by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Unless we abolish the filibuster, there will be no progress on any agenda focused on justice, fairness, or basic survival," said Sen. Ed Markey.
by Julia Conley, staff writer House Democrats removed language that was in an earlier version of the bill which would have excluded some of those most impacted by failed drug policies from participating in the marijuana industry.
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer During his campaign, Biden said concerns of Russian violations "should be addressed not by withdrawing from the treaty, but by seeking to resolve them through the treaty's implementation and dispute mechanism."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "The Democrats in Congress must move forward boldly, protecting the working families of our country and restoring faith in government. Yes, the future of the country is at stake."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Consolidation in the financial services industry has given big banks inordinate power, especially over a huge amount of consumer data."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "Gabriel and I are excited to talk to the American public on why protecting journalism and freeing Julian is so important to a free press," says John Shipton, the WikiLeaks founder's father.
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "This should have been a year for shared sacrifice," said one economist. "Instead it became a year of shielding CEOs from risk while it was the frontline employees who paid the price."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "Unless this cancer-causing weedkiller is banned by the Environmental Protection Agency or Bayer cuts its losses and stops making it, people will continue to be exposed and risk serious illness."
by Miles Mogulescu It will take a carefully constructed, step-by-step strategy by the Senate Democratic leadership, in coordination with grassroots organizations—to potentially bring Manchin and Sinema around.
by William Hartung Total spending on the Pentagon and related work on nuclear weapons at the Department of Energy will top $750 billion, one of the highest levels ever—substantially higher than the peaks of the Korean or Vietnam wars or the Reagan buildup of the 1980s.
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