Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Manchin’s Objection to Infrastructure Bill May Be Motivated by Corporate Donors This is about more than getting along with Republicans. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout April 12, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Corporations Criticize Georgia’s Racist Voting Bill After Giving Big to GOP Business PACs gave 57 percent of their donations to Republicans in the 2020 election cycle. By Karl Evers-Hillstrom & Alyce McFadden , CenterforResponsivePolitics April 10, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections McConnell-Led Opposition to Infrastructure Plan May Haunt GOP in Next Elections McConnell's usual scare tactics may fail if Biden's new infrastructure bill delivers tangible economic benefits. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout April 8, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Little-Known Senate Rule That Could Change Everything Voilà! All sorts of great stuff can suddenly be passed with a simple majority under the auspices of reconciliation. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout April 7, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Says GOP Corporate Boycott Is Distraction From Voter Suppression Efforts Sanders points out that the GOP’s complaints are spurious as they’ve given corporations tax break after tax break. By Sharon Zhang , 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
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections No, Mitch McConnell, the Filibuster Isn’t Necessary to Protect Democracy McConnell's defense of the filibuster is meant to convince the public that doom will follow any attempt at change. By Joshua Holzer , Truthout April 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Can’t Figure Out How to Get People to Dislike the For the People Act A Koch group said it’s “incredibly difficult” to sway even Republicans against H.R. 1. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 29, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections There’s a Path to Ending the Filibuster, If Democrats Move Wisely It's time to clear a path to improve people's lives with historic progressive legislation. The filibuster must go. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout March 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Mitch McConnell’s Lies Keep Getting Called Out The minority leader has recently been caught in lies about the filibuster, voting rights and contact with Biden. By Jon Skolnik , Salon March 25, 2021 Truthout