by Jake Johnson, staff writer "We cannot allow Mitch McConnell and the Republican leadership to sabotage legislation that would improve the lives of millions of working Americans and is wildly popular."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "If the United States leads the way to expand production, we can overcome scarcity, rationing, and preventable death, suffering, and misery."
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "Biden must take urgent action to restore the right of all countries to have sovereign relations with the world, untrammeled by U.S. interference through their sanctions policy."
by Common Dreams staff Biden and Kamala Harris took the oaths of office on steps of the U.S. Capitol amid a catastrophic public health crisis and economic meltdown made worse by Trump's incompetence and malfeasance.
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "While many may find comfort in increased national security powers in the wake of this attack, we must emphasize that we have been here before and we have seen where that road leads."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "Trump gave us one final reminder that he is an enemy of press freedom. Now Biden must decide if he wants to continue Trump's legacy."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer Progressives denounced McConnell's call to uphold the legislative filibuster as a "blatant attempt to undermine the Democratic majority before it has even been seated."
by Bernie Sanders The job of Congress now is to listen to the American people, move our country boldly forward on a path to economic success and show voters that Democrats are prepared to do everything possible to improve their lives.
by Andrew Bacevich Presidentialism is American Exceptionalism transferred to the arena of politics. It is a vast and dangerous delusion. The sooner we wake up to that fact the better for our democracy.
by Julie Hollar If editors learn anything from the events of the last four years, it should be that "balance" is a dangerous substitute for fairness and accuracy.
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