Tag: Congress
AOC condemns $20 million bribe in Michigan’s political landscape as a...
A political development involving U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, has cast a stark light on what many progressive lawmakers see as the corrupting influence of money in American politics.
Congress avoids government shutdown
The temporary funding bill will keep some government offices open through Jan. 19 and others until Feb. 2.
‘Failure isn’t an option’: Progressives plan to mobilize if Supreme Court...
"The Higher Education Act should be used immediately and rapidly to deliver on this essential commitment."
3.2 million kids could be thrown off ‘childcare cliff’ in September—unless...
"Congress must take action to tackle the childcare crisis now."
The ultimate all-American slush fund
Could a new budget loophole allow Pentagon spending to soar even higher?
House GOP panel releases budget that would ‘destroy Social Security as...
"The largest group of House Republicans just released a budget that calls for massive tax cuts for the super-rich and raising the Social Security retirement age, a benefit cut for millions of Americans."
Climate activists decry pipeline ‘deal with the devil’ at protest outside...
"It's time to stop building fossil fuel infrastructure and that means no more pipelines. Chuck, stop appeasing Manchin!"
Senate investigation shows how GOP law enabled Big Pharma’s ‘extreme’ tax...
"Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."
‘Disappointing day for women’: Senate GOP filibuster blocks Equal Rights Amendment
"Inequality hurts everyone, and we must not continue to be a nation that harmfully excludes and marginalizes women."
‘MAGA economic sabotage’: 217 House Republicans pass debt ceiling bill with...
"Republicans just passed a bill that would kill jobs, take away federal benefits for millions, and make everyday life for Americans more expensive. This is completely unworkable."
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Energy prices drop below zero in UK thanks to record wind-generated electricity
The record output provided more than 68 percent of the country’s power.
New study finds Smartwatch wristbands contain high levels of PFAS
Researchers found elevated level of PFAS in mostly fluorinated synthetic rubber wristbands.
Luigi Mangione and Daniel Penny display the scale of acceptance for vigilante violence
The contrast in how Penny and Mangione have been covered in the media and treated by the elite show that vigilante violence actually is acceptable in America when carried out against those with little to no agency.
Across the Middle East, the BDS movement is thriving
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS, has gained momentum, encouraging individuals to use their purchasing power as an effective tool for change.
Israelis invade Syria: Who will stop Israel?
Israel's latest land-grab in Syria, and the UN and the rest of the world's inability to stop Israel from ignoring and violating the UN Charter, the Geneva Conventions and the Genocide Convention.