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How Joe Biden lost Joe Manchin — and how he can win him back
Heather Digby Parton
The huge comprehensive deal that Democrats wanted may be dead — but not all is lost
“Bulls—“: Colleagues blast Joe Manchin for killing Biden’s Build Back Better agenda
Common Dreams staff
"He doesn’t have the courage to stand up to powerful special interests," Sen. Bernie Sanders said
White House officials stunned as Manchin ends Build Back Better talks with little warning
Brett Bachman
“We tried to head him off,” one official told POLITICO, but Manchin “refused to take a call from White House staff"
What Republicans know that Democrats don’t: Power matters more than policy
Amanda Marcotte
Democrats are more popular than Republicans — but that doesn't matter if Republicans defeat democracy
West Virginia Sen. Manchin takes the teeth out of Democrats’ plan for seniors’ dental care
Phil Galewitz
While demand for dental services would go up with the benefit, dentists' most lucrative patients would be gone
“Reckless misuse of resources”: Congress passes $778 billion military budget
Jake Johnson
"There was no CBO score needed. No concern about the deficit. No mention of inflation," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman
This man lives in the paranoid alternate universe of Fox News — so you don’t have to
Chauncey DeVega
Researcher Andrew Lawrence marinates daily in the racist terror and apocalypse porn of Tucker Carlson and friends
“History made!” Buffalo Starbucks workers vote to form chain’s first union in U.S.
Julia Conley
The coffee chain launched an aggressive anti-union campaign as three of its stores attempted to unionize
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren demand end to filibuster to save abortion rights
Jon Queally
Progressive rivals from 2020 call for vote to codify Roe v. Wade — which would mean ditching the filibuster
“Triumph for democracy”: Socialist candidate takes commanding lead in Honduran election
Kenny Stancil
After a U.S.-sponsored coup in 2009 and a likely stolen election in 2017, observers urge continued vigilance
Republicans who voted for Trump tax cuts now accuse Democrats of slashing taxes for the rich
Igor Derysh
New Republican ads attack Democrats on Build Back Better — which will actually raise taxes on wealthiest Americans
Biden moves to replace Trump-picked USPS board members
Jake Johnson
"We need a Postal Service board of governors that is committed to replacing Mr. DeJoy"
Manchin and Sinema pull billionaire GOP donors as they scale back Build Back Better
Alex Henderson
"They have won growing financial support from conservative-leaning donors and business executives," the NYT reports
In the PBS doc “Storm Lake,” a tiny Iowa paper fights for the future of high-quality local news
Gary M. Kramer
Salon talks to the filmmakers about The Storm Lake Times' no-nonsense mission to cover all the news that's local
Meet Tom Suozzi, the Democrat who wants tax cuts for the rich jammed into Build Back Better
Igor Derysh
Centrist Rep. Tom Suozzi has spent weeks railing against the left, claims massive tax break is “very progressive"
Democrats and the dark road ahead: There’s hope — if we look past 2022 (and maybe 2024 too)
Andrew O'Hehir
Democrats face a '22 wipeout — and after that the horror-movie sequel. But there's still a future to fight for
Historian Nancy MacLean: We’re seeing a right-wing plan built on “decades of disinformation”
Chauncey DeVega
MacLean published "Democracy in Chains" four years ago — and says it's "gut-wrenching" to see it come to life
Sorry, Josh Hawley, the left doesn’t hate masculinity — women just don’t want to make you a sandwich
Amanda Marcotte
Hawley competes for Trump's crowd with needlenecked complaints of porn and video games
Democrats’ plans to expand Medicare benefits may pinch Advantage plans’ funding
Michelle Andrews
Proposed additional benefits to Medicare could raise premiums for Advantage plan members
To beat back fascism, Democrats must harness the showbiz energy that helped win 2020
Danny Goldberg
Pop culture figures played a major role in beating Donald Trump. Democrats may need them now more than ever
Socialist candidate India Walton defeated by write-in candidate for Buffalo mayor
Jon Skolnik
Incumbent Mayor Byron Brown pulled out an unexpected comeback after a bitter defeat in the Democratic primary
Can Phil Murphy break New Jersey Democrats’ second-term losing streak?
Bob Hennelly
Murphy likely to hold his seat, but Democrats' struggle to connect with their base is visible across the state
Joe Manchin is blocking Build Back Better — and that’s making him richer
Andy Hirschfeld
Manchin's blockade of climate change measures has sent coal prices soaring — and made fossil-fuel investors happy
Fighting to preserve Trump’s legacy: Manchin and Sinema cement his only legislative achievement
Heather Digby Parton
Trump tax cuts poised to stay intact after Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema go to the mat to save them
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