Tag: Congress
Progressives can’t depend on the Congressional Progressive Caucus
We can’t depend on the Congressional Progressive Caucus to provide the kind of leadership we need. It must come from the grassroots.
Rep. Jamaal Brown introduces legislation that will propose income tax reform...
The introduced tax code for the nearly 700 billionaires would raise $1 trillion over ten years, according to a press release.
Progressives hand Biden list of 55 executive actions because ‘working people...
"Taken together, these actions will have an immediate and meaningful impact on people's lives," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Why getting Congress to fund help for US children in poverty...
The Build Back Better bill, the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s domestic policy, cleared the House of Representatives by a slender margin...
As job gains slow, the Fed and Congress apply the wrong...
This is hardly the time to put on the fiscal brakes.
200+ groups to Democrats in Congress: No holiday recess until you...
“Our democracy is under attack across the country, and Senate Democrats must do whatever it takes—right now—to get these critical voting rights bills signed into law.”
Since Congress lifted crude export ban in 2015, US has dropped...
Oil and gas exports from the Gulf Coast have surged by nearly 600 percent, and fossil fuel production in the Permian Basin has grown by 135 percent.
As SCOTUS considers ‘extinguishing’ right to abortion, calls mount for Congress...
“Despite the protections that the legal framework like Roe provides, it has never been enough,” said one doctor. “We continue to work toward reproductive justice.”
Women play a critical role in diplomacy and security, so why...
The benefits of increasing the numbers of women in foreign policy and security cannot be overstated.
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Sanders pushes ‘Pensions for All’ to confront corporate greed and America’s retirement crisis
With nearly half of older workers having no retirement savings, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces sweeping legislation to guarantee all Americans the same pension security enjoyed by members of Congress.
House Republicans move to block EPA action on toxic PFAS in farm fertilizers
A provision in the latest GOP spending bill would halt enforcement of an EPA risk assessment warning that sewage sludge fertilizer contaminates farmland with cancer-linked forever chemicals.
Trump turns on MAGA over Epstein files as transparency backlash grows
Trump once capitalized on Epstein conspiracy theories to galvanize his base. Now, facing demands for accountability, he lashes out at the very supporters who helped propel him back into power.
Nuclear reactors stoke the climate they claim to cool
Heatwaves force European reactors offline while solar keeps the lights on.
Vermont installs beaver-saving, flood-preventing device
Beaver deceivers are known to be "humane infrastructure designed to regulate water levels while allowing beavers to remain in place."