by Jake Johnson, staff writer "The conservative belief that government is more often the problem than the solution," argue two progressive analysts, "made it practically inevitable that Republicans would render their own government ineffective."
by Julia Conley, staff writer The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday called on President-election Joe Biden to make good on his pledge to not "just tinker around the edges" of solutions to the climate and planetary crisis, detailing 50 steps Biden can take to address pollution, environmental injustice, and the heating of the planet.
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "We stand ready to act in our respective legislatures to support the movement that is growing around the world to Make Amazon Pay."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Georgia elections director yesterday: Trump's rhetoric is going to get people killed. Trump today: here's 46 minutes of unhinged conspiracy theories."
by Julia Conley, staff writer "The Interior Department's Arctic Refuge leasing process has been flawed from the outset, ignoring science and Indigenous voices throughout."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer A majority of respondents—regardless of political affiliation—also back tuition-free college for students whose families earn less than $125,000 annually.
by Markie Miller, Crystal Jankowski A bill was just proposed in Missouri to ban Rights of Nature litigation, the American Petroleum Institute just filed a brief to oppose local Rights of Nature laws, as the Democratic Party shows interest in the concept.
by Ellen Brown The Fed must rely on private banks to inject credit into Main Street, and private banks are currently unable or unwilling to do it. The tools the Fed actually needs are public banks, which could and would do the job.
by Sarah Anderson, Margot Rathke The federal government owns 92 percent of all student debt owed in this country. Canceling it could provide a huge stimulus.
by Fabian Scheidler To avoid the worst to come, we must dismantle the foundations of the megamachine and replace them with other economic institutions that do not serve profit but the common good.
by Heidi Shierholz To get the economy back on track in a reasonable timeframe, we need policymakers to pass roughly $3 trillion in fiscal support now, with the first $2 trillion hitting the economy between now and mid-2022.
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