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May 24, 2023
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Progressives Call for Embrace of 'Green Steel' Manufacturing <[link removed]>
"It's time that the steel industry take the growing need and demand for fossil-free steel seriously," said one advocate. <[link removed]>
Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>
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'A Shame for the Children,' Says Amanda Gorman After Far-Right Parent Gets Poetry Banned <[link removed]>
"One parent could get my poetry banned from classrooms. And yet one country can't ban assault rifles from massacring them," noted Gorman, who recited her poem, The Hill We Climb, at President Joe Biden's inauguration. <[link removed]>
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House Progressives Warn GOP Trying to Tank Economy for 2024 Advantage <[link removed]>
"I think there are many in the Republican Party... that want to send this country into chaos and catastrophe, and think that maybe it will help their election prospects," said CPC Chair Pramila Jayapal. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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'No Question That It's Illegal': Watchdogs Pan DeSantis Super PAC Scheme <[link removed]>
"The FEC should investigate and act as appropriate," said one ethics expert. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden: Invoke the 14th Amendment-Now <[link removed]>
Doing so, argues the U.S. senator, will allow the country "to pay its bills on time and without delay, prevent an economic catastrophe, and prevent huge cuts to healthcare, education, childcare, affordable housing, nutrition assistance, and the needs of our veterans." <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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GOP Plans to Unveil Deficit-Exploding Tax Cuts for the Rich Two Weeks After Debt Limit X-Date <[link removed]>
"This hostage crisis has never been about deficits for the GOP," said Rep. Ilhan Omar. "It has always been about wealth transfer-taking away food and healthcare from the poor and middle class to give away $3 trillion more in tax cuts to their rich friends." <[link removed]>
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Report Shows How $1.1 Trillion in Annual US Militarized Spending Is Crushing Society <[link removed]>
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Matt Gaetz Openly Confirms Republicans See US Economy as 'Our Hostage' <[link removed]>
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US Judge Sets Hearing for 14th Amendment Case on Eve of Debt Limit X-Date <[link removed]>
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Pennsylvania Avenue Freeze-Out: Debt, Death, and the Democrats <[link removed]>
Everything has a price. Everything except the lives of children, the sick, and the poor. <[link removed]>
Richard Eskow <[link removed]>
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Beware: Vicious Spending Caps by GOP Are Designed to Hurt-Not Help-US Economy <[link removed]>
Over the past decade, federal spending caps limited the nation's ability to respond to its people's needs. The House Limit, Save, Grow Act would only make things worse. <[link removed]>
Deborah Weinstein <[link removed]>
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Love of Freedom Defines the Political Left, Not the Right <[link removed]>
Since left and right are still the most salient political categories, it is of utmost importance to be clear about their meanings. <[link removed]>
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