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Jamaal Bowman
Advocates: Supreme Court Should Nix Legacy Admissions, Not Affirmative Action
“Affirmative Action for the rich is legacy admissions,” said Rep. Jamaal Bowman. “Yet SCOTUS is focusing on race.”
Bowman Unveils Bill to Allow Biden to Identify Profiteering and Regulate Prices
The Emergency Price Stabilization Act would help protect the public from corporate profiteering, supporters say.
Progressives Say Abbott’s “Near Monopoly” Laid Groundwork for Baby Food Shortage
In a letter, the lawmakers asked Biden to take every action available to him to ease the shortage.
Sanders Says It’s Time to “End the Failed War on Drugs” and Legalize Marijuana
The House passed legislation to legalize marijuana earlier this month, but action has stalled in the Senate.
AOC Calls for Student Loan Cancellation as Biden Is Expected to Extend Freeze
Biden is expected to announce another three-month extension of the student loan payment freeze this week.
Jamaal Bowman, Jeff Merkley Propose Bill to End College Legacy Admissions
Opponents of legacy admissions say that the practice is a form of affirmative action for wealthy white students.
Police Arrest Rep. Jamaal Bowman During Voting Rights Protest at the Capitol
The progressive lawmaker had joined hunger strikers on the eighth day of their protest.
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Celebrate Starbucks Workers’ Historic Union Victory
Workers at the Elmwood, Buffalo Starbucks location have voted overwhelmingly to form a union.
At Least 40 Democrats Are Now Calling for Boebert to Be Removed From Committees
Progressives have condemned Kevin McCarthy for his silence as “death threats and vitriol” are spewed at Ilhan Omar.
Black and Palestinian Unity Is Powerful. Jamaal Bowman Should Support BDS.
If Bowman truly wants to uphold progressive values, he should follow the lead of the Black liberation movement.