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Manchin memo reveals he never intended to support progressive economic package
October 1, 2021Only House progressives’ threat to withhold support for the smaller infrastructure bill appears to have upset his scheme.
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Mandates result in big rise in coronavirus vaccinations
September 30, 2021Tens of thousands of holdouts in health, education and other industries are swayed.
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Women’s marches Saturday to slam Texas abortion ban
September 30, 2021Expect a coast to coast uprising in 588 cities demanding that the right of reproductive choice becomes the law of the land.
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Black college funding slashed, what else will right-wing Dems strip from education plan?
September 28, 2021Biden called for at least $45 billion to support research at historically Black colleges and universities. The bill includes just $2 billion for that purpose.
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‘Peace Circle’ commemorates 1843 Treaty of Bird’s Fort at Grapevine, Texas
September 27, 2021The Treaty of Bird’s Fort was the result of years of conflict and bloodshed between Native American nations and the onrushing tide of white settlers who later called themselves Texans.
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