House passes comprehensive marijuana reform legislation historically de-scheduling marijuana
“We are grateful that members of Congress have rightly come to the realization that the drug war has exacerbated the racial injustices in this country...”
Critics of canceling student debt aren’t afraid it won’t work—they’re afraid it will
Let’s hope a Biden administration doesn’t listen to these bad-faith critics.
Inhumane, criminal: What the US Congress is refusing to do for desperate Americans
While Americans are suffering, these politicians in the Senate don’t lack for anything. In this Congress more than half of its members are millionaires.
The ‘Great Reset’ is both a neoliberal fantasy and a right wing conspiracy theory
So many ordinary people choose to believe in grotesque conspiracy theories and often blame others rather than the deeply flawed free market system.
McConnell pushes for ‘3-Martini Lunch’ Deduction while letting millions of Americans go hungry
“Mitch McConnell’s ‘new’ Covid relief bill gives CEOs a 100% tax deduction for a 3-martini lunch, but ZERO to the 26 million who don't have enough food to eat.”
UK proposes ban on live animal exports for slaughter
"Today marks a major step forward in delivering on our manifesto commitment to end live exports for slaughter."
The Biden presidency: A new era, or a fragile interregnum?
Hewing to its centrist instincts will be a disaster for the Biden administration. The left must seize the initiative.
Trump backs Senate GOP’s pay freeze for federal workers while giving the rich a...
“In the context of budgetary constraints and the recent, pandemic-related impacts on non-Federal labor markets, the Administration supports the policy in the bill to maintain for 2021 the current level of Federal civilian employee pay.”
‘Bye-bye, Betsy DeVos. You won’t be missed,’ says Sanders as billionaire education secretary attacks...
“What do you call a billionaire who registered a $40 million, 164-foot yacht in the Cayman Islands to avoid $2.4 million in U.S. taxes, while undermining public schools? The worst Education Secretary in the history of America.”
Reach out into darkness; come together, right now
Now is the time to roll up our sleeves and get down to the business of working together.