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Biden administration invests in ports to strengthen American supply chains

U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced an investment of more than $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects under the Port Infrastructure Development Program.

Thanks to the Infrastructure bill, the US will work on replacing...

“The American Jobs Plan creates jobs replacing 100% of the nation’s lead pipes and service lines so every American, so every child – can turn on the faucet and be certain to drink clean water.”

Why American workers want Congress to deliver an infrastructure bill

It all starts with the infrastructure bill. Millions of Americans eager for better lives expect Congress to push it over the finish line.

Manchin fumes after Sanders op-ed in West Virginia paper calls out...

"Congress should proceed with caution on any additional spending and I will not vote for a reckless expansion of government programs."

‘This looks like the Exxon infrastructure bill’: Bipartisan deal omits key...

“An infrastructure bill that doesn’t prevent a full-blown climate catastrophe by funding a swift transition to renewable energy would kill millions of Americans.”

In gift to rich tax cheats, Republicans strip IRS funds from...

“Republicans can always be counted on to help billionaires not pay taxes.”

Let them suck Sikorskys, let them eat pork

The Pentagon consumes more fossil fuel than any other entity on Earth.

Manchin under fire for threatening to block infrastructure bill over corporate...

“I think we need a grassroots movement that makes it clear to Joe Manchin... that the progressive agenda is what the American people want,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

New poll shows overwhelming support for climate action as Congress weighs...

The recent evolution of the oil industry’s political stance on a carbon tax has raised a few eyebrows, but it represents more greenwashing, according to Holly Burke of Evergreen Action.

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Trump-Musk Social Security fraud hunt yields chaos, not criminals

An internal document reveals that the Trump administration’s crackdown on supposed fraud in Social Security phone claims has identified just two questionable cases out of more than 110,000—prompting bipartisan outrage and warnings of a politically motivated attack on the program.

Governor Hochul to make New York center of nuclear revival in US

Governor Kathy Hochul has also become involved in promoting nuclear power nationally.

The rise of AI warfare: How autonomous weapons and cognitive warfare are reshaping global...

The future of warfare may be decided by AI, but will humans have a role to play?

The MAGA Movement is Jonestown writ large

The reversion to primitivism bears a striking resemblance to the rise of the MAGA movement.
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‘Surveillance humanitarianism’: As Gaza starves, US-Israeli plan would further weaponize food

With hundreds of trucks with lifesaving aid waiting at the border, many of Gaza’s kitchens have closed, and Palestinians face mass starvation as rations run low.