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Manchin Wants to Invest More Taxpayer Money in Propping Up Fossil Fuel Industry
Democrats are debating the definition of “clean energy” as the climate crisis intensifies.
Former DNC Chair Tom Perez Now Works for Anti-Labor Law Firm
Tom Perez has taken a job at a law and lobbying firm in D.C. that advertises “union avoidance” services.
Manchin Comes Out Against Yet Another Proposal From the Democrats: DC Statehood
Joe Manchin is the first Democratic senator to openly oppose efforts to make Washington, D.C., the nation's 51st state.
No, Joe Manchin, Eliminating the Filibuster Won’t Lead to “Serious Problems”
Giving the minority party veto power over widely supported legislation is undemocratic.
Parties Charge A Lot for Committee and Leadership Roles. Corporations Benefit.
Secretive policies enforced by the two parties directly link legislative and political power to campaign fundraising.
Manchin Wins Cuts to Unemployment Benefits as COVID Relief Bill Passes Senate
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin played a central role in cutting beneficial measures from the COVID relief package.
Eight Democrats Joined GOP to Vote Down Sanders’s $15 Minimum Wage Amendment
Sen. Bernie Sanders's effort to reattach a $15 minimum wage provision to the Senate COVID relief package failed Friday.
Progressives Dismayed Over Biden-Harris’s Unwillingness to Push $15 Minimum Wage
Advocates of the wage hike warn that the administration's refusal to support it could hurt the Democrats in 2022.
Independence Is the Progressive Solution to US Colonialism in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Executive Director José López discusses the changing political landscape in Puerto Rico.
Biden Selects Former Defense, Finance and Fossil Fuel Lobbyist to Head the DNC
During the Obama administration, Jaime Harrison lobbied for Boeing, Bank of America and coal companies, among others.