Republicans Falsely Blame Wind Power for State’s Deep Freeze
Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and a bevy of rightwing commentators blamed wind turbines, which supply 10% of the state’s energy, and “the Green New...
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Beware Women in the Workplace: A 1950s Educational Film
NYC public school parent says: That was an interesting article. The subject of banned moves in gymnastics is really complicated. When I was a kid,...
Senator Bernie Sanders on Biden COVID Plan
The office of Senator Bernie Sanders released the following statement about President-Elect Biden’s coronavirus relief plan: BURLINGTON, January 14 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued...
Biden’s Relief Proposal for Schools and the Economy
President-Elect Joe Biden released his comprehensive plan to control the pandemic and help the economy, families, students, and schools. The attached PDF has the full...
The American Prospect: Proposals for Biden’s Day One Progressive Agenda
The American Prospect has advice for Joe Biden about how he can make dramatic changes on Day One. Pick your topic: Corporate taxes, the War...
Farhad Manjoo: The Pandemic Brings Good Times to Billionaires
Farhad Manjoo is an opinion writer for the New York Times. In this column, he says that the wealth of American billionaires has grown dramatically...
David Dayen: Will There Be a Stimulus Bill?
As always, David Dayen of the American Prospect is a good guide to the inner world of Washington, D.C., politics. In this post, he explains...
Dana Milbank: McConnell “Helps” Working Families by Blocking Relief Bill
Dana Milbank is a regular writer for the Washington Post. He writes in this column about Mitch McConnell’s hypocrisy. The Trump administration and House Democratic...
Why Did Religious Groups Get CARES Bailout Money?
Peter Franchot, the State Comptroller of Maryland, wrote in the Washington Post that many small businesses are failing and need government aid to survive. Main...
Kendall Deas: Good Schools are the Basis of Economic Success
Kendall Deas, a political scientist at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, has worked in the field of economic evelopment. In a recent article,...