Tag: Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell’s do-nothing republicans.
America used to have a Senate that served the people.
Senate Republicans are allowing themselves to be used as pawns by...
“Listen up, Senate Republicans and understand that you also are the ones who are on trial alongside Trump.”
As Citizens United turns 10, we need candidates who will fight...
Thanks to a class of reformers elected in 2018, we’ve already begun that process.
Who is worse: Donald Trump or Mitch McConnell?
The two of them have degraded and corrupted American democracy. We need them both out.
Bernie calls McConnell “afraid” for refusing to take up $15 minimum...
"A $15 minimum wage would raise wages for 39 million people and lift millions of Americans out of poverty. Why is McConnell afraid to let us vote on it?”
Democrats bring net neutrality to Senate floor, McConnell ignores their will
"With voters from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly united in support of an open internet, it's only a matter of time before net neutrality is restored."
Bernie urges McConnell to bring $15 minimum wage bill to Senate...
“Workers in America have seen 40 years of wage stagnation.”
How McConnell is killing the Senate
He is the epitome of unprincipled power. History will not treat him kindly.
‘Wouldn’t have happened without our movement:’ Climate leaders celebrate as McConnell...
"This wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the young Kentuckians who took an enormous risk to confront #OilMoneyMitch both in Kentucky and DC. When the youth lead, we win."
Youth climate activists demanding Green New Deal arrested for sit-in at...
"All we want is for him to put our lives above the interests of his campaign donors."
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.