News | Politics & Elections Rashida Tlaib Will Give Progressive Speech Countering Biden’s State of the Union The speech is expected to urge Biden and Democrats to continue pursuing the president’s social agenda. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 23, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Efforts to Limit Drug Prices Are Stalled — and Pharma Is Seizing an Opening Big Pharma is jacking up drug prices. Democrats worry their failure to curb prices will cost them seats in the midterms. By Igor Derysh , Salon February 3, 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
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections We Can’t Let Build Back Better Be Replaced With Manchin’s Wish List Before any deal is worked out, Sen. Joe Manchin will surely flex his political muscles again and again, and yet again. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout February 1, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Manchin Received Record Donations While Killing Democrats’ Signature Legislation The largest share of corporate PAC donations came from the fossil fuel, finance and insurance industries. By David Moore & Donald Shaw , Sludge January 31, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Pharma Hikes Cost of 866 Drugs While Lobbying to Kill Build Back Better Bernie Sanders condemned the price increases as "profoundly wrong" and called on Congress to act. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 31, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Manchin Got Huge Donation From GOP Megadonor After Tanking Build Back Better Republican donor Ken Langone, who supported Trump's 2016 campaign, gave $5,000 to Sen. Joe Manchin's Country Roads PAC. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams January 29, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections “No More Hiding”: Sanders Says It’s Time to Vote on Build Back Better Sanders said every Republican and Democrat should be forced take a position on these essential policies. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 27, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Biden’s Wing of the Democratic Party Is Sinking His Presidency Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer have no control of their party, or any plan to fix what is shaping up to be an awful year. By John Knefel , Truthout January 19, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections If Dems Don’t Deliver on Health Care, They May Suffer in Midterms, Jayapal Warns Pharmaceutical companies are raising prices for prescription drugs at will and the party in power may face consequences. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 18, 2022 Truthout