If The Democrats Want To Win In 2022, They Have To Help Real People In Real Ways– And NOW. How?
The midterms– as well as the special elections in 2021– could make it easier for Biden to govern & easier for...
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What Biden Can Do Without Congress (But Won’t)
What if it could get done now? What if all (or many) of the largest problems within the United States could be solved now? What if...
read more100 million is too few. Biden should aim higher on vaccinations.
A rapid vaccination rollout would restore the United States’ international standing. Source: Opinion | 100 million is too few. Biden...
read moreTrump impeachment trial to start week of Feb. 8, Schumer says
Schumer announced the schedule after reaching an agreement with Republicans. The House will transmit the article of impeachment...
read moreFar-Right Group Used Facebook Messenger to Hunt for Lawmakers During Capitol Siege, FBI Says
Thomas Edward Caldwell, the leader of the far-right militia group known as Oath Keepers, has been accused by the FBI of coordinating...
read morePresident Biden signs order to increase federal food benefits and other actions to stabilize the U.S. economy
Biden is asking the Department of Agriculture to allow states to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits —...
read moreRepublican says ‘classified briefings’ revealed that the Capitol riot was ‘much worse than people realized’
Although the American public watched in shock and dismay as the disturbing series of events unfolded, Katko insists the riots were...
read moreUN Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Takes Effect, Without the US and Others
The treaty is a 96-page reminder to nuclear weapons states, Whyte said, that “they need to be moving forward” with disarmament.“How...
read moreMetal detectors keep finding House Republicans with weapons. How long has that been going on?
The question now appears to be: So, have Republican members of Congress routinely been armed on the House floor all along? Are the...
read moreAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Capitol rioter charged with threatening to ‘assassinate’ New York congresswoman
The Justice Department revealed new charges against a Texas man who allegedly participated in the Capitol attack and posted online...
read moreBiden Should End Espionage Act Prosecutions of Whistleblowers and Journalists
: It’s time to stop the war on journalism. Source: Biden Should End Espionage Act Prosecutions of Whistleblowers and...
read more‘If This Is a Trial Balloon… Hopefully It Fails’: Biden Warned Against Naming Corporate-Tied Michael Barr as Top Bank Cop
“It’s hard to imagine a worse pick than Michael Barr to be the nation’s top bank regulator. Barr is deeply invested...
read moreShell Companies and ‘Dark Money’ May Hide Details of Trump Ties to DC Protests
Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign aides played key roles orchestrating a rally protesting certification of...
read moreMilitary Intelligence Is Gathering Americans’ Location Data Without a Warrant, Memo Shows
The Supreme Court held in its 2018 Carpenter v. United States ruling that the government needs an actual search warrant to collect an...
read moreNew Toolkit Tallies Up Victories and Summarizes Strategies to Defund the Police
Over the past six months, organizers across the country have won significant victories in campaigns to defund police. Source: New...
read moreBiden to Finally Stop Support for Saudi War Crimes in Yemen
The Trump administration had long overlooked and defended Saudi war crimes in exchange for massive arms purchases. Biden is reversing...
read moreBreonna Taylor Grand Jurors File Impeachment Petition Against Kentucky Attorney General
The jurors on Friday filed a petition with the state House of Representatives, arguing that Cameron breached the public’s trust and...
read moreBad News: Lloyd Austin confirmed by Senate as first Black defense secretary
The main point against Austin is that, as a rule, it is a bad idea to make any retired general the secretary of defense, a job...
read moreMichael Flynn’s brother admits to being part of call where National Guard were delayed on Jan. 6
If Charles Flynn was not the general who delayed the release of the Guard, the Army had better indicate who was the one to make that...
read moreHere are the names of more than 20 GOP lawmakers who attended Trump’s rally that led to the Capitol riots
more than 20 of the rallygoers were actually Republican state and local lawmakers from across the United States. Now, their names are...
read moreAlert: Jack Dorsey censors governments too
In 2019, Twitter censored accounts in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Bangladesh and Spain in order to block the dissemination of...
read moreBig move for reproductive health: Biden ‘will be revoking the Mexico City Policy in the coming days’
The Mexico City policy, which is also known as the global gag rule, goes beyond the Helms Amendment, which forbids the use of federal...
read moreBad News: “Unprecedented” Anti-Protest Push in State Legislatures
Since the day of the Capitol insurrection, nearly a fifth of states moved bills that would crack down on protests. Source:...
read moreBad news: Israel invites bids for 2,500 new settler homes: watchdog
“By doing so, Netanyahu is signalling to the new president that he has no intention of giving the new chapter in US-Israel...
read moreWatchdog Says Organizer of Capitol Protest Turned Riot ‘Received Explicit Support’ from 2 GOP Reps.
the Campaign for Accountability requested a probe to determine whether the alleged actions of Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar of...
