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John Fetterman got the Democratic Senate nomination in Pennsylvania and progressives lead in several key House primaries, too.

"I come to this conclusion because I believe the current court threatens the democratic foundations of our nation," the senator said in an op-ed.

The increase in US billionaire wealth has surpassed $1.1 trillion since mid-March, 2020, more than enough to pay for all the relief for working families contained in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package proposed by President Biden.

Unaffordable child care is crushing too many families right now. Child care is a core part of our infrastructure. We can fix this.

And some of it seems to have been inspired by Elizabeth Warren

Government action is essential to save lives and to rescue our economy. Front-line workers, including health care, transit, farm, grocery, domestic and delivery workers, are putting their lives on the line to keep America functioning.

Setting aside the traditional `two-party system' frame, which obscures far more than it reveals, and making use of a `six-party' model instead. The new hypothesis, I suggested, had far more explanatory power regarding the events unfolding before us.

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