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Negotiating. you said it, the last time i was on your show, you know this made it very clear that republicans do not want to come along. it is again very clear that republicans don't want to come along, if we're going to get this done the president needs to do what he did with the rescue plan which is say, this is my agenda, this is what the american public wants and i'm sticking to it and we are going to go and do it by ourselves. and by the way, rachel, those republicans will probably claim some credit for it even though they voted no, just like the rescue plan. >> exactly that is always the...

>> i thank you for being with us, senator bob casey. and that statement you just dropped the mic for me. thank you for being with us. with me now is california congresswoman barbara lee. congresswoman lee, these past 14 months of the pandemic have revealed some major flaws in our country when it comes to addressing poverty. unlivable low wages and health care systems that give priority to the rich. as the cochair of the majority task force on poverty and opportunity, you and your democratic colleagues, your colleague, representative jayapal, introduced new welcomes this week that confronts all...

by Ralph Nader / March 13th, 2021 Do you remember the promises made by the Democratic Party’s presidential and Congressional candidates on universal health insurance? You can forget their pledges and somber convictions now that your votes put the Democrats in charge of the House and the Senate. The Democrats’ leaders are abandoning their promises and retreating into a cowardly corporatist future. Here is the present scene. Leading Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, have decided to spend tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to subsidize the gian...

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? Overtures to Trump Voters1 Pramila Jayapal says “we must pay attention to why more than 74 million people voted to reelect Trump” [“Biden’s First 100 Days: Congress,” Jan. 11/18]. Trump sponsored huge tax cuts for the rich, attempted to gut the Affordable Care Act, denied the existence of clim...

863 views After an election in which the country opted for a reset, not a revolution, moderate Democrats hold the power in the party. The momentum of the 2018 Congressional midterm elections in which the Democrats gained 42 seats and regained their majority status in the House of Representatives lost steam in 2020. It had been expected that the 2020 elections would build on the 2018 victories and possibly lead to capturing the Senate. The anticipated blue wave broke badly, never making it onto Congressional shores. It is destined to profoundly impact the abilities of the Biden White House an...