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Schumer Digs Up Obscure Budget Rule That Could Allow Dems to Bypass Filibuster
The unearthed loophole may provide a path to more Democratic legislative wins -- if the Senate Parliamentarian agrees.
Ted Lieu Slams Deborah Birx for Not Challenging Trump on Failed COVID Response
Former White House COVID response coordinator Birx admitted hundreds of thousands of deaths could have been avoided.
COVID Shut Down Child Care Centers — and Sent Unemployment Soaring for Women
The pandemic has broadly expanded the number of women facing child care crises.
People Paid a Big Price for Prematurely Dropping Pandemic Measures a Century Ago
If we have anything to learn from the 1918 influenza pandemic, it's the risks of an early return to pre-pandemic life.
Anti-Reproductive Rights Doctors Are Promoting a Treatment to “Reverse” Abortion
Health experts are calling for regulators to protect women from harmful methods supported by Christian right activists.
What Does Capitalism in Crisis Look Like? A Ship Stuck in the Suez Canal.
Capitalists are contending with another blow to global supply chains already hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Sanders Calls for Removal of DeJoy as House Dems Move to Block Assault on USPS
House Democrats introduced the DEJOY Act in response to the latest scheme by Trump's handpicked postmaster general.
Faith Communities Must Stop Funding Programs That Reinforce Mass Incarceration
Faith communities must make a choice between reinforcing the carceral state or resisting it.
Colleges Are Using COVID as a Pretext to Make Draconian Cuts to the Humanities
COVID-19 is being used as a pretext to eviscerate departments at both public and private colleges throughout the U.S.
Progressive Lawmakers Met With the White House to Discuss Action on Filibuster
The meeting reaffirmed Biden's commitment to a $15 wage but did not clarify how he will approach the filibuster.