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I have a bill to remedy the horrible Citizens United decision. And every time, Republicans vote it down.
January 15, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Two days away to the 85th anniversary of FDR’s 1941 Message to Congress projecting the promise of the Four Freedoms — Freedom of Speech & Expression, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear. www.youtube.com/watch?v=geI-...
Fighting for the Four Freedoms
YouTube video by Moyers & Company
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January 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Next Sunday 1/11/26 is the 82d anniversary of FDR’s #SOTU call for an ECONOMIC BILL OF RIGHTS FOR ALL AMERICANS! 🇺🇸

Here’s the story through eight decades!
www.commondreams.org/opinion/econ...
The 'New Economic Bill of Rights' Comic Strip: A Vision for 2024 and Beyond | Common Dreams
After 50 years of class war from above and concerted efforts to suppress the working class, the great majority of Americans still crave—and deserve—an economy built for working people. Now we have to ...
www.commondreams.org
January 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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#FDR “We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence….” And he proceeded to propose an #EconomicBillofRights for all Americans 🇺🇸It’s our turn now! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏿
December 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is accusing Speaker Mike Johnson of undermining a White House proposal to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years as Congress stares down a fast-approaching deadline to avoid massive premium hikes.
Jeffries says Johnson ‘tanked’ Trump’s health care proposal
Congress has just a few weeks left to reach a deal to avoid expiring Obamacare tax credits.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Democrats must take back the House, but we don’t just need change for change’s sake, and we don’t need more of what got us here.

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October 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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April 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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“You can turn away, and you can ignore what goes on, but if you do that, you do it at your own peril," Bernie Sanders told the crowd at Coachella last night during a surprise appearance.

New @motherjones.com:

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Bernie Sanders spoke at Coachella and the crowd went wild
"You can turn away, and you can ignore what goes on, but if you do that, you do it at your own peril."
www.motherjones.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Today marks 22 years since the Station Nightclub fire claimed the lives of 100 Rhode Islanders and altered the lives of countless others. We’re thinking of the victims and their families, as well as the first responders who still carry the weight of that terrible night.
February 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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We are enduring the final dismantling of the democratic achievements of the progressive generations of the1930s/40s & 1960s - which began - yes began - under Carter and Clinton. When will Dems and Labor truly wake up and remember who they and we are?
February 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM