If Joe Biden wins the presidency, he, along with Democrats in Congress, should add to the national debt.
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Last week, Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Trump sparred for the last time before the November 3 election.
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The coronavirus has taken an incalculable toll on daily life since then, and it has driven national unemployment rates to levels not seen since the Great Depression—almost 15 percent at its highest point in April.
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With less than two weeks until Election Day, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off in the second and final debate of the 2020 election cycle.
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Growing up in Barrio Logan, a predominantly Latinx community in San Diego, I lived the realities of environmental injustice.
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Just two weeks out from election day, Americans remain concerned about the pandemic and want additional legislation from the federal government to address the crisis.
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For decades, Democrats have been told that progressive ideas are too bold to campaign on—and that Democrats can only win by running toward the political middle.
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Earlier this month Data for Progress and Lead Locally released a Green New Deal Slate of local candidates running for office on ambitious climate platforms. It was a no-brainer to include Yassamin Ansari, who is running to lead the Phoenix City Council.
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Republican Senators are moving quickly to confirm President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett.
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Election nights are a whirlwind. With “expert” pundits on cable news trying to crank up the drama for and social media amplifying every salacious rumor it can be impossible to know whats going on.
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The largest predictor of police violence in America is not poor training, lack of discipline, or militarization. The largest predictor is simply contact with the police--and the most common contact Americans have with police is traffic stops.
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During the first presidential debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and coronavirus superspreader President Donald Trump, moderator Chris Wallace dedicated a portion of the evening to discussing climate change in the wake of the historically devastating California wildfires.
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