From JacobinIn the famous scene from Casablanca, the corrupt local prefect of police, Captain Louis Renault, suddenly demands that the Café Américain, owned and operated by Humphrey Bogart’s Rick Blaine, be closed. “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Is Freezing Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Out of His Cabinet
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Joe Biden Should Absolutely Erase Student Debt via Executive Order
From JacobinAs a senator, Joe Biden helped lenders make it almost impossible to discharge student debt in bankruptcy … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Should Absolutely Erase Student Debt via Executive Order
Trump Is Attempting a Brazen, Anti-Democratic Power Grab. And It Has Nothing to Do With the Election
From JacobinNativist Reapportionment Theory Redux By the late 1970s, only a decade after the legislative reapportionment revolution, nativist organizations began developing a renewed theory of apportionment. Organizations like the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and its legal … [Read more...] about Trump Is Attempting a Brazen, Anti-Democratic Power Grab. And It Has Nothing to Do With the Election
Greenpeace USA Introduces Policy Agenda for Biden and Congress on COVID-19, Environment, and Economic Recovery
From CommonDreamsWASHINGTON - As U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 10 million and more than 11 million Americans remain unemployed, Greenpeace is launching a federal policy framework for President-elect Joe Biden and Congress to address the interlocking crises of COVID-19, economic inequality, systemic racism, and climate change. Built on the vision of a world in which … [Read more...] about Greenpeace USA Introduces Policy Agenda for Biden and Congress on COVID-19, Environment, and Economic Recovery
"I'd Like to Report Some Voter Fraud": Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Allegations He Urged Legal Ballots Be Tossed in Georgia
From CommonDreamsPublished on Tuesday, November 17, 2020byCommon Dreams"I'd Like to Report Some Voter Fraud": Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Allegations He Urged Legal Ballots Be Tossed in Georgia "Under the guise of rooting out election fraud, it looks like Graham is suggesting committing it."byJon Queally, staff writer 0 CommentsSen. Lindsey … [Read more...] about "I'd Like to Report Some Voter Fraud": Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Allegations He Urged Legal Ballots Be Tossed in Georgia