Politics

"The passage of a $15 federal minimum wage and elimination of the subminimum wages for tipped workers, workers with disabilities, and youth workers would guarantee a livable wage for all workers."

In a historic move, President Joe Biden announces his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and reshaping the Democratic primary landscape.

Jackson will become the first Black woman and public defender to serve in 233 years.

The year in campaign finance had highs and lows (mostly lows).

Organizations receiving funding cannot even counsel pregnant women on the option of abortion, or else they risk losing all U.S. funding.

Scanning ahead, what major talking points or legislative agendas won’t end badly for Republicans, whether passed or not? Doubling-down, the reflexive GOP way, now invites double-jeopardy, especially as the Trump/Rightwing keeps marching into its own self-made political mine field.

Can NATO ever be the force for peace that it claims and conclude that its refusal to learn from the deadly results of its own actions only makes it increasingly dangerous?

Three Republicans voted with House Democrats to approve the Climate Action Now bill – the first major climate change legislation in a decade.

Trump is said to be seeking ways to accelerate the campaign against Daesh.

The nickname that corporate media have bestowed on him, “Lunch Bucket Joe,” is wide of the mark. A bull’s-eye is “Wall Street Joe.”