While McConnell had his coronavirus tantrum, Schumer and Mnuchin forged ahead on improved plan
Mitch McConnell had a hissy fit on the Senate floor Monday, forcing a second futile vote on a coronavirus package he knew Senate Democrats would oppose and that the House majority had already rejected....
‘Excuse me!’ Elizabeth Warren fact-checks business news host on Republican coronavirus giveaway bill
As you may have heard, Democratic senators have pushed back at Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s attempts to use coronavirus relief funds to create a $500 billion slush fund for big businesses while throwing some scraps...
#NotDying4WallStreet Goes Viral as Progressives Reject Efforts to Put Corporate Profits Over Public Health
As President Donald Trump and business elites suggest the U.S. public should go back to work in the midst of the worsening coronavirus pandemic, the Twitter hashtag #NotDying4WallStreet went viral late Monday as progressives...
Senator Sanders has a golden opportunity to be a statesman for the ages. He...
It is no secret that in 2016, through the primaries, I found a lot to like about Senator Bernie Sanders. His end goals were far more in line with mine, his advocacy and presentation...
Kentucky vs. Tennessee on coronavirus may be the best example of ‘elections matter’ in...
Last November, voters in Kentucky handed the governorship to Democrat Andy Beshear in a narrow victory of incumbent governor Matt Bevin. Bevin, a Donald Trump favorite, had done his best to undermine Kentucky’s successful deployment...
Republican senators who dumped stocks ahead of pandemic take withering fire from their own...
A massive new scandal unfolded Thursday when ProPublica reported that Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina had sold as much as $1.72 million in stock holdings just before the markets tanked as the...
Coronavirus leaves many Americans out of work, Trump administration wants to leave them without...
The US Department of Agriculture wants to punish 700,000 Americans for not working enough hours this month by taking away their food stamps. Current SNAP rules state that adults without dependents must work at...
With Monthly Cash Payments, Progressive Caucus Urges Pelosi to Go Big and Bold on...
As Senate Republicans unveiled a trillion-dollar stimulus plan for the ongoing coronavirus crisis that would cut taxes for corporations and deny aid to the poorest Americans, the leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are...
Tulsi Gabbard suspends presidential campaign and endorses Joe Biden
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is suspending her presidential campaign and endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden. Both parts of this sentence are a surprise. To the first part of the sentence, Gabbard had continued her...
‘How About Zero-Interest Loans?’: Calls to Primary Schumer After Dem Leader Proposes Low-Interest Loans...
Progressives on social media registered Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for low-interest small business loans as the latest evidence that Democratic leaders are approaching the global coronavirus pandemic with far too moderate solutions, with...
