The Maine American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), which represents over 160 local labor unions across the state, announced its support Tuesday for the state’s recently introduced Green New Deal legislation.
This is the first Green New Deal-branded proposal to be backed by an AFL affiliate.
“We face twin crises of skyrocketing inequality and increasing climate instability. Climate change and inequality pose dire threats to w...
Month: April 2019
The one Supreme Court case most likely to reveal Chief Justice Roberts’ soul
The instant Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement last June, Chief Justice John Roberts became one of the most watched men in America. With Kennedy gone, Roberts now holds the balance of power on a court otherwise split between four Democrats and four Republicans who are even more conservative than the Chief.
And, next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a case that is likely to provide the clearest window to date into just how willing the Chief Justice is to politicize ...
Senate Republican on ACA: ‘You got to…
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) previously tried to destroy the Affordable Care Act. His perspective has ... evolved.
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Fox News town hall audience cheers Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All pitch
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, pitched his vision for the future of health care countrywide at a Fox News town hall Monday night and was met with cheers from the audience.
After Sanders explained why he would rather have the federal government provideing health insurance than private companies, Fox News anchor Bret Baier decided to pose the question to the audience. The audience, Baier said, included a lot of Democrats, Republican...
National Spending Estimates Under Medicare for All
Some policymakers are examining "Medicare-for-All" proposals that would provide comprehensive health care coverage to the population nationwide. According to a new report, national spending under a Medicare-for-All plan would be $3.89 trillion in 2019, or a 1.8 percent increase relative to the costs under current law.
Bernie Sanders boosted by Fox News town hall broadcast – live
The 2020 presidential candidate showed his brand of democratic socialism could have traction in Trump country
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Democrats’ strategy for winning in 2020? Policy, and lots of it.
There’s a long, long way to go before the 2020 presidential campaign draws to a close. Early-round primary voting is still nine months away, and the field of Democratic hopefuls stands at nearly two dozen, with even more contenders poised to enter.
And although the average American is far more engrossed in the final season of Game of Thrones than the preliminary jockeying among presidential aspirants, the campaign goes on. And on.
So just how do a swelling numbers of De...
The Health 202: Obamacare marketplaces fare better in states that embrace them
Sebelius graded the marketplaces at 'maybe a 'B' or 'C-plus.'"
In their first months on the job, Democratic governors seek to roll back Republican predecessors’ policies
Seven Democrats flipped GOP-held governorships last year, putting Medicaid expansion and environmental protection on the fast track.
Stephen Miller is mad the administration isn’t moving fast enough to deny immigrants benefits
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller is openly berating top members of the Trump administration for failing to implement “public charge,” a proposed rule change that would deny residency status to immigrants who rely on public benefits.
“You ought to be working on this regulation all day every day,” Miller reportedly shouted during a meeting last month in the White House situation room, according to The New York Times. “It should be the first thought you have when y...