by Kenny Stancil The president needs to use "the considerable powers of the executive branch... to show the people that he is on their side, not the side of the wealthy and well-connected few," said one progressive advocate.
by Jake Johnson Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized his colleagues who complain about social spending but "all of a sudden forget about the deficit when we're talking about an annual defense budget of $778 billion."
by Brett Wilkins Writing to the CEOs of two private equity firms, the senators decried the "blatant mistreatment" of miners, including forced 12-hour shifts and seven-day workweeks.
by Jake Johnson "If you can't or won't," nearly 70 groups wrote to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, "please step aside so that someone more willing can take your place."
by Jake Johnson "Failure to enact a waiver will prolong the pandemic leading to more death, illness, economic hardship, and social and political disruption."
by Anna Canning There's a long history of over-exploiting and under paying the people who do the vital, yet too often unseen, work that keeps grocery stores stocked with food.
by Thom Hartmann We've already banned fully-automatic weapons, shoulder-fired missiles, and sawed-off shotguns, only used to kill humans. The AR-15's and AK47's should be next.
by Peter Bloom These concerns should not be taken as economically seriously. Instead, they reflect the willingness of those still faithful to a corporate status to make any excuse necessary to preserve it.
by Jesse Jackson Whatever the verdict, the murder of Ahmaud Arbery has once more laid bare the entrenched racial barriers to equal justice that still exist in Georgia and in America.
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