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Organizers in Appalachia Are Building a Green New Deal Blueprint for Themselves
ReImagine Appalachia promotes a Green New Deal blueprint at the intersection of energy, equity and the environment.
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.
Both GOP and Democratic Party Want Us to Surrender to COVID for Capitalism
Both parties have used different emotional and cultural appeals to justify their support for the same disastrous policy.
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.
Senate Dems Push to Bring Back “Talking Filibuster” in Pursuit of Voting Rights
Sen. Joe Manchin signaled he would not support a talking filibuster, even if his decision spurred a primary challenge.
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.
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.
Voting Rights Cannot Be Separated From Economic Justice, Says William Barber
Barber criticized the Democrats for bifurcating the Build Back Better economic legislation from voting rights.
How Did We Go From Stimulus Checks to “Go to Work With COVID”?
Gone are the days when Democrats pushed for policies that would help people stay home during the pandemic.
Manchin Joins Sinema in Announcing Opposition to Abolishing Filibuster
Sen. Joe Manchin's decision is crushing Democratic hopes of passing key voting rights legislation.