The pro-Israel lobbying group has sent a flurry of communications to members of Congress, citing specific language for them to parrot in support of Israel’s strikes on Iran.
Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim is the co-founder of Drop Site News, and the author of We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to AOC, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a Movement.
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AIPAC’s Only General-Election Target Is an L.A. Progressive
In California’s 34th District, anti-war advocate David Kim has come close to unseating Rep. Jimmy Gomez twice. Now AIPAC is attacking Kim, and a crypto PAC is joining in.
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New York Times Faces Backlash Over Dan Goldman Endorsement Debacle
There are ties between the families of Goldman and Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, who took an interest in the endorsement.
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Bernie Sanders to House Progressives: Hold Strong or the Senate Will Tank Biden’s Agenda
Dozens of Progressive Caucus members remain steadfastly opposed to a bipartisan infrastructure bill without being paired with a more expansive reconciliation package.
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Meet the Consulting Firm That’s Staffing the Biden Administration
WestExec represented major corporations throughout the Trump years. Now it’s in the White House.
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Merrick Garland Wants Former Facebook Lawyer to Top Antitrust Division
Susan Davies has spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major mergers and fending off antitrust enforcement.
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Big Tech Critics Alarmed at Direction of Biden Antitrust Personnel
Renata Hesse, who has worked for Google and Amazon, is the leading candidate to run the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
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The DCCC Is Stepping Up for Two Left Candidates While Progressive Groups Step Back
Kara Eastman and Dana Balter are giving the left a second chance to show it can win swing districts. But progressive organizations are playing a minimal role.
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Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Team Up With House Progressives to Challenge Nancy Pelosi on Drug Bill
The Progressive Caucus is threatening to vote down a drug pricing bill important to Nancy Pelosi. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have backed them up.
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Joe Biden’s Mysterious Claim That He Whipped Votes for the CFPB
Biden told Elizabeth Warren that he ‘got votes’ for her consumer agency creation. No one can remember the specifics.