read more‘Hell, Even David Brooks Agrees’ Democrats Should ‘Absolutely Kill the Filibuster’
“Can’t believe David Brooks and I finally agree on a thing,” said one progressive organizer. Source: ‘Hell,...
read moreNIAC Applauds Biden for Plan to Review Impact of U.S. Sanctions on International COVID Response
“We welcome President Biden’s directive to review whether sanctions have inhibited the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This...
read more‘No More Broken Treaties’: Indigenous Leaders Urge Biden to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline
“Biden has the right people in his team, but we don’t know yet if he’s going to break from Obama’s policy of domestic energy...
read moreD.C. circuit court puts Obama’s Clean Power Plan back in place
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a Trump administration rule on carbon dioxide emissions, effectively restoring President...
read moreRevealed: Nearly 1 In 5 Defendants In Capitol Riot Cases Served In The Military
NPR compiled a list of individuals facing federal or District of Columbia charges in connection with the events of Jan. 6. Of more...
read more2021 Could Be The Year Women Get Full Constitutional Rights
The Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit sex discrimination, was introduced nearly 100 years ago. With a new president and a...
read moreThe Violent History of White Supremacy Is Rarely Taught in Schools. It Should Be
As Trump promotes 1776 project, educators say a more complete history of white vigilante justice taught in the classroom could...
read moreForget About ‘100 Days.’ These Are the 10 Days That Will Define Biden’s Presidency.
Biden should bury obstruction in a blizzard of executive orders. Source: Forget About ‘100 Days.’ These Are the 10 Days That Will...
read moreJoe Biden shouldn’t follow Lincoln’s lead in forgiving traitors
By forgiving the Confederates, Lincoln helped perpetuate another century of racial discrimination. Biden needs to punish those who...
read moreBiden Must Not Repeat Obama’s Mistakes
The new president should avoid Obama’s mistakes and stick to a simple formula: big, fast, and simple. Source: Biden Must Not Repeat...
read moreIn Must-See Clip, Democrats Told to End Era in Which ‘Only the Bad Guys Understand They’re in a Fight’
“Democrats are in a fight; they just often don’t act like they know it,” says analyst Anand Giridharadas....
read moreBy Far the Worst Thing Trump Did Was Flirt With Nuclear War With North Korea
Trump’s actions on this one issue outweigh everything else, yet it’s received less attention than many of his tweets. Source: Trump...
read more‘A Hugely Consequential First Move’: Biden Offers to Extend Nuclear START Treaty With Russia
“After four years of efforts to kill arms control and chase the false security of nuclear dominance, the U.S. is coming back to...
read moreIran’s Rouhani hopes Biden will return to Obama-era nuclear deal as he dubs Trump a ‘tyrant’
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on United States President-elect, Joe Biden, to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and...
read moreJoe Biden Extends Eviction And Foreclosure Moratoriums
The new president wasted no time in ensuring that millions of Americans were not forced out on the streets during the COVID-19...
read moreGet Ready to Fight Joe Biden
Our task now is to build a democratic socialist alternative to Joe Biden — and to oppose the Democratic establishment’s...
read more‘The Last Administration Able to Act in Time’: Youth Climate Leaders Say Global Future Depends on Boldness of Biden
“Our eyes are on you,” the group of campaigners said. “The time for lies is over.” Source: ‘The Last...
read morePelosi Responds to Claims that Trump Impeachment Goes Against Calls for “Unity”
It wouldn’t be unifying to “move on” from Trump’s “act of incitement” at the Capitol, the Speaker...
read moreJoining COVAX ‘Not Enough’: Biden Told to Compel Big Pharma to Share Vaccine Recipe With the World
“If the United States leads the way to expand production, we can overcome scarcity, rationing, and preventable death,...
read moreA New Day for Human Survivial: On the Promise of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
While activists in the United States take inspiration and encouragement from the TPNW, over the next several years, the most...
read moreFauci: US to repeal anti-abortion rule on aid and join Covax vaccine scheme
US medical adviser’s speech to WHO signals major turnaround on global health policy by Biden administration Source: Fauci: US to...
read moreTo Restore Trust After Years of Trump ‘Corruption and Self-Dealing,’ Biden Team Urged to Release Full Financial Disclosures
“Directing his nominees and appointees to disclose detailed records of consulting work for businesses and foreign governments...
read more‘A Total Failure’: The Proud Boys Now Mock Trump
Members of the far-right group, who were among Donald Trump’s staunchest fans, are calling him “weak” as more of them were charged...
read moreAdvocates Hail Biden Executive Order on LGBTQ Rights as the Most Far-Reaching in US History
Human Rights Campaign applauded the directive as “a turning point in our fight for equality under the law.” Source:...
read moreBiden executive order reverses Trump diversity training ban on Day 1
In one of his first executive orders after being sworn in as the 46th president, Joe Biden reversed his predecessor’s diversity...
read moreThey call themselves ‘Patriots’: Trump’s scheme for a new third party rooted in far-right extremism
Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reports, is mulling the idea of forming a third party in his own political image, and calling...
read moreBiden and Democrats have a powerful weapon to overturn some of Trump’s last acts. They should use it.
