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4 Senate Dems Say They Won’t Back Budget Deal If Manchin Axes Climate Provisions
Tense budget negotiations are raising fears that key climate programs will be cut ahead of UN climate talks.
Omar, Ocasio-Cortez Give Biden Deadline on Student Debt Cancelation Memo
“It is time for you to honor your campaign pledge and use this authority to cancel all student debt,” the lawmakers say.
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Manchin for Demanding Cuts to Child-Related Programs
Manchin is demanding that progressives choose between the child tax credit, paid family leave or child care funding.
Ending Unemployment Benefits Had Little Impact on Job Growth
A mixed jobs report shows many of the lowest-paying industries are losing jobs.
Biden Aims to Keep Trump Drug Policy That Widened Racial Disparities
Criminal legal reformers blame the Trump-era policy for increasing overdoses and worsening mass incarceration.
Manchin’s Gutting of Biden Agenda Would Cut 2 Million Jobs Per Year
Analysis shows Manchin's cuts would lead to his own home state seeing 9,880 fewer jobs each year.
Hurricanes Aren’t Just Natural Disasters — They Also Fuel Inequality
Hurricane Ida showed that natural disasters are good at making poor people poorer and rich people richer.
Liberal Pleas for “Unity” Legitimize the Virulent Politics of the Far Right
Unity isn’t the answer. Just because Biden’s in charge doesn’t mean we should be less alarmed about U.S. state violence.
New Report Reveals Trump Urged DOJ to Overturn Election at Least 9 Times
The report details the depths of the pressure campaign that Trump and his allies waged on the Justice Department.
To Understand the Debt Ceiling Crisis, Observe the Far Right Clown Show in Idaho
An executive branch scrum in Idaho explains many things about the state of the GOP.