News | Politics & Elections Sanders Pushes Back Against GOP, Says US Must “Address Human Infrastructure” The bill could help the U.S. catch up in areas where the country’s quality of life lags behind other wealthy countries. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 7, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Wide-Ranging Support for Infrastructure Plan Suggests Biden Could Go Bigger "These numbers absolutely suggest Democrats can go bigger," Data for Progress analyst Ethan Winter said. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 7, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Biden and the Democrats Are Getting Serious About Raising Corporate Taxes Democrats want to raise taxes on multinational corporations to help fund Biden's infrastructure plan. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout April 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Parliamentarian Rules Democrats Can Officially Bypass the Filibuster The interpretation of an obscure Senate rule gives President Biden and the Democrats a new means to pass their agenda. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Unites in Opposition to Biden’s Popular Infrastructure Plan Republicans are positioning themselves against the plan with popular proposals like replacing all lead pipes. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 2, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Biden Eyes More Tax Hikes to Reduce Income Inequality in Infrastructure Bill The White House's expanded proposal contains $1 trillion more in spending and over $2 trillion more in tax increases. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 30, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Biden Needs to Treat the Climate as an Emergency — Starting Now We have proven to ourselves once again that solutions are there to be seized. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout March 30, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Progressives Unveil $10 Trillion Green Infrastructure, Climate Justice Bill The THRIVE Act aims to cut emissions in half by 2030 and challenges Biden’s $4 trillion infrastructure bill. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 29, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Sanders Plans Push to Expand and Enhance Medicare in the Infrastructure Bill The Vermont senator wants to lower the eligibility age and expand coverage to include services like dental work. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 27, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections 21 GOP-Led States Threaten to Sue to Use COVID Relief on Tax Cuts The Biden administration wanted to ensure the money was invested in local economies, not used to underwrite tax cuts. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout March 25, 2021 Truthout