Now that Democrats control the House of Representatives, the Senate and the presidency for the first time in a decade, they can — and...
read more‘Now Let’s Cancel Them,’ Demands AOC as Biden Extends Pause on Student Loan Payments
“Biden can cancel all $1.7 trillion of student debt by executive order,” said The Debt Collective. Source: ‘Now...
read moreWhat’s Next for the Militias?
The Capitol riot has forced a reckoning inside America’s militant groups. Source: What’s Next for the Militias?
read moreBiden’s Uphill Battle To Unmake Trump’s Immigration Agenda
Restoring asylum claims and judges’ independence will be uphill work. Source: Biden’s Uphill Battle To Unmake Trump’s Immigration...
read moreTrump hands out 143 last minute pardons, but doesn’t appear to have tried to grant a ‘self pardon’
With reports earlier in the week that Rudy Giuliani was offering up pardons at $2 million each, this might be the greatest Trump...
read moreDeaths in ICE Custody Skyrocketed During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ICE regularly posts updates about COVID-19 cases in detention centers online and has been forced to release some detainees during the...
read moreBiden fires Michael Pack, Kathleen Kraninger, and Peter Robb, three awful Trump appointees.
Many of Donald Trump’s most notorious appointees, including his Cabinet secretaries, resigned shortly before Joe Biden took office....
read moreFull ICUs May Double Death Risk of COVID-19
— VA study raises concerns for overflowing hospitals Source: Full ICUs May Double Death Risk of COVID-19 | MedPage...
read moreNewly-elected GOP members deny giving ‘reconnaissance’ tours before Capitol attack. So who did?
The lawmakers — Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia...
read more‘Sedition Caucus’ leader Ted Cruz is the Lincoln Project’s latest target: report
The Lincoln Project has already released ads against Cruz, calling him and Republicans like him “unpatriotic and...
read moreNY Bar Association Giving Rudy The Boot
“NYSBA’s bylaws state that ‘no person who advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States, or of any state, territory...
read moreIf Biden wants to reform criminal justice, he needs public defenders on his team
The president-elect can rewrite his legacy as a senator, but loading up with former prosecutors such as Merrick Garland isn’t...
read moreWhy Police Diversity Won’t Fix the Problems of Policing
many people are reluctant to call the police because they don’t view it as an effective way to resolve personal and communal...
read moreHow the Fossil Fuel Industry Funds Fascism
The oil, gas, and coal industries support and fund white supremacy and far-right politics. Source: Opinion | How the Fossil Fuel...
read moreA Face Lift by Tony Blinken and the Biden Administration Can’t Fix the State Department
The Biden administration plans a quick reform of American diplomacy—but fixing the rot requires going much bigger. Source: A...
read moreBiden Must Face the Facts: Israel Is an Apartheid Regime
The leading human rights organization B’Tselem has now joined others in making that claim—one that will be difficult for the Biden...
read moreAs Biden Axes KXL Pipeline, Water Protectors Urge Him to Reject DAPL and Line 3
As President Joe Biden moved to kill a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office Wednesday, Indigenous Water...
read moreAmanda Gorman left Anderson Cooper absolutely speechless in her post-Inauguration interview
If you found her poetry performance impressive, wait till you see her brilliance off-the-cuff. Source: Amanda Gorman left Anderson...
read moreFreeing People Who Don’t Belong in Prison Is Praiseworthy, No Matter Trump’s Motives – Reason.co
The president’s final batch of clemency actions includes commutations for dozens of nonviolent drug offenders. Source: Freeing...
read moreSAG-AFTRA Board Moves to Expel Donald Trump
President faces disciplinary hearing after Hollywood union finds he “violated the union’s Constitution”. Source: SAG-AFTRA Board...
read moreItaly’s Mediterranean Belt and Road
Taking a page from Beijing, Rome is positioning itself as the center of trade, energy, and transportation in Southern Europe and...
read moreJoe Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States
Former President Trump did not attend the ceremony. He departed Washington on Air Force One for the last time on Wednesday morning,...
read more‘Rhetoric used for good’: Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem is exactly what the U.S. needed today
Poet Amanda Gorman was featured in the ceremony as the sixth poet to perform at a presidential inauguration. As the youngest poet to...
read moreFacing damning whistleblower allegations and new admin, Census Bureau boss will retire 1 year early
NPR reports that U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham announced on Monday that he will leave the agency on Wednesday, just...
