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October 14, 2021

Tidbits - Oct. 14, 2021 - Reader Comments: $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill; USPS Postal Banking; Democrats in Congress; Covid Restrictions Still Needed; China; New Films: Young Lords; Harold Washington; more resources; ...

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Reader Comments: $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill; USPS Postal Banking; Democrats in Congress; Covid Restrictions Still Needed; China; New Films: Young Lords; Harold Washington; more resources; ....

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October 14, 2021

Why Are Major Unions Undermining the Progressive Strategy on Reconciliation?

Jeff Schuhrke In These Times

Democratic leaders have been pursuing a “two-track” strategy linking the Build Back Better Act with an infrastructure bill championed by conservative Democrats. Recent AFL-CIO and AFT actions raise questions about their support for this approach.

October 7, 2021

Facebook Outage Bolsters Calls to Break Up Big Tech

Jake Johnson Common Dreams

"It's almost as if Facebook's monopolistic mission to either own, copy, or destroy any competing platform has incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

October 7, 2021

Tidbits - Oct. 7, 2021 - Reader Comments: $3.5 Trillion Build Back Better; Progressives in Congress; Texas Abortion Ban; College Football Unionism; Labor Unrest, Kellogg's on Strike, Germany, Hong Kong; David Gilbert; Women and the Draft;

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Reader Comments: $3.5 Trillion Build Back Better; Progressives in Congress; Texas Abortion Ban; College Football Unionism; Labor Unrest, Kellogg's on Strike, Left Labor, Germany, Hong Kong; David Gilbert; Women and the Draft; ...

October 3, 2021

‘That’s Not Going to Happen’: Jayapal Rejects Manchin’s $1.5T Price Tag for Biden’s Spending Plan

Quint Forgey Politico

Progressives have expressed reluctance to scale back their package.

June 17, 2021

What Ilhan Omar Actually Said

Elizabeth Bruenig The Atlantic

No one should believe that Ilhan Omar thinks the United States is identical to the Taliban. Omar demonstrably did not say what she’s been accused of having said; what she did say was true...

May 5, 2021

Here's How to Force Biden to Cut the Pentagon Budget

Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd Alternet

Get organized. Ask for meetings with your representatives or their foreign policy staffers. Be fierce; be relentless. Channel the grit of a Pentagon lobbyist.

April 1, 2021

"He's a Real One": The Squad's Middle-Aged, Mustachioed Ally in Congress - Chicago’s Jesús “Chuy” García

Maya Dukmasova In These Times

García rejects the assessment, made by centrist Democrats like Abigail Spanberger (Va.) and Cheri Bustos (Ill.), that bold progressive stances (such as defunding the police and cozying up with socialism) cost Democratic seats in 2020.

January 3, 2021

Paygo Exemptions in House Rules Will Help Pave Way for Green New Deal and Medicare for All, Progressives Say

Julia Conley Common Dreams

"Paygo's the biggest scam of the decade, designed to legitimize the fear-mongering over artificial deficits. This is a big win by progressives."

November 28, 2020

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on the Possibility of Progressive Legislation in 2021

Rich Smith The Stranger

Why are we putting so much money into law enforcement when we need money that helps people have opportunity? We can increase our spending on critical areas, we can ensure people have health care, education, good living wage jobs.

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