New polling shows House Democrats who won’t back Green New Deal could be ousted...
"Just how popular is the #GreenNewDeal? So popular that opposing it opens Democrats up to serious primary challenges."
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Some Progressives plan to reject House rules package over PAYGO spending restraints
New York Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and California Rep. Ro Khanna openly spoke out about their intent to reject the provision, which "requires that new spending be offset by matching cuts or increases in revenue."
Applause as Warren shows support for Green New Deal – the plan ‘every serious...
"Senator Warren has been a longtime advocate of aggressively addressing climate change and shifting toward renewables, and supports the idea of a Green New Deal to ambitiously tackle our climate crisis, economic inequality, and racial injustice."
Federal employees’ union sues Trump administration as 420,000 work without pay during shutdown
The American Federation of Government Employees, or AFGE, says it’s illegal for federal workers to be forced to work without pay.
Only 1 out of 36 newly elected female representatives in Congress is Republican –...
For legitimate representative governance, each party needs to contain a strong core of elected women. The American government and governing system would be better with more women on each side of the aisle.
Border patrol fires tear gas at asylum seekers, hitting women, children, and journalists
U.S. authorities fired tear gas at migrants at the Mexican border during the first hours of the new year.
(Belief in) this lie called Democracy
So long as we continue to allow private money into electoral politics, there will never be the foundation for a true democracy...
America’s New Year’s resolution: Remove Trump
Republican members of Congress must join with Democrats to get this task done as quickly as possible.
‘What kind of maniacs are running this country?:’ Pentagon rings in New Year with...
"Maybe a little more 'Happy New Year!' and a little less 'Watch... our powerful bombs of mass destruction.'"