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Military-Industrial Complex Exerts Powerful Influence on Biden’s Foreign Policy
Defense firms have spent about $127 million a year on lobbyists, and $25 million per election on campaign donations.
Pharma Stocks Take a Hit as Biden Backs Vaccine Patent Waiver
The potentially seismic move came after weeks of tireless campaigning by progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups.
Progressives in Congress Should Unite to Slash Biden’s Military Budget
Progressives uniting as a block to resist out-of-control military spending would be a no-nonsense exercise of raw power.
If Biden Wants to Truly End War on Terror, He Must Release Guantánamo Prisoners
Two dozen senators have called Guantánamo a “symbol of lawlessness and human rights abuses” in a letter to Biden.
Republicans Are Suing to Use Stimulus Relief to Cut Taxes. It’s All Theater.
The lawsuits from 16 GOP-led states are more likely to score political points than prevail in court.
Seattle City Council Calls on Biden to Support Vaccine Patent Waiver
The pharmaceutical industry, meanwhile, is aggressively lobbying the Biden White House to maintain its opposition.
Biden to Publicly Recognize Armenian Genocide, Ending Decades of US Silence
Advocates welcome the effective end of “the longest lasting foreign gag rule in American history.”
Sanders and Bowman Push Biden to Bolster SSI for People With Disabilities
Supplemental Security Income is a lifeline for around 8 million elderly Americans and people with disabilities.
Progressives Fume as Democrats Eye Smaller Corporate Tax Hike
Senate Democrats hope to mollify centrists to move Biden's infrastructure plan forward amid unified GOP opposition.
Biden Vows to Raise Refugee Cap After Backlash But Leaves the Number Uncertain
The White House promised to raise the refugee cap following outcry over its decision to keep a Trump-era limit in place.