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Pramila Jayapal rejects Manchin demand to slash Biden bill to $1.5T: “Not going to happen”
Igor Derysh
Democrats' battle lines harden — progressives vow they won't let "corporate lobbyists" kill Biden's spending bill
The policies in Congress’ $3.5 trillion budget package are popular — like, really popular
Common Dreams staff
Don't listen to Meghan McCain — polls show sweeping investments in a number of areas are wildly popular
Meet the CEPP, the biggest federal climate policy you’ve never heard of
Zoya Teirstein
It’s convoluted. Democrats can’t agree on it. It still may be the best shot at a major climate law this decade
Infrastructure bill debacle proves Elizabeth Warren right: To get things done, first fix corruption
Amanda Marcotte
Biden's agenda is faltering. Blame lobbyists and moneyed interests with too much control in D.C.
More than half of America’s 100 richest people exploit special trusts to avoid estate taxes
Jeff Ernsthausen, James Bandler, Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan
Secret IRS records show billionaires use special trusts to pass fortunes to heirs without paying any estate tax
Centrist Dems broke a promise on infrastructure. They should not get their “bipartisan” victory now
Amanda Marcotte
Centrists reneged on a deal to pass Biden's agenda. Progressives should adopt an "F around and find out" response
Activists who helped elect Kyrsten Sinema launch CrowdPAC to fund a primary challenger
Igor Derysh
Organizers say if Sinema doesn't vote to end filibuster and back Biden they'll “replace her with someone who will”
When will America break free from the clutches of political grifters?
Thom Hartmann
Donald Trump's crime empire marked the culmination of a Republican cash grab that goes back at least to Reagan
Kyrsten Sinema holding fundraiser with business lobby groups that want to kill Biden’s agenda
Igor Derysh
Sinema is charging up to $5,800 to attend a 45-minute fundraiser with groups that mostly donate to Republicans
America’s fate looks bleak: Will it be oligarchy or autocracy?
Chris Hedges
America's oligarchic classes have united against the Trump cult. But they made him possible in the first place
Big Pharma, medical firms donated $750K to Kyrsten Sinema — then she opposed drug bill
Igor Derysh
Democrats who now oppose the plan to lower prescription drug costs accused of "carrying water for Big Pharma"
Centrist Democrats threaten Biden’s agenda over opposition to lower drug prices
Jon Skolnik, Kenneth Tran
A coalition of moderate Democrats are repeating Big Pharma talking points to prevent drug legislation
Occupy Wall Street set the tone: A decade later, how protests against inequality made the GOP worse
Amanda Marcotte
"We are the 99%!" exposed a reality Americans couldn't unsee, making Democrats better and Republicans somehow worse
Democrats may torpedo their big plan: Shielding billionaire wealth, making it tougher to get aid
Igor Derysh
Corporate lobbyists fight back — and it looks like Rep. Richie Neal and Sen. Joe Manchin are doing their bidding
Buffalo Democrats are trying to stop socialist nominee India Walton by any means necessary
Igor Derysh
Democrats now consider dumping mayor's position, while incumbent stages write-in campaign against Black socialist
When foreign policy goes south: Biden, Afghanistan and the lessons of history
Matthew Rozsa
Eisenhower, Gerald Ford and JFK all survived foreign policy disasters — and Biden can too. The key is honesty
Republican governor welcomes Afghan refugees disparaged as a “scourge” by right-wing media
Zachary Petrizzo
Progressive voices re-affirmed their commitment, while the right went in a frenzy over the prospects of migrants
Who’s responsible for student debt? The One Percent deserve much of the blame
Jeffrey J. Williams
The U.S. has a $1.7 trillion dollar student debt problem, and counting
100,000 new cops and Tom Cotton’s “ban” on critical race theory: Dems vote with GOP in vote-a-rama
Igor Derysh
Democrats gleefully backed “vote-a-rama” amendments from Josh Hawley and Tommy Tuberville to show they love police
The ominous reason why Republican opposition to Biden’s infrastructure spending crumbled
Amanda Marcotte
In the past, the GOP would be rallying their voters against this bill. Their failure to do so now is ominous
Nina Turner defeated by Democratic establishment — her loss is the oligarchy’s gain
Norman Solomon
Mainstream Democrats defeated Turner by defaming her as a Biden-hater. But they haven't turned back the tide
What’s a “Stuck Nation”? America in 2021, paralyzed by injustice and inequality
Bob Hennelly
Book excerpt: What do you call a nation where billionaires fly into space while living standards keep declining?
Why Republicans suddenly seem to be taking COVID seriously
Amanda Marcotte
Vaccine advocacy from Hannity and McConnell gets the media off Republicans' backs, but won't shift public sentiment
How Senate Democrats aim to pass climate policy without Republicans
Zoya Teirstein
Senate Democrats announced some of the climate measures in their $3.5 trillion reconciliation plan
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