As talks continue on the next Covid relief bill, it is clear that President Biden isn’t all that interested in raising the minimum wage despite his campaign promise to do so. Over the last week, Biden has used very careful language when speaking about the effort to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15. He says he supports the raise but it may not be allowed as part of the budget reconciliation process. However, that simply isn’t the case. Many Democrats, including Senator Bernie Sanders, are confident that the minimum wage affects the budget and will be allowed.
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The United States is still reeling after a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol by radical far-right extremists in early January. Incited by the President, a large group of insurrectionists attempted to stage a coup to prevent Joe Biden from being certified the rightful winner of last November’s election. Let’s not mince words on what took place that day. Those mobs of people there were to overthrow democracy and potentially kill members of Congress and the Vice President.
It was not just Donald Trump that brought this upon us. The entire right-wing ecosystem has led to this moment by first…
As of November 16th, Donald Trump has still refused to concede the Presidential election to the rightful winner, Joe Biden. None of this is that surprising — Trump has never admitted defeat ever in his life. He instead lies about the system and the election being rigged against him. He did a similar thing in 2016 claiming he lost the popular votes only due to illegal immigrants casting ballots. Of course, his appointed panel to investigate voter fraud turned up zero evidence to this claim. …
We are only two weeks out from election day and the picture looks quite grim for Donald Trump and the Republican party. After a horrendous debate performance and catching Covid-19, Trump’s campaign is in freefall. The national polling average shows Biden with a double-digit lead and almost all swing state polling is leaning towards Biden as well. In addition, most election models show the Democratic Party winning both the Senate and House.
Understandably, Democrats are reluctant to celebrate early after the 2016 election. But they should breathe a little easier this time around. This race resembles the 2008 race more…
As Covid-19 continues to ravage America, there is serious concern over the election in November. Joe Biden is leading comfortably in the polls at the moment and at the same time, President Trump is openly talking about delaying the election. Trump has also called this the most corrupt and inaccurate election of all-time and it hasn’t even taken place yet.
To combat the coronavirus, many states have granted large numbers of absentee or mail ballots. This measure is great in theory, as it allows Americans to safely vote from home, minimizing the risk of contracting the virus. …
It is hard to forget the feelings from November 8, 2016, when Donald Trump did the unimaginable, in defeating Hillary Clinton to win the Presidency. Before the election, Clinton was declared a large favorite, with some models giving her as much as a 98 percent chance of winning. On Election night, Donald Trump managed to dismantle the “blue wall” by winning Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin by the slimmest of margins.
This time around, Trump faces former Vice President Joe Biden. Although he holds a similar worldview and politics as Hillary Clinton, Biden finds himself in a great position heading into…
We are now over two months into most of the United States being under some type of lockdown order. Here in the state of New York, we are currently required to wear masks if we need to go out in public and we can only begin to reopen some businesses if we have two straight weeks of decreasing hospitalizations.
A lot of Americans have started to get used to the current situation, whether it’s working from home, being unemployed, or now being counted on as an essential worker. …
On Wednesday, April 8th, Senator Bernie Sanders decided to bow out of the Presidential campaign, essentially handing the Democratic nomination to the former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a heartbreaking day for so many dedicated supporters and volunteers. This time around was supposed to be different — Bernie was going to win.
The race didn’t go according to plan. After winning the first three contests, South Carolina happened. Joe Biden won convincingly in the Palmetto State, with Sanders coming in a distant second place. The media then took it from there driving their narratives of Bernie struggling with black…
The main story from the Democratic debate in Nevada was the utter collapse of Mike Bloomberg. He was bruised and battered by all of the others on stage, especially Elizabeth Warren. He had no response for his horrid record of Stop and Frisk or for the many allegations of sexual harassment. He proved that money may be able to get you onto the debate stage but that it can’t change history. Bloomberg’s numbers will start to plummet and numerous candidates will benefit, leading to a clustered field.
There was another key moment Wednesday night. As the fiery debate was coming…
We are just seventeen days away from the Iowa Caucus and it looks like Senator Bernie Sanders may be on his way to winning there. Since returning to the campaign trail from a heart attack in October, Bernie has surged in polling and in betting markets. And now, he is the favorite in Iowa and New Hampshire, who votes just eight days later.
The most recent Des Moines Register poll shows Bernie on top, ahead of his next closest opponent, Elizabeth Warren by three points. This poll is considered the gold standard and has called every Democratic winner there since…