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Sausages in a freezer at Lilac Hedge Farm.

House Progressives Hail Biden Moves to Combat Meat Industry 'Price Gouging'

Rep. Pramila Jayapal said Biden should now "use this same bold, creative strategy to keep his promises and deliver" other key Democratic agenda items.

by Jake Johnson

A mother and her children discuss the child tax credit

'Huge Increase' in Child Poverty Feared as Tax Credit Expires Amid Omicron Wave

"The pandemic isn't over—the relief to withstand it shouldn't stop," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

by Jake Johnson

Bernie Sanders Has New Year's Resolution for Progressives: Fight Like Hell in 2022

"Despair is not an option," the senator said. "We must stand up and fight back."

by Brett Wilkins

Jayapal to Biden: 'Grab a Pen' and Cancel Student Debt for All

"Give the people want they want, need, and deserve," says chair of Congressional Progressive Caucus.

by Julia Conley

The Other Drone Casualties: The Whistleblowers Who Tried to Stop It

The United States continues to play prosecutor, judge, jury, and executioner of anyone on the planet. Despite a decade of air carnage, the only person in prison is the man who exposed it.

by Jesselyn Radack, William Neuheisel

The 20-Year War on Terror Was an Amazing Success—If You Were Terrorism

In the wake of 9/11, 90% of Americans were braying for war. They got it.

by Nick Turse