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November 30, 2022

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House Passes Paid Sick Leave for Railway Workers Despite Opposition of 207 Republicans <[link removed]>

"Now let's get it through the Senate," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who led the fight to add seven days of paid sick leave to a White House-brokered contract that failed to provide any to railroad workers.

by Kenny Stancil




Lame-Duck Dems Must Lift Debt Limit, Advocates Say as GOP Doubles Down on Social Security Threats <[link removed]>

"Democrats must do whatever it takes to defeat Republican attacks on our earned Social Security benefits," said one advocate. "That means raising the debt ceiling this year, before Republicans take control of the House."

by Julia Conley




'Put Up or Shut Up,' Says Sanders as Progressives Move to Add 7 Sick Days to Railway Deal <[link removed]>

"If you can't vote for this," said the independent Vermont senator, "don't tell anybody that you stand with working families."

by Jon Queally



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Opinion




In the Cynical Name of "Freedom," DeSantis Puts Academia Under Attack <[link removed]>

A specialty of the so-called "champions of freedom" is to prohibit everything that does not suit their interests.

by Jorge Majfud




Shame on "Union Joe" Biden for Not Siding With Railway Workers <[link removed]>

If rail workers are so important to our economy that a single week of striking could cost the economy $1 billion, and if their demands are so modest that any decent employer would easily exceed them, then meeting their demands seems like the obvious solution.

by Hannah Story Brown




Defending Democracy While Waiting for the Cavalry to Arrive <[link removed]>

The progressive viewpoint of many young Americans didn't grow out of youthful wild-eyed idealism, but from the realities of their lives. They are the nation's best hope.

by Steven Day



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