No U.S. Troops in Haiti: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Military Mission Would Not Help Country

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• Congress Must Strengthen Farm Bill to Fight Unfolding Hunger Crisis
  A child hunger crisis is unfolding in plain sight: it’s very likely that more than 1.5 million children nationwide have lost food assistance in the wake of unprecedented SNAP cuts in last year’s Republican reconciliation law. While the farm bill considered by the Senate Agriculture Committee today would take a step in the right direction […]
• New National Policy Agenda Offers Blueprint for Shifting and Keeping People Power
  Today, Dēmos is releasing its 2026 Policy Agenda, Power Policies: How to Get and Keep People Power in the United States, which centers on nine reforms addressing the intertwined crises of economic inequality and democratic erosion. The agenda not only offers a governing roadmap for advocates looking to radically improve people’s material conditions, but also […]
• Free Press Plans to Take Carr to Court in Response to Thursday's Unlawful Decision to Eliminate a Vital Limit on Media Consolidation
  On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to eliminate the 39 percent national television-ownership cap, a statute that the agency lacks the legal authority to repeal. Free Press and allies plan to appeal this unlawful decision in court.Congress enshrined the national ownership cap in federal law; it prohibits a single company from […]
• Sanders Introduces Bill to Guarantee Paid Vacation for U.S. Workers
  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today reintroduced the Guaranteed Paid Vacation Act — legislation that would guarantee at least two weeks of paid vacation to every full-time worker in America.Joining Sanders as cosponsors are Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Ruben Gallego […]
• Michigan/America Is Not For Sale
  Wowza, rare glimmer of good news. We take a moment to honor the stunning Michigan victory of Abdul El-Sayed, who was outspent 12-1 by his opponent's millions from establishment Dems, Zionist PACS and corporations and still managed to win even though he is a progressive Muslim who calls genocide genocide and wants Medicare for all […]
• Senate Must Block ‘Corrupt, Toadying, Vengeful’ Todd Blanche After Committee Vote
  Today, in a partisan split, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General on Tuesday, setting the stage for a floor vote to confirm him to the post.In response, Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement:“There is a single barrier left to the confirmation of Trump crony Todd […]