News | Politics & Elections Warren, Sanders Lost Over 100k Twitter Followers Each After Elon Musk Takeover The report is yet more evidence of Musk’s reign driving Twitter into catering to the far right. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 29, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Workers Livid as Biden Urges Congress to Pass Rail Contract Without Sick Leave “This was the ‘which side are you on?’ moment, and the White House chose the railroad bosses,” one labor reporter wrote. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 29, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Cover Rail Workers’ Paid Sick Leave The CEO of BNSF Railway's parent company saw his wealth jump by nearly $1.4 billion in a single day earlier this week. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams November 25, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Seeks Role as Senate Health Chair With “Focus on Universal Health Care” As chair of the HELP committee, he would focus on Medicare for All, workers’ rights and affordable higher education. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 18, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders: Democrats Must Curb Billionaires’ Grip on Elections to Save Democracy Sanders said the amount of billionaire money that has been poured into the election is “disgusting.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Bernie Sanders Rips Billionaires for Trying to Buy Midterm Victories Looking beyond Tuesday's vote, Sanders said, "Don't think that it's all over on Election Day, no matter what happens." By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams November 7, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Warren, Sanders Slam Federal Reserve’s “Disregard” for Working Families Lawmakers are criticizing the Federal Reserve’s relentless rate hikes, which are projected to put millions out of work. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 1, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor “Political Game Changer”: Biden Calls for Tax on Big Oil’s Excess Profits “This is exactly the type of leadership we’ve been waiting for from President Biden,” one climate activist said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 31, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders: GOP Wants to Repeal Estate Tax, Give Elon Musk’s Family $83B Tax Break If the estate tax were repealed, it would give $1.75 trillion in tax breaks to the 0.1 percent, he said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 28, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Slams Republicans’ Plans to Cut Social Security and Medicare in Op-Ed Sanders said that the “simple reality” is that Republicans aren’t concerned with issues facing the working class. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 26, 2022 Truthout