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Warren Uses DNC to Demand Child Care as “Basic Infrastructure of This Nation”
Warren lamented the failure of the world's wealthiest country to provide crucial services to families with children.
DNC Drops Support for Ending Fossil Fuel Handouts From Platform
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris both supported ending federal subsidies to the fossil fuel industry during the primary.
DNC Chair Put Lobbyists in Charge of Reviewing DNC Member Qualifications
The DNC has appointed a lot of lobbyists for major corporations that oppose wage growth to its top committees.
Julián Castro Ran on Police Reform Platform But Wasn’t Asked to Give DNC Address
The Democratic National Convention faces criticism over the lack of diversity in its primetime programming this year.
In DNC Speech, Sanders Urges Popular Front to Defeat Donald Trump
Under Trump's administration, the “unthinkable has become normal,” said Sanders.
Rep. Ro Khanna: Democrats Must Support Medicare for All
"I cannot vote for this platform that does not have universal health care as a right,” says Khanna.
Climate Activists Push Biden to Cut Ties With Industry-Friendly Energy Advisers
Environmentalists are floating potential cabinet picks, hoping to pressure Biden to take on the fossil fuel industry.
DNC Platform Condemns BDS But Not Israel’s Occupation of Palestine
The Democratic National Committee is ignoring 90 percent of its base to side with Trump and the GOP on Israel policy.
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.