Moderate Dems’ Amendment on Yemen War Will Just Enable Saudis
Take Action Now By Sara Sirota, The Intercept By late 2018, years of Saudi-led airstrikes and blockades on Yemen ports had killed thousands and left millions more at risk of starvation. In response,…
Debt Ceiling May Leave Dems With Only One Choice: Blow Up the Filibuster
Take Action Now By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Democrats in Congress are scrambling to avert a debt ceiling crisis that could have devastating consequences for the U.S. economy—and Republicans are…
America Starts Up Another Cold War – Again
By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout “The United States will compete, and will compete vigorously, and lead with our values and our strength,” President Biden told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.…
Candidate Stephanie Gallardo Publishes Brave Statement on Husband’s Undocumented Status
Take Action Now By Stephanie Gallardo [Editor’s Note]: Stephanie Gallardo, who is running as a democratic socialist in Washington’s 9th congressional district, has issued a statement…
Politicians In Service To The Wealthy
Take Action Now By Howie Klein, DownWithTyranny Looks like Pelosi fell right into the transparent trap the Republican wing of the Democratic Party set up. Manchin and Sinema got together with No…
Senate Parliamentarian Actively Worked Against Filibuster Reform in 2013
Ryan Grim, The Intercept Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough actively organized against Democratic efforts to reform the filibuster throughout 2013, working closely with a bipartisan group…
Leftist Peruvian President Calls for End to Vaccine Apartheid
Take Action Now By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Peruvian President Pedro Castillo—the leader of the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality rate in the world—is calling for an international…
Bernie Sanders, Other Progressives, Go On the Offensive to Pass Budget Bill
Take Action Now By Sam Rosenthal While Democratic Party leadership descends into another procedural morass spurred by Republican intransigence, Bernie Sanders and other Congressional progressives are…
Getting $3.5 Trillion To Pass: Progressives Are The Good Guys
By Ryan Skolnick Remember this whole infrastructure mess next time anyone dares to call progressives “divisive.” Here are the facts: Bernie Sanders supports a 3.5 trillion dollar…
Carpenters in Washington Strike, in Another Show of Renewed Labor Activism
Interview with Art Francisco, Jacobin Last Thursday, more than two thousand carpenters in the Seattle area and western Washington started a strike, after members of the Pacific Northwest Regional…