Congress sent $600 million to Jackson to help fix its water system. Some are warning that new legislation could funnel the money out of the city.
Watching the GOP’s circular firing squad during the speaker votes was entertaining, but what do progressive Democrats have to show for rallying round their party’s leadership?
In an interview with ProPublica, Sam Cooper describes how he unearthed scandals that have shaken the Canadian political system.
Both helmed by conservative governors, the two states represent radically different futures for the country.
Five new members-elect are taking cues from the liberal squad, ready to bypass the limits of being a first-term lawmaker and use their voices to turn the party leftward.
A lackadaisical approach led to failure for numerous bipartisan bills, and kept alive Republican goals to take the debt limit hostage in 2023.
It’s a long shot, but not out of the question.
You wouldn’t know it from the widespread glorification of America’s “founding fathers,” but the years around American independence were shot through with class conflict between elites and working people. And most of the founding fathers were on the wrong side.
On “Repeal Day,” remember that the war against alcohol was ultimately a war against political corruption and unbridled capitalism.
This book's author, writes reviewer Maiello, believes the tale of the shifts in U.S. party politics "is best told as a struggle among people to build the majorities necessary to win elections and to pass meaningful legislation into law."
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