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2022 Must Be the Year the Left Proactively Shapes the COVID Agenda
We must regain our bearings and adjust our organizing demands and strategies to address a permanently changed world.
Sen. Raphael Warnock Urges End to Filibuster, Passage of Voting Rights Bills
“Who is being asked to foot the bill for this bipartisanship? And is liberty itself the cost?” Warnock said.
Dems Urged to “Grow a Backbone” and Negate Parliamentarian on Immigration Reform
The senate parliamentarian's opinion is non-binding — and, according to experts, wrong on the merits.
Young Voters Say They Disapprove of Biden’s Performance by Nearly 2-to-1 Margin
Only 27 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 said they approved of the way Biden was handling his job.
Most of the Democratic Party Is Responsible for the Build Back Better Debacle
The fate of Biden’s signature bill rests in the hands of Sen. Joe Manchin, while progressives have been sidelined.
Senate Votes Against Biden Vaccine-or-Test Mandate, Thanks to Manchin and Tester
The Republican-led repeal push comes amid the rapid spread of the COVID-19 variant Omicron.
Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Racial justice leaders are urging Senate Democrats to postpone winter recess until they pass the bills.
Vaccine Mandates Are Working. Democrats Should Act Boldly on Other Issues Too.
Conservatives are calling Biden’s federal vaccine mandate authoritarian and dictatorial. What else is new?
People Will Have to Travel 250 Miles on Average for Abortions If “Roe” Is Axed
Such a long travel distance would prevent many people from being able to access an abortion entirely.
Trump May Win in 2024 If Democrats Keep Derailing Their Own Agenda
One national poll shows Trump leading Biden by 13 percent in a hypothetical rematch.