Monday, July 28, 2025

Tag: Build Back Better act

Defenseless

We want a serious change in our federal spending priorities away from destruction to actual human needs.

Senate slammed for passing ‘bloated’ NDAA but delaying Build Back Better...

“Don’t tell me we can’t afford to fight poverty, cancel student debt, pass paid leave, and defeat the climate crisis,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal after senators approved the $786 billion military spending bill.

What’s that ‘surtax’ doing in Build Back Better?

The new Build Back Better surtax might just turn out to be a giant first tax step toward the more equal America that we all so desperately need.

Build Back Better Act passes House with most ambitious climate provisions...

The legislation still needs to pass the Senate to make a difference.

$285 billion tax cut for the rich is now 2nd most...

“The whole initiative seems deliberately sculpted to hand the American right a weapon to bludgeon Democrats ahead of the election.“

Upend this damaging narrative about spending

Polls say Americans should love the Build Back Better Act — but most are only hearing talking points about its price tag.

Pelosi delays infrastructure vote as Progressives refuse to budge without Build...

“House Progressives have once again demonstrated what effective collective power can do if we stay united in our fight for transformative policies for the American people.”

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Trump’s Epstein problem proves ‘Pedocon Theory’ is real and needs to be mainstreamed

“Pedocon Theory” is real and it’s time Democrats not only acknowledge that, but start using it to win elections.

Tens of thousands protest Trump’s ‘big ugly budget bill’ in nationwide day of action

Organizers and families in over 225 U.S. communities rally against historic cuts to Medicaid, food aid, and education, demanding support for working people over billionaires.

A putz at fascism, too! Trump’s feral, libertarian despotism ordains oligarchy, not centralized dominance...

Trumpist extremism turns out to be a particularly noxious, authoritarian brew better called “oligarchic, authoritarian libertarianism.”

Is the World Order Collapsing?

Will world order will continue as is, with occasional disruptions and non-compliance?

‘Tactical pause’ in name only: Israel kills dozens as starvation crisis deepens in Gaza

As Israel touts limited pauses in its assault on Gaza, humanitarian groups decry continued attacks, worsening famine, and blocked aid as part of a deliberate campaign of suffering.