The top 1% have never had it so good. They are making money hand over fist. At the same time, weekly wages for the average worker are nearly $50 less than they were 50 years ago. What does that say about American economic policy?

The American Rescue Plan is proof that – when we have the political will – the federal government can dramatically reduce childhood poverty and make life better for working families across this country.

Too many good, hardworking Americans are getting ripped off by the people on top. Theo Von and I discuss:

Massive income and wealth inequality. 60% of our people living paycheck to paycheck. A dysfunctional health care system. A broken childcare system. We need to start paying attention to the needs of the working class of this country & stand up to powerful special interests.

Millions of seniors in this country are going hungry today. 4 out of 5 seniors who need a home-delivered or congregate meal do not receive one. We must increase funding for the Older Americans Act, reduce malnutrition, and meet the urgent needs of our nation's seniors.

This is why we have to end the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision and move to public funding of elections. washingtonpost.com/elections/inte…

You want to know how many Republicans supported my proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr? Zero. You want to know how many Republicans tried to grow union membership by supporting the PRO Act? Zero. Don't try to tell me that Republicans support the working class.

105 degrees in Philly. 104 degrees in D.C. 102 degrees in St. Louis. The climate crisis isn't coming -- it's already arrived. It's time to transform our energy systems away from fossil fuels.

I’m pleased that Eli Lilly took a modest step forward by reducing the starter price of Zepbound. But let's be clear: Even with this modest price reduction, millions of Americans will still be unable to afford the diabetes and weight-loss drugs they desperately need.

What happened to the American dream? Despite huge increases in productivity, only about half of Americans born in the 1980s are better off financially than their parents compared to 90% born in 1940, according to MIT. We need an economy that works for all, not just the few.

We should not force bankruptcy upon people who are struggling with serious illnesses.

Defense contractors are making huge profits on the weapons systems they produce & transferring taxpayer dollars to wealthy shareholders. There’s a name for this: war profiteering. The result? Taxpayers pay more than they should and Ukraine receives less weaponry than it needs.

Why is Congress so out of step with the American people? Why don't we tax billionaires at a higher rate, though the American people think we should? Why don't we have affordable health care, though the American people want it? The answer to those questions? Money in politics.

In the richest country in the history of the world, we CAN end child poverty. We simply need the political will to do it.

Public opinion of labor unions is now at 70% — the highest in decades. The reason: Workers know that a union helps them fight corporate greed and win decent wages, working conditions, and benefits. Let us continue to grow the American trade union movement. Happy Labor Day.

Want to know a big secret? The progressive economic agenda is enormously popular among the American people.

I’m disappointed, but not surprised, that Dr. de la Torre, the CEO of Steward Health Care, is refusing to testify in defiance of a subpoena. Let me be clear: We will not accept this. We will hold him accountable for the damage he has caused hospitals and patients across America.

100 straight days of 100-degree heat. The heat wave has killed at least 150 people this summer in Phoenix alone. The climate emergency demands a massive-scale mobilization. There is no choice. This is a moral imperative. washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/0…

It is absurd that a billionaire in America today pays the same amount of Social Security taxes as someone making $168,000 a year. It is time to scrap the cap, expand benefits, and fully fund Social Security, so that senior citizens in this country can retire with dignity.