Biden’s Populist Budget Marks the Overdue End of Trickle-Down Economics
A budget that reflects the needs of the people rather than corporate profit and excessive wealth is a good step in the right direction.
A budget that reflects the needs of the people rather than corporate profit and excessive wealth is a good step in the right direction.
Beyond the dangers that any airdrop faces in conflict or famine areas, sometimes particular risks make such a plan life-threatening.
Vital pandemic assistance programs in the 2021 American Rescue Plan grew the economy, reduced overall poverty by 20 percent and cut child poverty in half.
Manchin’s exit should spark a bigger conversation about the corruption that’s become a defining feature of the U.S. political system.
It would enable the war to go longer and cost more lives while depriving us of resources at home.
President Biden’s visit to Tel Aviv this week appears to have only amplified resentment over America’s role in the region
That means ending Washington’s enabling of Israeli violations, and instead demanding real accountability for violations of human rights and international law.
It’s time for policymakers to listen to American workers and families instead of billionaires and corporate bosses.
Despite the Biden administration expressing concern about extremist activities of the Netanyahu cabinet, the Pentagon is focusing on Israel’s military capacity amid the protests.
Washington’s months-long debate over raising the debt ceiling started with some prominent Republicans calling to slash Social Security.
President Biden is drawing criticism for breaking campaign promises to end oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters.
McCarthy and his caucus are holding American families and the global economy hostage to his demands to slash vital social programs.
This is a critical moment for our nation. We must not allow struggling workers or our children, grandparents and disabled loved ones to fall back into hunger.
If Biden gives in, he’ll be as much to blame for a possible recession and spiking economic hardship as McCarthy and his party of extremists will be.
The world’s wealthy already operate by a different set of rules and laws. But allowing the full scale carveout and manipulation of U.S. state trust law to serve their interests should not be one of them.