Scraping Away the Anti-Worker, Anti-Racial Equity Vestiges of the Reagan Era
The Biden administration aims to undo contracting policy holdovers from the 1980s to boost public investment benefits for workers and their communities.
Biden’s Next Step: A Blunt Conversation with Netanyahu for Lasting ‘Peace’
Reaching a long-term cease-fire would require clear and unequivocal action, not just polite words.
The Huge Paradox at Biden’s Summit of Latin American Leaders
While claiming to support social and environmental goals, leaders failed to challenge the excessive corporate powers that undermine those objectives.
80+ Organizations Urge Biden to Reject Inhumane Cuts to Critical Programs
The ProsperUS coalition issued a letter, as covered in HuffPost, calling on the White House to protect funding for critical domestic programs as shutdown looms
Let’s Trash Junk Fees
President Biden is cracking down on deceptive fees that cost American consumers tens of billions of dollars a year.
Ignoring India’s Fascism Will Lead to Blowback
It’s in the long-term self-interest of the U.S. to stop coddling the dangerous authoritarian government of India.
Biden’s Dangerous Climate Hypocrisy
Even as Biden announces some relief for the symptoms of extreme heat, his administration continues to green light the fossil fuel projects that are driving it.
The Biden Asylum Ban Swings Back and Forth in Judicial Courts
For now, the asylum ban is still here, and every day that it is in effect is a day that thousands of asylum seekers are turned away from the border on top of the 2.7 million denials justified under Title 42
On Israel and Palestine, US Electeds Are Out of Touch With Their Own Voters
It’s showing up in public opinion, media coverage, and even political and policy discourse.
America vs. the Supreme Court
According to the Supreme Court, America’s not back but backwards.
Raise the Debt Ceiling, and Invest in America
The debt ceiling is an arcane artifice without a real connection to the economy. But how well we invest in our families and workers directly relates to it.
Biden’s Carbon Capture Regulation Is Just What the Fossil Fuel Industry Wants
“Carbon capture and sequestration” isn’t proven to work and would exacerbate fossil fuel harms.
The Biden Budget Does Some Good on Poverty and Fairness. It Could Do More if it Cut the Pentagon.
It’s clear that keeping the status quo on Pentagon spending means needlessly keeping millions mired in poverty
Biden’s Budget Would Level the Playing Field and Reduce the Deficit
The president’s plan for jobs, families, and health reflects the things most of us value. But it should spend more on those and less on the Pentagon.
