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While the country’s eyes have been turned towards the big, bad federal budget for the past week, there’s an important fight brewing in New York over the state’s own budget,… There is no amount of money that equals the worth of a human life. This should be the preface to every debate we have about our gun laws in this… For years, the American people have seen the gap between the rich and the rest of the country grow out of control. In recent years however, especially since Republicans passed… In the wake of the rampant, widespread cheating uncovered in last week’s college admissions scandal, there’s been a renewed focus on the different admissions standards that money can buy. This… The Maryland Senate made a crucial step forward in ensuring the economic security of its labor force this week, when it approved a hard-fought bill to raise the state’s minimum… It’s been well noted by now that the Trump administration’s budget proposal released on Monday is a blatant cash grab that would transfer trillions from the poorest in American society… In reading about the massive college admissions scandals this week, a truth struck me that I hadn’t consciously been aware of before. Yes, compromising the proctors and cheating on the… There’s already been a huge backlash against the Trump administration’s 2020 budget proposal since it was released on Monday, and for good reason. The plan is disastrous for a myriad… On Monday, President Trump released his 2019 budget proposal, a plan that outlines a series of massive cuts to vital public programs in the ludicrously titled “A Budget for a… This blog is one in a series on HR 1, the For The People Act. Corporate Spending on Elections As their first order of business, House Democrats introduced HR 1… House Democrats’ campaign finance and voting reform bill, HR 1, the For The People Act, recently made its way out of the House. As we wait for it to be… As their first order of business, House Democrats introduced HR 1 as soon as the new 2019 Congress came into session. An anti-corruption, pro-democracy reform bill, the For The People… For years, opponents of raising the federal minimum wage have argued that we don’t need to raise the minimum wage because most low-wage workers are just teenagers trying to earn… The manner in which taxes are computed vastly favors the wealthy. Workers pay higher taxes on wages than those living on investment income — and workers also have to pay… This week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced she would not attend private fundraisers or one-on-one meetings with big donors. In doing so, she is declining to participate in a traditional…An Ultra-Millionaire Tax Will Make New York Better. Why Is Cuomo Resisting?
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When the NRA has more political power than the voice of the people, there is a fundamental problem with influence of money in our political system.
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This bill is just flying directly in the face of what two-thirds of Florida voters said very clearly
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Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to hand yet another gift to corporations and big polluters.
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