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What’s happening with the Green New Deal?

What’s happening with the Green New Deal?

Like so many other progressive goals for this Congressional term, the biggest roadblock may not be Republicans, but centrist Democrats like Senators Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema. On April 20, Democratic Senator Edward Markey and House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reintroduced in Congress their proposal for the Green New Deal. The

Who is Chuck Schumer?

Who is Chuck Schumer?

Schumer’s success or failure as Senate majority leader will depend on his ability to simultaneously attain Republican concessions while delivering on the progressive agenda of President Joe Biden. When Senator Chuck Schumer assumed the role of Senate majority leader on January 20, it marked a major turning point for

President-elect Biden’s pick for defense secretary creates division in the Democratic Party

President-elect Biden’s pick for defense secretary creates division in the Democratic Party

Biden’s choice echoes a comparable pick by President Donald Trump, raising concerns in the Democratic Party that this norm has been irreversibly broken. On December 8, President-elect Joe Biden published a piece in The Atlantic entitled, “Why I Chose Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense.” In it, Biden laid

Biden has secured enough delegates for the Democratic nomination

Biden has secured enough delegates for the Democratic nomination. What happens next?

Tuesday, June 2, was the second largest day of the 2020 presidential primary season, with seven states and Washington, DC voting. Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests against police violence, what would have normally been a major story was mostly buried – Joe Biden officially secured enough delegates to

What’s next for Bernie Sanders’ campaign?

What’s next for Bernie Sanders’ campaign?

Since the middle of March, there has been discussion in the media about whether the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Bernie Sanders was coming to an end. Sanders, the progressive senator from Vermont who identifies as a Democratic Socialist, is one of only two candidates still in the race, but

Who Is Elizabeth Warren?

Who Is Elizabeth Warren?

In the 2020 campaign for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, Senator Elizabeth Warren has remained a major player in the field, despite coming in no higher than third place in the first four primaries. Prior to the Super Tuesday round of primaries, there were calls for her to

Speaker Pelosi downplays concerns about Sanders, says Democrats are unified

Speaker Pelosi downplays concerns about Sanders, says Democrats are unified

According to a February 27 New York Times report, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has insisted both publicly and in private meetings with colleagues that Democrats will support whoever wins the party’s nomination for president. Although Pelosi has called for party unity, she has started to distance members of the House