News | Politics & Elections Congressional Staffers Announce That They Are Unionizing The announcement came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed support for unionizing staffers. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 4, 2022 Truthout
Politics & Elections Ocasio-Cortez Pans Manchin for Feigning Ignorance on Build Back Better "Where should I direct them to wait out the cold? Manchin's yacht?" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 2, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ocasio-Cortez Says Backing Progressive Over Sinema Would Be “Easiest Decision” Sinema hasn’t “given a compelling case as to why she should be renominated,” Ocasio-Cortez said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 27, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Nina Turner Announces Run for Congress in Likely Rematch Against Shontel Brown Turner ran on a progressive platform last year but was defeated by establishment-backed Rep. Shontel Brown. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 26, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Ocasio-Cortez Urges Biden to Expand At-Home Test Program for Multifamily Homes People in multifamily residences have been unable to order free at-home tests from the Biden administration’s website. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 25, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC Backs Primary Challenger Facing Off Against Anti-Abortion Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar's votes sided with the Trump administration nearly 70 percent of the time. Now he's being primaried. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Ocasio-Cortez Slams NYC Mayor Eric Adams for Disparaging “Low-Skilled Workers” The lawmaker pointed out that describing jobs as “low-skill” is a tool used by the ruling class to suppress wages. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Facing Scrutiny, Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until May Debt advocates celebrated the extension but urged Biden to follow up on a campaign promise to cancel student loans. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 22, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Pressure Amazon to Explain Its Role in Tornado Deaths “Amazon profits should never come at the cost of workers’ lives, health, and safety,” the lawmakers wrote. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 20, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Manchin Suggests He Was Never Planning to Support Reconciliation Bill Proposals He refused to divulge why he decided to formally axe the bill, but vaguely blamed the White House for negotiating. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 20, 2021 Truthout