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GOP Proposes Massive Coal Industry Handout, No Direct COVID Relief Payments
Senate Republicans call for $161 million handout to coal industry after nixing COVID relief for struggling Americans.

Sanders Condemns Trump Effort to Rush COVID Vaccine Before Election
The senator's remarks came hours after Trump suggested a vaccine could be put to market “before a very special day.”

Payroll Tax Cut Would Fully Deplete Social Security by 2023, Chief Actuary Says
The Social Security Administration's chief actuary confirmed the destructive consequences warned of by progressives.

Reforms Are Won When Social Movements Inflict Real Costs on the Economic Elite
Victory requires disrupting the interests of capital, says Kevin A. Young, co-author of “Levers of Power.”

I Participated in the DNC Rules Committee. I Don’t Believe the Party Is United.
The inner workings of the DNC reveal a leadership quick to shut down democratization efforts from within.

The Democratic Convention Aims for the Center and Spurns Progressives
The “People’s Convention” organized by the Progressive Democrats offers a stark contrast to the DNC's centrism.

AOC Slams NBC News for “Malicious and Misleading” Tweet About Her DNC Appearance
The news network corrected the record at 1 am on Wednesday morning, which Ocasio-Cortez also criticized.

The Convention’s First Night Was Filled With Sorrow — as It Should Be
Kristin Urquiza said of her father, who died of COVID, “His only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump.”

In DNC Speech, Sanders Urges Popular Front to Defeat Donald Trump
Under Trump's administration, the “unthinkable has become normal,” said Sanders.

Sanders and Obama: Trump’s Attack on Postal Service a Direct Assault on Election
Tens of millions of Americans could be effectively disenfranchised in the November election due to Trump.