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Biden Administration
If Biden Wants to End Death Penalty, He Must Also End Death by Incarceration
More people are serving death-by-incarceration sentences today than the total number of people in prison in the 1970s.
Biden’s Immigration Declarations Open Up New Political Terrain for Organizers
The U.S. will need to both undo the damage already done by Trump and move away from imperialist foreign policy.
Biden Pushes “Wartime Effort” to Fight COVID as US Death Toll Tops 410,000
Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to increase COVID-19 testing and the production of vaccine supplies.
Biden Has Extended Eviction Moratorium — Now It’s Time for More
The existing eviction moratorium failed to uniformly keep landlords from pushing low-income families out of their homes.
Cornel West and Maria Hinojosa Discuss Promise and Dangers of the Biden Admin
Hinojosa says parts of Biden's agenda are promising, but lack urgency. “He's got to be bold,” West says.
The US Is Back in the Paris Agreement, But More Is Needed to Stave Off Disaster
Activists are demanding the Biden-Harris administration pass a sweeping jobs bill to address the climate crisis head-on.
It’s Time for the Left to Pressure Biden — and the Political Class as a Whole
“It's going to take the work of progressives, of social movements to really get it done,” said Waleed Shahid.
Biden Needs to Make Closing the Racial Wealth Divide a Priority on Day One
The incoming administration can take bold action by creating a White House Office of Racial Economic Equity.
Biden’s Labor Secretary Pick Personifies Compromise — That’s Not What We Need
Marty Walsh would be the first labor leader in the position since the '70s, but he's also the epitome of a bureaucrat.
Upon His Inauguration, Biden Should Commute All Federal Death Sentences
In the immediate term, Biden can place a moratorium on federal executions for at least the next decade.