Thursday, October 22, 2026

Tag: progressives

A deal’s a deal’: Progressive leader holds strong on $3.5 trillion...

"Instead of undercutting the president ahead of an election year, progressives are the ones keeping the full Biden agenda on track."

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.

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to decide whether federal courts can review his detention

Justice Alito twice extended the filing deadline, and the full Third Circuit declined to rehear the case by a single vote.
A grocery store that accepts food stamps in New Orleans. Photo: Karen Apricot / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Analysis estimates 1.5 million Latinos have lost SNAP benefits since the tax law passed

Texas and Arizona account for more than 596,000 of the estimated losses in the seven states the groups examined, and the method assumes every enrollee was equally likely to be cut.
A female polar bear with cubs along the Beaufort Sea coast. Photo: Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (public domain)

Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...

The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.
Protesters outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, the day of the Dobbs decision. Photo: John Brighenti / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs

Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
Downtown Ruidoso, New Mexico. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

“The River Can’t Be Trusted”

After wildfires scarred the Sacramento Mountains above Ruidoso, New Mexico, the community was under heightened threat of catastrophic flooding. Officials were aware but continued to promote the town to tourists who were oblivious to the danger.