Tag: Build Back Better act
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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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Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.
The conservative ‘plan’ to dismantle public schools is entering the home stretch
The Republican Party’s crusade to cap or abolish local property taxes is the latest tactic in their effort to drain funding from public education.