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Build Back Better Act

A health care nurse helps a patient on June 30, 2021 in District Heights, Maryland.
News
Human Rights

Disability Advocates Give Tepid Welcome to Build Back Better’s Home Care Funding

The investment is half of what was originally promised and is unlikely to address long waiting lists and low wages.
by
Sara Luterman,
The 19th
November 28, 2021
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks with reporters after leaving a Senate Democrat luncheon on October 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News Analysis
Economy & Labor

Workers Deserved Bernie’s Build Back Better, But They’ll Likely Get Manchin’s

The obstacle to the working class achieving real gains is neoliberal ideas that distort the reality of workers’ lives.
by
Nicholas Powers,
Truthout
November 28, 2021
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer leave a news conference with House Democrats about the Build Back Better legislation, outside of the U.S. Capitol on November 17, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News
Politics & Elections

Schumer Got $66K From Top Health Insurance Lobbyist Amid Build Back Better Talks

Senator Chuck Schumer accepted a bundle of campaign contributions from the lobbyist sometime between July and September.
by
Donald Shaw,
Sludge
November 25, 2021
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends a press conference during COP26, on November 10, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland.
News
Immigration

Ocasio-Cortez Leads Campaign to Add Immigration Reform Back Into Reconciliation

The proposal would create a citizenship pathway for Dreamers, TPS holders and essential workers.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
November 23, 2021
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, laughs with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley before their testimony at a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on the 2022 budget for the Defense Department
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War & Peace

Corporate Democrats Quiet as Military Budget Far Exceeds Cost of Biden’s Agenda

Military budgets over the next decade may cost roughly double the combined price tag of Biden’s big agenda items.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
November 23, 2021
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Politics & Elections

AOC Warns of Political Disaster for Democrats If They Under-Deliver on Promises

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that failure to deliver a robust reconciliation bill could fuel “political nihilism.”
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
November 22, 2021
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) conducts his weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
News
Politics & Elections

McCarthy Mocked for 8.5 Hour Long Speech About Hitler, McDonalds, and More

“Gas prices! Thanksgiving!” the GOP leader yelled in one of many non-sequiturs.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
November 19, 2021
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Unmasked people march in protest as one holds a sign reading "LEADERS FIDDLE WHILE HOME BURNS"
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

COP26 Is Over. When Will Congress Do Its Part and Stop Subsidizing Extinction?

Congress should be leading us toward fossil-free energy instead of subsidizing the industry up to $20 billion per year.
by
Andrew Bogrand,
Truthout
November 19, 2021
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Members applaud Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (C) (D-California) and chant her name after she announced the passage of the Build Back Better Act on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on November 19, 2021.
News
Politics & Elections

House Passes Reconciliation Bill With Paid Leave, Universal Pre-K

The bill now goes to the Senate, where negotiations on key measures are still ongoing.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
November 19, 2021
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Pills, pharmacueticals arranged in shape of dollar sign on pale green background
News
Environment & Health

Americans Want Tougher Controls on Drug Prices Than What Democrats Are Offering

A new poll shows the public is unified on lower drug prices, but pharma campaign cash is keeping legislation in check.
by
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Kaiser Health News
November 18, 2021
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