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I’m glad Biden repealed Trump’s Muslim ban, but the work of repairing the harm is just beginning.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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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.