read more‘Even Nixon Didn’t Pardon His Cronies on the Way Out’: Trump Grants Clemency to Bannon on Final Day of Presidency
“Amazingly, in his final 24 hours in office, Donald Trump found one more way to fail to live up to the ethical standard of...
read moreA Future of Lies or Truth: Why Biden Can’t Govern from Center
Robert Reich: There is no longer a “center” but a future based either on lies, violence and authoritarianism or on unyielding truth,...
read moreGeorgia Lawyer Said He Kicked in Pelosi’s Door, She Could’ve Been ‘Torn Into Little Pieces’
Georgia lawyer boasted that he and fellow rioters “kicked in Nancy Pelosi’s office door” and the House speaker...
read moreTime for Biden to end the Forever Wars and bring Iran in from the Cold
As a result of Trump’s crazed careening from bombing to bluster, the Biden team has a lot of diplomacy before it. Turkey is a...
read moreBiden’s day one immigration bill, explained
On his first day as president on Wednesday, Joe Biden will send an ambitious immigration reform bill to Congress that would create an...
read moreTrump Is Walking Out of the White House Into a Minefield of Legal Perils
Trump will likely face a barrage of criminal indictments and high-profile civil lawsuits in multiple states. Source: Trump Is Walking...
read moreHuman Rights Challenges Remain in Biden Executive Actions on Restoring the Right to Seek Safety in the U.S.
First steps on protecting the rights of people seeking safety should include releasing people from detention and ending family...
read moreWarning Against Further ‘Erosion’ of Civil Liberties, Tlaib Leads Charge Against New Domestic Terrorism Laws
“While many may find comfort in increased national security powers in the wake of this attack, we must emphasize that we have...
read moreThe Trial of Donald Trump Must Tell the Full Story of the Capitol Insurrection
We need a truth-finding mission rather than just a punitive undertaking, and it requires the support of President-elect Biden....
read moreJanet Yellen just gave progressives a lot to be happy about as Biden’s Treasury secretary pick
“Right now, with interest rates at historic lows, the smartest thing we can do is act big,” said Yellen, an economist and...
read more2021 Is the Year the Internet Gets Rewritten
As Silicon Valley flails to combat an insurrection at home, Europe is marching ahead with a plan to revise the web’s basic rulebook....
read moreDon’t be Scared of Prosecuting Trump
Republicans are arguing that going after him will do irreversible damage to American democracy. Don’t believe them. Source: Of Course...
read moreCIVIQS poll shows most Republicans are now Trump supporters first, party supporters … not at all
In 2016, Donald Trump infamously said that he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue without losing the support of his fanatical...
read moreProgressive International Calls on Biden to End Illegal US Sanctions Responsible for ‘Untold Death and Devastation’
“Biden must take urgent action to restore the right of all countries to have sovereign relations with the world, untrammeled by...
read moreMcConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob was fed lies
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol,...
read moreFirst task for Biden’s CDC director: Fix everything Trump broke
Dr. Rochelle Walensky will take over as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—and one of her top...
read moreA Black Lives Matter Founder on Building Modern Movements
In a new book, Alicia Garza writes, “We can’t be afraid to establish a base that is larger than the people we feel comfortable with.”...
read moreFBI Vetting Leads to Removal of 12 National Guard Members From Inauguration Duty
Two were removed due to their ties with far-right militias. Source: FBI Vetting Leads to Removal of 12 National Guard Members From...
read more‘This is not freedom’: militarized US Capitol a sign of forever wars coming home
Gallagher, the army veteran, said that one of the deepest similarities between the aftermath of the Capitol attack and the wars in...
read moreAbolishing Nuclear Weapons: A New Chance
The 70-year nuclear gloom begins to lift on January 22, 2021. The nine countries that have held the world captive to the threat of...
read moreDemocrats Urged to Reject ‘Desperate’ McConnell Effort to Preserve Filibuster and Kneecap Biden’s Agenda
Progressives denounced McConnell’s call to uphold the legislative filibuster as a “blatant attempt to undermine the...
read more‘The People Are Demanding Action’: Incoming Senate Budget Chair Bernie Sanders Lays Out Visionary First 100 Days for Biden
“We cannot allow Mitch McConnell and the Republican leadership to sabotage legislation that would improve the lives of millions...
read moreBad News: Avril Haines confirmed as director of national intelligence
Haines will be the first woman to serve as DNI and is the first of Biden’s nominees to be confirmed. Source: Avril Haines...
read moreMy Father, Martin Luther King Jr., Had Another Dream
If he saw the issues of poverty and income inequality that exist today, he would be greatly disappointed. Source: My Father, Martin...
read moreNYPD Criticized After Arresting Dozens at Martin Luther King Day March
Videos were posted online of clashes between the police and protesters at night during the march with an activist claiming the police...
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