Politics
Whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright testifies winter could be ‘darkest in modern history’
May 15, 2020Top Health and Human Services official dumped by Trump details for Congress the deadly consequences of administration’s response to coronavirus pandemic.
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‘Tyrannical’ Wisconsin court ruling puts lives in danger amid pandemic
May 14, 2020The Wisconsin GOP, like Trump, has offered no plan to end the pandemic, other than “reopening the economy.”
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus wants guaranteed income in stimulus bill
May 14, 2020Led by Jayapal and Pocan, they want Pelosi’s bill to include guaranteed income and health care for all workers.
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We call frontline workers ‘heroes,’ but do we value them like heroes?
May 13, 2020When we collectively come out on the other side of this pandemic, will we have learned and changed anything at all?
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Democrats’ $3 trillion stimulus includes hazard pay, PPE; Republicans say no
May 13, 2020If GOP leader Mitch McConnell blocks this one, the AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka said, “this could very well be his final term in the Senate.”
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