Thursday, January 23, 2025

Tag: Congress

Private prisons poised to reap billions as Laken Riley Act passes...

Corporate interests dominate immigration policy under new legislation.

Democrats have a massive opportunity as a pure opposition party

If they want to win, Democrats should view themselves not as the minority—but as the opposition.

Angling toward Armageddon

You might think that the Washington establishment would be hard at work trying to prevent the ultimate catastrophe—a nuclear war.

Rising homelessness highlights need to invest in proven solutions, reject policies...

Reducing, and ultimately solving, homelessness will require expanding rental assistance and access to supportive services.

Why Congress members face a lawsuit for funding Israel’s war on...

Suing Congress members who are complicit in genocide is a good step for exposing—and organizing against—the power of the warfare state.

$883.7 billion NDAA passed amid Pentagon audit failures and controversial policies

Congress approves $883.7 billion defense budget despite Pentagon’s audit failures and criticism over waste, cultural policies, and misplaced spending priorities.

Bernie Sanders leads charge to block $20 billion arms sale to...

Senator Bernie Sanders pledges to introduce a resolution to halt a massive U.S. arms deal with Israel, responding to widespread criticism of American complicity in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The smearing of Cori Bush for being truthful about the Gaza...

Such formulaic manipulation has long been fundamental to claims that the Israeli government represents “the Jewish people” and criticisms of its actions are “antisemitic.”

The Democratic Party’s culture of loyalty

When some of the best progressive members of Congress fall under the spell of such contorted loyalty, it’s an indication that deference to the leadership of the Democratic Party has come at much too high a price.

Mass arrests at Jewish-led protest in US House Building ahead of...

Hundreds, including rabbis, detained while protesting U.S. support for Israel’s Gaza offensive and Netanyahu’s upcoming address to Congress.

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Private prisons poised to reap billions as Laken Riley Act passes Congress

Corporate interests dominate immigration policy under new legislation.

Trump attacks Bishop for plea of mercy, calling for LGBTQ+ and immigrant compassion in...

“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”

Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on drug prices, halting efforts to lower costs

Trump reverses progress on drug affordability, halting Medicare and Medicaid cost-saving initiatives.

The Essentiality of Individualism in Modern America

The time for Individualism no longer belongs to the past; we must embrace it today.

Should climate activists target fossil fuel subsidies?

It’s hard to imagine Sanders and Musk actually agreeing on much, but the message from Sanders got me wondering about another area of wild government overspending: fossil fuel subsidies.