News | Politics & Elections Students in Arizona Launch Hunger Strike to Pass Freedom to Vote Act The cross-partisan group is calling on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support a change in Senate rules to advance the bill. By David Moore , Sludge December 8, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Georgia GOP Redraws Political Map as Senate Democrats Do Nothing Republican gerrymandering efforts could shut Democrats out of power for the next decade. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams November 23, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Billionaires Who Never Donated to Democrats Are Funding Manchin and Sinema Many GOP donors made their first contribution to Democrats as the two senators worked to undermine reconciliation. By David Moore , Sludge November 17, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections House Democrats Plan to Pass $1.75 Trillion Reconciliation Bill This Week House Democrats are planning to vote on the reconciliation bill this week, but a Senate vote may still be weeks away. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 15, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Democrats Add Weaker Paid Leave and Drug Pricing Plans Back Into Reconciliation Paid leave may not make it into the final bill, as the measure still faces staunch opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections As Pharma Cash Rained Down, Sinema Killed Democrats’ Prescription Drug Plan How will Sen. Kyrsten Sinema be rewarded for killing off popular drug pricing proposals? By Igor Derysh , Salon October 29, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Progressive Dems Balk at “Trust Manchin” After Frantic Push by Biden and Pelosi Manchin and Sinema have sown enough chaos to bring us to this moment, which I suspect is what they wanted all along. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout October 28, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections With Reconciliation Hacked in Half, Sanders Warns US Democracy Is “in Danger” While progressives have had to cut trillions from their proposals, Manchin only has to give up $25 billion a year. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 28, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Warren Introduces Bill to Levy 15 Percent Minimum Tax on Corporate Profits The tax would be levied on profits that corporations report to shareholders with the aim of capturing a truer tax rate. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 27, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Social Infrastructure Bill Has Been Gutted. Progressives May Not Let It Pass. Democratic leadership wants the Congressional Progressive Caucus to “act like we’re winning,” even as they lose. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout October 26, 2021 Truthout