a $15 minimum wage. That's not true | David Sirota

Democrats argue that it's impossible to deliver a higher minimum wage, when there are plenty of ways to overcome this impasse

When a Republican is president, Democratic politicians, pundits and activists will tell you that the presidency is an all-powerful office that can do anything it wants. When a Democrat is president, these same politicians, pundits and activists will tell you that the presidency has no power to do anything. In fact, they will tell you a Democratic president cannot even use the bully pulpit and other forms of pressure to try to shift the votes of senators in his own party.

A tale from history proves this latter myth is complete garbage - and that tale is newly relevant in today's supercharged debate over a $15 minimum wage.