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Democrats have to get rid of the Senate filibuster and stop worrying about bipartisanship.

Congress is now considering legislation to address many of these problems.

On the anniversary of his assassination, Martin Luther King’s full radical vision is still the best guide for how to lead America to the promised land.

Joe Biden must learn from LBJ, and wield the power of the presidency to make senators fall in line with the larger goals of the nation. Otherwise, “what the hell’s the presidency for?”

It’s past time for progressive Democrats to stop focusing on the places they win votes easily, in the cities and the suburbs and to go where the Republicans win by default: rural America.

One of its two major parties is centered on a Big Lie that threatens to blow up the nation, figuratively if not literally.

“I don’t know any part of this country where someone can survive on $7.25.”

With Vice President Kamala Harris now serving as the tie-breaking vote, Senate Democrats can and must abolish the filibuster.

The bill includes a $15 minimum wage increase, an extension of unemployment insurance, survival checks, and $20 billion for a national vaccination program.

“The current minimum wage, federally, is $7.25. Now, you can’t live on that.”