by Julia Conley, staff writer To win on January 5, organizers say, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock should focus on getting direct economic relief to struggling Americans, raising the minimum wage, and the greed of the Republican Party.
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Despite a "cacophony of lies and disinformation" from the outgoing president, said one campaigner, the results are clear.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Congress should be working 24 hours, seven days a week until we pass a bill that provides emergency assistance to the American people in their time of need."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "The end of a tragic, crippling pandemic is in sight and Senate Republicans can't get around to authorizing any money to complete the job."
by Julia Conley, staff writer Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday night was among those who came to the defense of a New York City paramedic who the New York Post outed and attempted to shame in a recent article about her decision to earn extra money via nude modeling.
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "It is a sad fact that the shameful actions by certain Republicans to smear our democratic institutions and deny the clear will of the voters has undeniably created this dangerous, hostile atmosphere."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "The Australian government should just pick up the phone and speak to its closest allies and show its concern and secure his safe release," said Stella Morris.
by Paul Buchheit Thanks to a half century of insidious "trickle-down" philosophy—which astoundingly continues to be preached by many of the super-rich—inequality has stretched our nation nearly to the breaking point.
by Norman Solomon While Sanders is ill-positioned and uninclined to push back very hard against the evident trajectory of Biden's decisions, many progressives are starting to throw down gauntlets against the corporate and militaristic aspects of the incoming presidency.
by Juan Cole This vaccine victory is bittersweet. We have lost so many Americans to the virus, who didn’t have to die. Many of them died because of stubbornly pro-capitalist public policy.
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