Bernie Sanders introduces Paycheck Security Act to protect millions of employees during coronavirus pandemic
“Without aggressive action to help workers keep their jobs and businesses stay open, we risk an economic disaster that could take decades to repair.”
Cigna drops EpiPen as CVS sells less expensive generic
“The Democratic Party has got to stand up to the greed of the pharmaceutical industry.”
Pete Peterson’s ghost
Peterson did great harm to people who were far more vulnerable than he was. And, unfortunately, his work lives on.
The DNC fiddles while the world burns
While election year politics dominates the news, the control of both major U.S. political parties by the fossil fuel industry and the military-industrial complex makes the policies they agree on more dangerous than their disagreements.
Private companies get rich off of Trump administration’s controversial policy that separates migrant children...
A recent Yahoo News report revealed that through federal government contracts private companies are receiving millions of dollars to provide housing and additional services to migrant children.
Voters across US decide future of abortion rights, passing measures in 7 states but...
"Every victory counts, and every setback is a reminder of the work that remains to secure bodily autonomy for all Americans.”
Baltimore set to become first major American city to ban water privatization
"Access to clean and affordable water should be looked at as a basic human right."
‘I’m bringing my bullhorn to Congress:’ Rashida Tlaib poised to become first Muslim Congresswoman
Tlaib is a Democratic Socialist who supports the Palestinian right of return and a one-state solution, Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and abolishing ICE.
Why progressives must not give Joe Biden a political honeymoon
Silence or grumbling acquiescence as the Biden presidency takes shape would amount to a political repetition disorder of the sort that ushered in disastrous political results under the Clinton and Obama administrations.
#WalkOutToVote: Harnessing demand for change, youth-led alliance set to bring power to polls
The youth-led Future Coalition has organized hundreds of walkouts at high schools and colleges across the nation for Nov. 6 to make sure young people get to the polls in record numbers.