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Democrats Slam GOP Demand for No Corporate Tax Hikes in Infrastructure Plan
The GOP has yet to publicly offer concrete suggestions, signaling to some that they're uninterested in negotiating.
The US’s Biggest County Jails Are Sites of Extreme Environmental Injustice
Patterns of incarceration lay bare the relationship between race, poverty and pollution.
Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits Alone Could Pay for Most of Infrastructure Plan
American billionaires’ collective wealth has grown by 55 percent to a whopping $4.56 trillion during the pandemic.
Support for Infrastructure Plan Goes Up When Corporate Tax Increase Is Mentioned
Biden is proposing increasing the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent to help pay for the plan.
Families Should Expect Child Tax Credit Payments Starting in July, IRS Says
Depending on children's ages, families can expect between $250 to $300 per month in payments for each child.
Arkansas Republicans Who Pushed Anti-Trans Bill Pass a Bill to Teach Creationism
The right's anti-trans push and the move to return creationism to the classroom emphasizes an anti-science connection.
Kyrsten Sinema Exploring Federal Minimum Wage of $11, Lower Than Her Own State’s
Sinema is looking into raising the federal minimum wage to $11 an hour, but the minimum wage in her state is $12.15.
Democrats in Congress Are Planning to Move Ahead on Expanding the Supreme Court
The legislation comes the same week President Joe Biden established a commission to examine changes to the High Court.
Nobel Laureates, Ex-World Leaders Urge Biden to Back WTO Waiver for Vaccines
Waiving World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property rules will speed up global vaccine access.
Poll Finds More Democrats Are Enthusiastic About Voting in 2022 Than Republicans
There are several seats up for grabs in 2022 that could be hotly contested by progressives.