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Progressive Caucus Pressures Pelosi for Relief Package — The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is pressuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to advance another economic stimulus package that—unlike the previous corporate-friendly legislation—guarantees economic...
800,000 Doctors Implore Trump to Maintain Social Distancing — A council representing over 800,000 U.S. doctors signed a letter Friday imploring Donald Trump to reverse his call for businesses to reopen by April 12, warning that dismissing public health experts’...
The Pandemic Made Politicians Notice Basic Needs — The public health emergency resulting from COVID-19 has prompted an unusual display of U.S. bipartisanship to enhance social safety, as displayed by the House of Representatives’ passage on March 14 of an economic...
In 1944, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) ensured that socialist Henry Wallace would not succeed Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) as president. Is history repeating itself in 2020? Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders received the most votes in the first three...
WHO Declares Coronavirus a Global Pandemic — The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic, emphasizing that, with sufficient political will, nations can still change the course of the outbreak, Common Dreams reports....
Park Center for Independent Media Events — March 19, Modern Day Threats to Journalists: PCIM is hosting the Freedom of the Press Foundation at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. Parker Higgins, Director of Special Projects, will discuss how the non-profit organization...
The Democratic nomination contest is at a pivotal point, especially for the left. Progressive issues are ascendant, moderate candidates are vote-splitting, Bernie Sanders tops the polls, and Elizabeth Warren just had a very strong debate performance in Nevada. And yet...
The Democratic Establishment vs. Bernie Sanders — In the refreshingly well-executed New Hampshire Democratic Primary, Bernie Sanders won 25.7% of the vote over Pete Buttigieg’s 24.4%. Amy Klobuchar’s 19.8% was close behind, unlike Elizabeth Warren’s 9.3%. Joe Biden’s...
Keene, New Hampshire — On Tuesday night, Bernie Sanders took another step toward securing the Democratic nomination for president, the establishment wing of the party went three ways at once, and the state of New Hampshire put on an exhibition of electoral competence...
Falsehood and Fascism in State of the Union — Contradictions, fascist politics, and lies riddled President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Since Trump entered office in 2016, the economy has begun to crawl, not boom. Millions live in poverty and...