Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Biden wants corporations to pay for his $2 trillion infrastructure plans, echoing a history...

Put simply, a reasonable level of taxation can be thought of as the price corporations pay for all the benefits of American taxpayers have given them.

Biden’s American Jobs Plan met with criticism from progressive activists and environmentalists

“There are a lot wins for us in this package. Despite those wins, the plan lacks a commitment to the full scale of transformation that is needed of our economy.”

The liberal contempt for Martin Luther King’s final year

“It challenges the imagination to contemplate what lives we could transform if we were to cease killing.”

Pentagon to lift Trump-era ban on transgender troops

“Trans rights are human rights,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, “and on this #TransDayOfVisibility, I’m pleased to announce we've updated DoD policy on the open service of transgender individuals.”

Will Biden’s Central American plan slow migration (or speed it up)?

The new border politics of the Biden era are actually ancient history.

Pressed by Sanders, Democrats aim to lower Medicare eligibility age in recovery package

"In the rescue plan, we were able to take a major step forward in lowering child poverty—very important. Now I want to deal with issues facing seniors as well."

Hey, wealthy tax cheat, hearing any footsteps yet?

Our biggest tax evaders have been living high on the hog. They may soon have cause to worry.

‘Revolutionary moment’: Biden White House announces major boost for offshore wind

“As our country faces the interlocking challenges of a global pandemic, economic downturn, racial injustice, and the climate crisis, we must transition to a brighter future for everyone.”

If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985,...

The 2020 bonus pool for 182,100 securities industry employees could pay for more than 1 million jobs paying $15 per hour for a year.

How to make sure Biden’s infrastructure plan can hold up to climate change –...

What if infrastructure were designed to meet shorter-term needs and also be easily adapted later for the future climate?