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Why Kamala Harris lost: Around the world, incumbents are in trouble
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Why Kamala Harris lost: Around the world, incumbents are in trouble

Salon  

The aftermath of Kamala Harris' electoral defeat has followed a predictable pattern: First the political pundits and then the representatives of different factions within the Democratic coalition have all claimed that the result confirms their prior assumptions and beliefs. So this represents a long-standing problem — a profound deficit in the deliberative dimension of our democracy — which was exacerbated …

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Jamaal Bowman’s Quixotic Quest to Stay in Congress
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Jamaal Bowman’s Quixotic Quest to Stay in Congress

Slate  

Jamaal Bowman’s shot wasn’t sinking. The kids spoke glowingly of the congressman, whom no one referred to as “Congressman.” “He’s the candidate who’s inspiring young people,” said 21-year-old Ella Weber, of Protect Our Power, who had come up from Washington. “But he’s genuine.” Bowman spoke to some TV cameras and dapped up a guy who had come to the playground …

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Women's work: America's social safety net is built on sexist exploitation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Women's work: America's social safety net is built on sexist exploitation

Salon  

"Other countries have social safety nets. The child care crisis — the current lack of affordable child care for families — illustrates how we rely on mothers to fill in gaps in our economy and our social safety net. Your second chapter, “Leaving Women With No Choice,” starts by saying that once they’re caught in the motherhood trap “it doesn’t …

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A Perpetual Thorn In Their Sides, Dems Will Miss Joe Manchin For This One Virtue
1 year, 1 month ago

A Perpetual Thorn In Their Sides, Dems Will Miss Joe Manchin For This One Virtue

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Manchin was West Virginia’s governor at that time, and Democrats had spent much of the previous two years trying to pass a bill that would limit carbon emissions through what’s known as a “cap and trade” system. Even if it was a relatively moderate member of the party …

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This Is The Bittersweet Part Of Democrats' Sweet Legislative Victory
2 years, 4 months ago

This Is The Bittersweet Part Of Democrats' Sweet Legislative Victory

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats in Congress were thrilled when President Joe Biden signed a landmark climate and health care bill into law last week. It’s not a complicated story: a fragile sector shattered.” Sen. Patty Murray joins members of Congress and advocates to push for child care in budget reconciliation outside the U.S. Capitol on June 9, 2022, in Washington, …

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Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act that raises $740 billion
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act that raises $740 billion

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House on Tuesday, injecting $473billion of new spending on climate and healthcare amid concerns it will do little to reduce inflation. President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 after joking that he 'never had a doubt' he could get all 50 Senate Democrats on board to …

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'Something sweetened the pot': Former RNC chair asks what Manchin got in exchange for cooperation on climate change
2 years, 4 months ago

'Something sweetened the pot': Former RNC chair asks what Manchin got in exchange for cooperation on climate change

Raw Story  

It was announced Wednesday that Sen. Joe Manchin was able to come to an agreement with Democrats over a larger package that included inflation measures, prescription drug reductions and efforts to mitigate climate change. Manchin had said last week that he couldn't vote for it because he was too worried about the money being spent impacting inflation negatively. "The major …

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Joe Manchin Agrees To Sweeping Legislation To Raise Taxes On Wealthy, Invest In Climate
2 years, 4 months ago

Joe Manchin Agrees To Sweeping Legislation To Raise Taxes On Wealthy, Invest In Climate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Joe Manchin said Wednesday he’s reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a sweeping $740 billion package to increase taxes on the wealthy and invest in climate and health care while also reducing the deficit. “Rather than risking more inflation with trillions in new spending, this bill will cut the inflation taxes Americans …

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Democrats Are Trying To Salvage Their Party's Child Care Initiative
2 years, 7 months ago

Democrats Are Trying To Salvage Their Party's Child Care Initiative

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Patty Murray spent the past year leading calls to create a comprehensive American child care program as part of the “Build Back Better” legislation that President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders were putting together. “I have spoken to so many moms and parents who had to quit their jobs entirely because they either couldn’t afford child …

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Russia Crisis Should 'Supercharge' Climate Efforts In Build Back Better 2.0: Memo
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia Crisis Should 'Supercharge' Climate Efforts In Build Back Better 2.0: Memo

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A progressive climate group is looking to thrust Russia’s war and its impact on the global energy market to the center of any revived talks on President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan, lobbying for the inclusion of more than a dozen investments to boost clean energy and reduce U.S. reliance on oil and gas. It also …

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Gas Price Hikes Test The Climate Action Movement
2 years, 9 months ago

Gas Price Hikes Test The Climate Action Movement

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Some environmentalists welcomed the last major surge in gasoline prices in the late 2000s as the kind of push that Americans needed to quit fossil fuels. “The eyes of history are on Joe Biden and the choice he faces.” - John Paul Mejia, Sunrise Movement But Biden’s tightrope walk ― balancing long-term renewable targets with short-term oil …

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Climate activists reset with Biden’s agenda on life support
2 years, 9 months ago

Climate activists reset with Biden’s agenda on life support

CNN  

CNN — In a year weighted by disappointment for the US climate movement, the lowest low of 2021 might have taken place nearly 3,500 miles away in Glasgow, Scotland, where world leaders gathered early last November for the largest United Nations climate summit in history. President Joe Biden “was supposed to show up with Build Back Better in his back …

