Bundled in the minimum-wage increase in the COVID relief bill was an abolition of subminimum wage for disabled people. That’s now gone too.
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Democrats Plot to Keep Senate In Session Over $2,000 Payments
Bernie Sanders is leading a strategy that would force the Senate to stay in Washington through New Year’s Day to try to force the vote.
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The Socialist Moment, and How to Extend It
A new book and a new film speak to different audiences about the movement’s revival and prospects.
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Democrats’ Ridiculous Celebrity Fixation
Biden desperately needs youth support. The DNC’s solution? More celebrities!
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Sanders’s Continuing Influence: The Party Rules Stay Reformed
The new rules mandating a far more open Democratic Party and nominating process are intact for 2024.
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Muslim and Arab Communities: A Priority for Team Biden
Can the presumptive Democratic nominee clinch the Bernie bloc?
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Unconventional: The Democrats, Day One
Michelle Obama was politically scorching in a cool medium.
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What Was Missing on the DNC’s First Night
A thin policy discussion was made even thinner by some notable oversights.
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Why Cori Bush Succeeded
And what her victory means for progressive politics and the Congressional Black Caucus
