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The productivity pay gap. Republican policies will make this gap grow at an even faster rate.
The Productivity–Pay Gap
The huge gap between rising incomes at the top and stagnating pay for the rest of us shows that workers are no longer benefiting from their rising productivity. Before 1979, worker pay and productivit...
www.epi.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The productivity pay gap. Republican policies will make this gap grow at an even faster rate.
Adam Schiff calling out the Supreme Court too. Bravo:
"These are stories that we're hearing from all over the country. Stories that are possible both because of the abuses of the administration and because the Supreme Court of the United States has decided to let these harms continue..."
"These are stories that we're hearing from all over the country. Stories that are possible both because of the abuses of the administration and because the Supreme Court of the United States has decided to let these harms continue..."
U.S. Citizens Wrongly Detained by ICE: It Could Happen to You
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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December 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Adam Schiff calling out the Supreme Court too. Bravo:
"These are stories that we're hearing from all over the country. Stories that are possible both because of the abuses of the administration and because the Supreme Court of the United States has decided to let these harms continue..."
"These are stories that we're hearing from all over the country. Stories that are possible both because of the abuses of the administration and because the Supreme Court of the United States has decided to let these harms continue..."
health insurance companies made over $371 billion in profits in 2024. Yet they're refusing to spend a few billion a year to cover rare but costly gene therapies that save children's lives. Why are we allowing health insurance companies to deny life saving treatments?
$2 million gene therapy could save her baby's life. But insurance wouldn't pay.
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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December 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
health insurance companies made over $371 billion in profits in 2024. Yet they're refusing to spend a few billion a year to cover rare but costly gene therapies that save children's lives. Why are we allowing health insurance companies to deny life saving treatments?
Listen to Joe Manchin and Jeff Flake talk about how it is the duty of the senate to block popular policies, and how the filibuster is a powerful tool for them to do so.
What Will It Take for the Senate to Stand Up to Trump? | The Interview
YouTube video by The Interview
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December 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Listen to Joe Manchin and Jeff Flake talk about how it is the duty of the senate to block popular policies, and how the filibuster is a powerful tool for them to do so.
"You can't build your wealth using the public infrastructure of Britain - the school system, the health system, the roads, the trains, all the public infrastructure - and then when you don't need them anymore, click on a button, transfer your assets somewhere else, and say bye-bye."
'People are so disgusted' - Economist Thomas Piketty on why we need a wealth tax
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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December 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"You can't build your wealth using the public infrastructure of Britain - the school system, the health system, the roads, the trains, all the public infrastructure - and then when you don't need them anymore, click on a button, transfer your assets somewhere else, and say bye-bye."
PG&E is blocking deregulation in California that would allow balcony and plugin solar to be installed more cheaply, denying low income residents and residents on fixed incomes an opportunity to lower their electricity bills.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVO9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVO9...
Small plug-in solar panels gain traction as an affordable way to cut electricity bills
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
PG&E is blocking deregulation in California that would allow balcony and plugin solar to be installed more cheaply, denying low income residents and residents on fixed incomes an opportunity to lower their electricity bills.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVO9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVO9...
