Don’t Grade President Biden on a Curve
by Norman Solomon
on February 01, 2021
Unless consciously resisted, one of Donald Trump’s lasting triumphs will be the establishment of such a low bar that mediocre standards will prevail for his successor. Of course, providing a clear contrast to the atrocious Trump presidency is irrefutably necessary -- but it’s hardly sufficient.
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The Filibuster Was Grounded in Slavery and Now Threatens All Life on Earth
by Thom Hartmann
on January 26, 2021
It’s time to end the filibuster and bring democracy to the US Senate.
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Prominent Progressives Call for “No Honeymoon” for President Biden
by RootsAction.org
on January 26, 2021
A video released on Tuesday features prominent progressives calling for no political honeymoon for President Biden and his administration.
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Coalition of Progressive Groups Launching Grassroots Campaign Urging Senators to Reject Tom Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary
by RootsAction.org
on January 25, 2021
A coalition of national progressive organizations -- including Food & Water Watch, Progressive Democrats of America, RootsAction.org and The Zero Hour -- launched a grassroots campaign Monday urging senators to vote against President Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary.
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Pope’s Words in Open Letter to Joe Biden
by David Swanson
on January 22, 2021
Dear President Joe Biden,
Congratulations and best wishes!
The Pope of your church in October 2020 wrote
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Talk Nation Radio: Pat Rosenstiel on National Popular Vote
by David Swanson
on January 19, 2021
This week on Talk Nation Radio, the National Popular Vote and the Electoral College. Our guest is Pat Rosenstiel with NationalPopularVote.com, which advocates for " The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact."
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Don’t Let President Biden ‘Make Us the Dupes of Our Hopes’
by Norman Solomon
on January 19, 2021
At inauguration time, journalist I. F. Stone wrote, incoming presidents “make us the dupes of our hopes.”
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Hold On to That Fear
by Mike Ferner
on January 19, 2021
Dear Congresspersons and Senators, This letter is about that nauseating, trembling fear you felt when the hate exploded at you on January 6. Please don’t forget it.
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50 NGOs Urge Biden to Swiftly Reverse Yemen Houthi FTO Designation
by RootsAction.org
on January 16, 2021
Dear President-elect Biden,
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge you to reverse the designation of the Houthis in Yemen, otherwise known as Ansar Allah, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).
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Where Will Biden Get the Money?
by David Swanson
on January 16, 2021
“But where will you get the money?” is usually a right-wing question, completely forbidden during all discussions of the military and corporate bailouts and fossil-fuel subsidies and prison-building rampages, yet somehow immediately front-and-center with the pretense that it was always there whenever something good is proposed. “We have always been at war with East-Asia, er, with the Deficit.”
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