progressives
Texas Dem runoff pits progressive Cisneros vs establishment-backed Cuellar
May 23, 2022Party’s progressive wing rallies around an insurgent, pro-immigrant, pro worker lawyer, Jessica Cisneros.
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Biden budget: Hike the military, defuse protests by taxing the rich
March 30, 2022President hopes that tax increases on the wealthy and corporations will defuse some of the anger of progressives.
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Amidst voter repression, progressive candidates gain in Texas primary
March 3, 2022Although progressives gained they did not get everything they had hoped for.
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Rep. Jayapal outlines pro-worker legislation as part of progressive platform
February 12, 2019WASHINGTON—Pro-worker legislation, including equal pay for equal work and an updated stronger version of the Employee Free Choice Act, are part of the progressive platform lawmakers will try to push through the Democratic-run House in the...
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Virginia legislature wages battle for Medicaid expansion
March 9, 2018In some Republican-held districts, poor working class people, including whites who voted for Trump in 2016, are in severe trouble over the issue of health care costs. So supporters of Medicaid expansion have seen a chance...
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