Tag: Democrats
9 things to know about Kamala Harris
U.S. senator from California seeks to become first woman – and woman of color – elected president.
Native Americans take power
“Voting is how we exercise our sovereignty. We are here, we are part of the process. We’ve been an afterthought, and that’s not the case anymore.”
Applause as AOC, Porter, Pressley, and Tlaib head to House Financial...
"Now our movement has a voice to take on the greed and recklessness on Wall Street."
Democrats are afraid of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez too. And that’s a good...
Chief among the reasons for the tension? Ocasio-Cortez’s apparent support for progressive primary challenges against centrist Democrats.
Referendum 2020: A Green New Deal vs. racist, classist climate genocide
This piece will offer why this stunning referendum would be so politically powerful and – despite that – so difficult to persuade Democrats to adopt.
The House must hold impeachment hearings on Trump’s constitutional crimes
The best way to do that is to start subjecting presidents who abuse their power to public impeachment hearings. That process should begin with the impeachment of President Trump.
Green New Deal has broad bipartisan support (though most voters haven’t...
So what exactly is the Green New Deal?
8 out of 10 Democrats want Medicare for All to be...
Medicare for All is a viable option that more politicians may want to be on board with if they plan to impress voters.
Bernie Sanders rebukes Trump for Stoking ‘fear and hatred’ with lie-soaked...
"Mr. President, we don’t need to create artificial crises. We have enough real ones. Let us end this shutdown and bring the American people together around an agenda that will improve life for all of our people."
Five things the shutdown shows us about 2019
This Trump-created crisis and the standoff that ensued give us an early indication of how little the Democratic Party as a whole has changed.
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Not very bright
How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?
Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan
As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.
Chevron ordered to pay $744 million for decades of destruction to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands
A Louisiana jury’s landmark verdict against Chevron signals a major shift in holding Big Oil accountable for environmental degradation and decades of ignored coastal restoration laws.
Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos
A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.
Israeli soldiers expose ‘kill zone’ campaign in Gaza, citing war crimes and systematic devastation
A new report from Breaking the Silence reveals shocking testimony from Israeli troops describing the creation of a lethal buffer zone inside Gaza, the deliberate razing of civilian infrastructure, and the normalization of killing civilians.