"One man (Senator Joe Manchin) just told 167 million women that he doesn't think they should have paid family leave." --Mark Elliott ([email protected])

Anyone who watches my show knows I am as critical of Manchinema as the next person - if not more so! - but why do we give *50* GOP senators a pass? Why aren’t they constantly being asked by reporters why they don’t support popular & necessary measures on climate or paid leave?

Will the BBB Act include everything Democrats fought for? Sadly, no. But let's not equate 98% support among Democrats with 0% support among Republicans. The answer isn't to abandon Democrats because we didn't have 100% sign-on; it's to expand our majority to KEEP making progress.

“I can’t wait until the state exam scores are released so I can finally find out how my students are performing” said no teacher ever

He’s on track to become a trillionaire but paid LESS in federal income taxes than you did in 2018. He paid $0. It’s time for the ultra-rich and corporations to finally pay their fair share. thrillist.com/news/nation/el…

All politics are identity politics, so when people talk about getting rid of "identity politics" they don't mean their identity, just yours.

The house of literacy has a thousand doors. Our job is to help students find one that will let them in.

"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." ~~ Elbert Hubbard

WE FAILED KIDS OF COLOR: American Psychological Association issues overdue apology for supporting harmful standardized testing in schools. But these policies are still in place! Joe Biden Dr. Jill Biden Mayor Eric Adams Kathy Hochul Congressman Jamaal Bowman Rep. Bobby Scott Rep. Mondaire Jones apa.org/about/policy/r…

When someone, kneels, takes aim, and shoots, into a crowd, they are trying to kill people, this forms intent, no matter what a judge may think, the law is very clear on this matter

The U.S. is currently one of six countries in the WORLD without a national paid leave program.    Time to change that. RT if you think we need paid leave for families.

At a time when some billionaires pay nothing – not a nickel – in a given year in taxes, yes, it is time for the rich to pay their fair share.

According to a new report from Moody’s this morning, President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal and Build Back Better Framework will add 1.5 million jobs per year and increase GDP by nearly $3 trillion relative to the baseline in the next decade.

The mainstream press simply refuses to investigate Joe Manchin. It's all there. They just won't do it.

This series is great. Hands down the most clear-cut and interesting account of the 2008 economic collapse.

Mission Hill School Under Attack deborahmeier.com/2021/11/01/mis…

In my view, an asthma inhaler that is sold to the Canadian people for just $27 should not cost the American people $242. Period.

Sen. Schatz's new filibuster pitch (echoed by Sen. Warnock too): “We just changed the rules as it relates to the debt limit,” he tells me. “And I think that was important. But if we can do it for markets, we can do it for democracy.”