Democrats Push Tax Credit for Union Politics in Build Back Better Bill
A provision in Democrats’ $1.7 trillion social welfare spending bill could be used to encourage political donations to Democratic candidates, critics of the provision say. The newest version of the bill allows for a $250 tax credit for employees in unionized workplaces to pay “full” union dues. The tax credit would not go to union […]
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The Democrats Lose, Claim They Have No Media Support
Some terrible conclusions will be drawn from the terrible election results for Democrats. One may be the assumption that these bad results reflect a media that’s too hostile to the Democrats. Greg Sargent of The Washington Post tweeted this lame summary from former Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer: “Republicans have a massive communications advantage … Glenn […]
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Climate Activists Say Loopholes in COP26 Pact “Make Mockery” of Negotiations
Friday’s U.N. climate summit in Glasgow is over. Activists staged a walkout in protest against late decisions by negotiators to significantly weaken commitments in final agreement. While the earlier draft of the unbinding Glasgow Agreement called for “phasing-out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels,” the new draft calls for the phaseout of “unabated coal […]
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Trump Said It Was “Common Sense” for His Backers to Want to Hang Pence on Jan. 6
Audio of a conversation between Donald Trump and former President has been recently published ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl reveals that Trump was unconcerned about his loyalists’ calls to hang former Vice President Mike Pence on the day of the U.S Capitol breach. The conversation between Karl and Trump, which took place in March of […]
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AstraZeneca Abandons Pledge Not to Profit From Publicly Funded Vaccine
AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical company, received immediate backlash Friday after it announced the end of its global drug giant. pledgeIt did not profit from the publicly funded coronavirus vaccine, until the end the pandemic which is still killing. more than 7,000 peopleEvery day, around the globe. The AstraZeneca vaccination was developed in partnership between the […]
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Most Millionaires Get Average Tax Cut of $16k a Year With SALT Cap Increase
A new analysis shows that conservative Democrats’ tax reform plan will give a large tax cut to a majority of the country’s millionaires — despite the conservatives’ insistence that the reconciliation bill cost the government as little revenue as possible. The analysisFrom the Tax Policy Center shows thatAbout two-thirds would receive a net tax cut […]
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Corporate Dem Tom Suozzi Wants Tax Cuts for Rich Jammed Into Build Back Better
New York Representative Tom Suozzi is a centrist Democrat who hails from suburban Long Island. He has been attacking the left for weeks and is likely to leave Congress in a matter days ahead of a possible 2022 campaign for governor. Suozzi is attempting to get a huge tax cut through the House as his […]
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The Vast Majority of Anti-Trans Legislation Excludes the Word Transgender
This story was originally published in The 19th. Over three special legislative sessions this year, Texas legislators introduced 42 proposed bills that aimed to restrict transgender kids’ access to sports or gender-affirming care. The word “transgender” didn’t appear in any of them. Texas bills supporters, which brought triple the number of anti-trans billsThis year, more […]
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Democrats in Statehouses Aim to Secure Abortion Rights as “Roe” Faces Threats
Original publication by The 19th Michigan’s 90-year-old law that criminalizes abortion is expected to be the subject of a major policy debate in its statehouse next Year. Democrats across the country are trying to secure access to abortion in a more complicated legal and political environment. As part of a package, Michigan Democrats from both […]
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Wealth Inequality Is Fueling the Climate Emergency
On Wednesday, the United States of America and China made a surprise announcement at the U.N. summit on climate in Glasgow. They announced a joint pledge to reduce methane and slow deforestation. China is the largest recent emitter of carbon dioxide, while the United States is the oldest historical emitter. We speak with George Monbiot, […]
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