Joel Wendland-Liu
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joel Wendland-Liu
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Americans support the EPA, oppose its dismantling
February 3, 2011Two-thirds of all Americans support the Environmental Protection Agency, placing the Republican push for its dismantling at odds with the will of the people.
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GOP economic plans signal class war on working families
February 1, 2011Detailed analysis of House Republican economic proposals reveals an extreme agenda that few Americans would have knowingly voted for.
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Coalition urges filibuster reforms in new Senate session
January 5, 2011A coalition of progressive organizations, Fix the Senate Now, is calling for filibuster reform.
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Food safety at risk with Republican slashes
January 4, 2011Republican plans to cut taxes for the rich and social spending for working families may threaten food safety, say supporters of a law passed in the lame duck session of Congress and signed into law this...
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White House makes final push for DREAM Act
December 17, 2010The Obama administration stepped up its campaign to overcome a possible Republican filibuster of the DREAM Act.
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Tax cut deal: “A tremendous sacrifice” says Solis
December 14, 2010"Right now we've made a tremendous sacrifice," Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis said. "There's no pleasure in us giving the high income tax bracket these cuts."
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Broad coalition urges passage of DREAM Act
November 29, 2010Supporters of the DREAM act range from the labor movement to self-identified conservatives.
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Republican stalling on START is recipe for gridlock
November 22, 2010If the Senate decides to vote on the new START treaty with Russia, it will likely garner enough votes for passage, an expert with a top Washington think tank predicted.
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