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Trump’s Executive Orders Are Designed to Make Him Look Like a Populist
With the election approaching, Trump tries to portray himself as a lone ranger taking on entrenched bureaucracies.
Corporate Lobbyists Vote to Keep Corporate Lobbyists in the DNC
A proposal to change the DNC charter to bar corporate PAC donations and ban corporate lobbyists was hastily rejected.
DNC Platform Committee Votes Down Medicare for All Amendment
The vote comes as 100 million people and counting are either uninsured or underinsured in the U.S. amid a pandemic.
Republicans Seek Immunity for Employers From Lawsuits Related to Pandemic
Amid COVID-19, Congress faces off on whether to protect workers or protect employers.
Congressional Democrats Supported Violent Force Against Protesters in 2010
In 2010, many Democratic lawmakers actively supported Israel’s right to summarily execute nonviolent peace activists.
Cuomo and de Blasio’s Feud Highlights Democratic Fractures Over Floyd Protests
As Democrats co-opt the debate about police, we must continue to resist the white supremacist logic behind policing.
Joe Biden and Top Democrats Won’t Defund Police — But Our Cities Can
Momentum toward abolishing policing as we know it today is building at the local level.
Trump Retweets Speech That Says “the Only Good Democrat Is a Dead Democrat”
The comment, spoken by Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin, sparked calls for his resignation.
House Democrats Demand State Dept. Reveal “Secret Plan” to Slash Social Security
An internal department plan reportedly proposes giving Americans direct COVID relief payments in exchange for the cuts.
Why Are “Progressive Democrats” Siding With Amazon in Seattle?
The city’s famously anti-Trump mayor is one of the strongest opponents of a progressive business tax communities want.