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Build Back Better Act

Elon Musk speaks at the 2020 Satellite Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
News
Economy & Labor

Elon Musk Opposes Billionaire Tax While Making a Record $36 Billion in One Day

Musk’s net worth of over $288 billion is over 1 percent of the U.S. GDP of $22.7 trillion.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
October 27, 2021
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden speak to reporters about a corporate minimum tax plan at the U.S. Capitol on October 26, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News
Economy & Labor

Warren Introduces Bill to Levy 15 Percent Minimum Tax on Corporate Profits

The tax would be levied on profits that corporations report to shareholders with the aim of capturing a truer tax rate.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
October 27, 2021
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Sen. Joe Manchin mingles with guests before speaking during an event with the Economic Club of Washington at the Capitol Hilton Hotel on October 26, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Social Infrastructure Bill Has Been Gutted. Progressives May Not Let It Pass.

Democratic leadership wants the Congressional Progressive Caucus to “act like we’re winning,” even as they lose.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
October 26, 2021
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on September 28, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Democrats Eye Billionaire Tax With Potential Backing From “Centrists”

The tax would be levied only on the investment incomes of the wealthiest 0.0002 percent of Americans.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
October 26, 2021
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Sen. Joe Manchin speak to a reporter after a private meeting between the two of them before a vote on Capitol Hill on September 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News
Politics & Elections

Corporations Claiming to Be Pro-Climate Have Donated to Sinema and Manchin

Self-styled green companies have been contributing to the campaigns of the two lawmakers now holding the planet hostage.
by
Kenny Stancil,
Common Dreams
October 24, 2021
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks with a reporter on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol on August 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News
Politics & Elections

AOC: GOP Opposes Build Back Better Because They Fear “A Changing Country”

An increase in “class and racial consciousness” is “seriously disrupting the status quo,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
October 21, 2021
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema speaks during a hearing on October 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Sinema and Manchin Go for the Throat of the Social Infrastructure Bill

It’s a damned hard day at the office when working with Manchin is the best available choice.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
October 21, 2021
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Omar: Manchin and Sinema Are Doing Big Pharma, Big Oil and Wall Street's Bidding
Interview
Politics & Elections

Omar: Manchin and Sinema Are Doing Big Pharma, Big Oil and Wall Street’s Bidding

Two conservative Democrats have stalled and forced President Biden to radically scale back his agenda.
by
Amy Goodman &
Nermeen Shaikh,
Democracy Now!
October 21, 2021
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Sen. Bernie Sanders answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on October 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

What’s “in the Damn Bill” for Families? Bernie Sanders Wants You to Know.

Popular proposals such as paid leave are being whittled down in negotiations with conservative Democrats.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
October 21, 2021
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Sen. Joe Manchin leaves a Senate Democrat Luncheon on October 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Manchin Threatens to Leave Democratic Party Over Social Infrastructure Bill

Joe Manchin wants Democrats to peel their own bill down to nothing. Call his bluff.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
October 20, 2021
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