Monday, September 28, 2026

Tag: President Joe Biden

Reasons for optimism? President Biden’s first month

Considering what we might have expected from his long and often troubling record in government, Biden’s tone and actions so far should give American progressives some reason for cautious optimism during this very difficult time.

New economic study ‘demolishes’ myth about student debt parroted by Joe...

“The vast majority of borrowers that benefit from forgiveness hail from low- and lower-income communities,” the study’s authors affirmed.

Biden ‘can and must go big,’ say progressives urging president to...

“Far more than $10,000 in cancellation is required to provide aid that 44 million families and the economy need.”

Coalition calls for justice telling Biden to pardon non-violent federal marijuana...

A coalition of business groups and criminal justice reform advocates are holding President Biden accountable in following through with his campaign promise...

Trump is history. It’s Joe Biden who’s changing America

The stars are now better aligned for fundamental reform than they’ve been since Reagan.

‘A day peace activists… Have been waiting for’: Biden vows to...

“This decision is the result of years of activism from Yemeni Americans and grassroots activists all over the world. Congrats to lovers of peace everywhere who know #YemenCantWait.”

After the Muslim ban

I’m glad Biden repealed Trump’s Muslim ban, but the work of repairing the harm is just beginning.

Back to Cold War 2.0 with Biden and his ‘diplomacy-favoring’ Secretary...

Who’s the U.S. to demand that Russia free anyone?

Biden must not surrender

The multiple crises engulfing America are huge. The window of opportunity for addressing them is small.

Biden can’t heal America by himself. Here’s how to help

“We may come from different places, hold different beliefs, but we share in common a love for this country.”

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The Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Photo: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
The Melrose Gate at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. Photo: Chris Brown (zoonabar) / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
A press briefing at the White House. Photo: The White House

Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: FEMA/Bill Koplitz, via Wikimedia Commons

The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...

If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
The Knesset, Israel's parliament building, in Jerusalem. Photo: Gary Todd, via Wikimedia Commons

Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?

New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.