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Federal COVID-19 Relief Saved Child Care For Millions, Report Says
2 years, 9 months ago

Federal COVID-19 Relief Saved Child Care For Millions, Report Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING If you are in a working family and have managed to hold on to your child care during the past two years, you may have the federal government to thank, according to a new report. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images The report’s calculations draw on data from two independent groups that focus on early childhood: the National …

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There’s new momentum in Congress for a climate bill, but a lot of questions on what it could include
2 years, 9 months ago

There’s new momentum in Congress for a climate bill, but a lot of questions on what it could include

CNN  

CNN — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has cracked open the door for negotiations on a slimmed-down version of President Joe Biden’s climate and economic bill following months of little progress on the issue. There’s no guarantee Manchin’s vision for clean energy provisions will look like the $555 billion included in Build Back Better, and the industry-friendly head …

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In First SOTU, Joe Biden Seeks To Reassure Americans Worried About Rising Prices
2 years, 9 months ago

In First SOTU, Joe Biden Seeks To Reassure Americans Worried About Rising Prices

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — In his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Joe Biden sought to reassure Americans worried about rising prices, a top economic issue and growing political threat for his party just months away from the November midterm elections. “We’re going to be OK.” Surging inflation and high gas prices have overwhelmed low unemployment, …

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With Biden’s agenda hanging by a thread, Democrats question their leaders’ strategy
2 years, 10 months ago

With Biden’s agenda hanging by a thread, Democrats question their leaders’ strategy

LA Times  

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, left, walks with President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the U.S. Capitol. Some lawmakers are questioning the strategy by Schumer and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain in trying to pass Biden’s domestic agenda. “We got our part done — now they’ve got to get theirs done.” But Biden, believing last …

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Democrats Insist Build Back Better Only Somewhat Dead
2 years, 10 months ago

Democrats Insist Build Back Better Only Somewhat Dead

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Joe Manchin annoyed some of his fellow Democrats on Tuesday by describing the Build Back Better Act as “dead” even as they try to resurrect parts of the bill. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters that Democrats are “fighting hard” for the legislation, which Manchin basically killed last year when he said he wouldn’t support …

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Manchin, key Dem, says Build Back Better bill is ‘dead’
2 years, 10 months ago

Manchin, key Dem, says Build Back Better bill is ‘dead’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin declared Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s vast social and environment bill is “dead,” using his strongest language to date to underscore that any revival of Democrats’ top domestic priorities would have to arise from negotiations that are now moribund. “What Build Back Better bill?” Manchin said Tuesday, using the legislation’s name, when reporters asked about …

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Manchin and Sinema are wrecking America — here's how to beat them
2 years, 10 months ago

Manchin and Sinema are wrecking America — here's how to beat them

Raw Story  

By opposing filibuster reform — thereby blocking voting rights protections — and Joe Biden's Build Back Better package, Sens. Goldstone's book highlights the problem of "selfish elites" who "protect their private wealth, even at the expense of a deterioration of state finances, public services, and long-term international strength," as a troubling parallel to the preconditions of the French Revolution, the …

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Congress Drops The Ball On Paid Leave As Millions Call Out Sick
2 years, 11 months ago

Congress Drops The Ball On Paid Leave As Millions Call Out Sick

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 ravages the country, putting kids out of school and forcing workers to isolate at home, companies are cutting down paid leave benefits, forcing Americans to either take a pay cut or come to work sick. Paid leave advocates are calling out the growing sick leave crisis — one that …

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Democrats Grapple With Joe Biden’s Sinking Approval Rating
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats Grapple With Joe Biden’s Sinking Approval Rating

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Joe Biden’s approval ratings aren’t great, a trend that could have disastrous consequences for his party in November’s congressional midterm elections. “He makes a lot of sense and gives a good talk.” With Build Back Better stalled, Biden’s poor approval ratings have become an “I told you so” moment for progressives, who held up a vote on …

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As spending bill stalls, Biden climate goals remain elusive
2 years, 11 months ago

As spending bill stalls, Biden climate goals remain elusive

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faces a steep path to achieve his ambitious goal of slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, amid legislative gridlock that has stalled a $2 trillion package of social and environmental initiatives. “It just makes the task ahead a bit more challenging.’' Larsen is co-author of a Rhodium Group study last fall that …

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What does US Congress hope to accomplish as lawmakers return?
2 years, 11 months ago

What does US Congress hope to accomplish as lawmakers return?

Al Jazeera  

Fate of Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan, US voting reforms hang in balance as Democrats struggle for unity on agenda. President Joe Biden’s cornerstone Build Back Better tax and spending plan remains short one vote as legislators return to work in the United States Congress Monday. It’s fraught with meaning,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is using the expired …

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Biden will struggle to steer US agenda in 2022: Analysts
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden will struggle to steer US agenda in 2022: Analysts

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – US President Joe Biden’s first year in office was a rollercoaster, marked by legislative victories and major political setbacks – and with midterm elections set for November, next year promises to be even tougher. “Under the circumstances, Biden’s done phenomenally well, getting what he did get done,” James Thurber, a professor of government at American University in …

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