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Analysis
Will the Democrats ditch “consensus” and deliver promised reforms?
In yet another example of the futility of the Biden administration’s “bipartisan” approach, Republicans blocked a vote on a major…
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Biden’s infrastructure flip-flop points to showdown ahead
The Biden administration appears to have clinched its most extensive deal with Republicans yet in the form of a $580…
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Voting rights bill blocked: How it could have been different
The “For the People Act” failed to advance in the Senate June 22 after a 50-50 vote, leaving the bill’s…
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The Socialist Program
In the News: Socialist tactics and Biden’s economic program
Why did Biden feel compelled to use his address to Congress to speak to the needs of working people? How…
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Analysis
Biden uses first major address to lay out his program for the working class
In his first speech to a joint session of Congress on April 28, Joe Biden made the calculation that he…
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Analysis
Deciphering Biden’s excuse to abandon the fight for $15
President Biden received a major political gift from an obscure, unelected official called the Senate parliamentarian. On Feb. 25, she…
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Features
PSL Statement: Biden in office, capitalists in power
Today, just as has happened every four years since 1789, an avowed defender of the wealth and power of the…
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Analysis
‘Stimulus bill’: Congress gives working class the middle finger
The new stimulus bill is a clear marker of how vastly out of touch Congress and the corporate elite are…
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‘Proyecto de ley de estímulo’: el Congreso le da a la clase trabajadora el dedo medio
El nuevo proyecto de ley de estímulo es un claro marcador de lo desconectados que están el Congreso y la…
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Analysis
Chaos in Washington kills hopes for major pre-election stimulus
Donald Trump abruptly called off his administration’s participation in negotiations with Congress over a highly-anticipated new pandemic relief bill that…
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