Sunday, December 22, 2024

Tag: Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Jayapal and Sanders seize on Musk’s critique of US healthcare costs...

Progressive lawmakers urge Elon Musk to address healthcare inefficiencies, highlighting Medicare for All as the solution to rising costs and inequality.

Climate crisis has made western US megadrought worst in 1,200 years

"Climate change is here and now," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "If a 1,200 year mega-drought isn't enough to make people realize that, I don't know what is."

In the latest round of budgetary chess, Progressive caucus leader Jayapal...

The Seattle Democrat has been willing to take the heat to secure a down payment on an agenda for economic equity and sustainability.

As progressives secure $15 wage in house covid bill, Jayapal says...

“We shouldn’t care whether Republicans are gonna vote for this or not. The vast majority of the American people support this package, Republicans and Democrats.”

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.