Tag: progressives
How a recent win and loss show the growing strength of...
It may not come as quickly as the left might like but slowly building power and creating momentum with bold policy ideas is the smartest way forward for the progressive left.
Progressives pressure Biden administration to extend student loan moratorium
“Let’s act NOW to protect them, before it’s too late.”
How women of color in Congress are pushing a grassroots agenda
Despite roadblocks, "the Squad” has pushed progressive legislation, scrutinized the powerful, and changed the conversation around who gets to hold political power.
Who’s afraid of Nina Turner?
What’s at stake in the special election is whether progressives will gain a dynamic champion in the House of Representatives.
What should progressives be insisting on?
This is going to be a list, borrowed from other lists...
Warning against ‘Exxon infrastructure deal,’ progressives say jobs package must center...
“Enough negotiating with Republicans pushing environmental injustice. We should be the ones the Biden administration prioritizes at the table.”
‘No reconciliation bill, no deal’: Sanders says progressive package must come...
"No reconciliation bill, no deal. We need transformative change NOW."
‘Manchin must wake up’ or face up: Progressives demand floor debate...
“79% of West Virginia voters support the For the People Act,” said Common Cause. “Why doesn’t Sen. Joe Manchin?”
‘$2 trillion was already the compromise’: Progressive revolt brews over Biden’s...
“The president can’t expect us to vote for an infrastructure deal dictated by the Republican Party,” said Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
Congresswoman Jayapal misses the mark by saying Biden deserves an ‘A’...
To effectively confront the enormous problems facing our country and world, progressives need to soberly assess everything—good, bad and mixed.
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Trump quietly expands corporate tax breaks while threatening states over food aid
Treasury guidance weakens corporate minimum tax as the Agriculture Department warns states to “undo” full November SNAP payments amid shutdown confusion.
Bill Gates gave $3.5M to think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
Military moral injury, iolence, and the parable of the Guinea worm
An unexpected encounter with compassion.
Taxing the rich is key to challenging the far-right
There are many things that need to change in this world. But one thing is clear: anyone who claims to oppose the rise of the far right must, at the very least, support higher taxes on extreme wealth.
Different battles, same struggle: The US war on China, Venezuela, and the international left
We must remember that these are not separate crises, but different fronts of the same struggle. And to resist one is to resist them all.