Kirsten Gillibrand

Sanders Bill Would Expand Medicare During Covid-19 Crisis Instead of Costlier Plan to Prop Up Private Insurers

A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a resident to test for Covid-19 at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City on May 13, 2020.

With PAID Leave Act, Democrats Aim to Close Loopholes in Coronavirus Bill That Left Out Millions of Workers

Julia Conley, staff writer

"This is good for workers, businesses, and critically, it will help slow the spread of the coronavirus."

Schumer Praised for Joining Sanders in Voting Against Trump Trade Deal That Ignores Climate Crisis

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

After the Senate passed USMCA, one activist said that "there is no excuse for...

Voters 'Overwhelmingly Support' Robust Paid Family Leave Proposal While Rejecting 'Half-Measures,' New Study Finds

Julia Conley, staff writer

"At at some point, everyone has to take care of a loved one, get care for...

Because 'Puerto Rico Must No Longer Be Treated as a Colony,' Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Lead Demand to End Painful Austerity

New Greenpeace Report Breaks Down Why Next US President Has No Choice But to Prioritize Total 'Fossil Fuel Phase Out'

Citing Threats to Abortion Rights, Sanders Endorses Marie Newman's Democratic Primary Challenge Against Anti-Choice Incumbent Dan Lipinski

Connecticut Set to Become 7th State With Family Leave Law as US Still Lags Behind Rest of Developed World's Policies

Joining Wave of GOP Anti-Choice Attacks, Louisiana's Democratic Governor Signs Abortion Ban Authored By Democrat

Sanders Leads Top 2020 Contenders on Greenpeace Climate Scorecard While Biden Places Dead Last

'A Public Health Crisis': With Deadline in 48 Hours, Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic Sues GOP Government to Remain Open

To 'Nurture Human Lives Rather Than Take Them Away,' 2020 Democrats Urged to Support Slashing Annual Pentagon Budget By $200 Billion

$Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) speaks to supporters of legislation she introduced Wednesday with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that would impose a fractional tax on Wall Street transactions.$

'A Small Tax on Wall Street to Make Big Change': Bernie Sanders and Barbara Lee Introduce New Financial Transaction Tax

Gillibrand Introduces Sweeping Family Bill of Rights to Ease Financial Burdens and 'Level the Playing Field for Children'

Over 1,351 Climate Strikes in 110 Countries Planned for Friday as Global Revolt Escalates

Denouncing Fox News as a 'Hate-for-Profit Racket,' Warren Turns Down Town Hall Invite

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Let Them Eat A $353,000 Dinner

Today's study in contrasts as reflected in the dueling hashtags #BernieAtTheVatican and #HillaryAtTheMansion: Bernie went to Rome to urge "a moral economy" after releasing his "very boring" tax returns - income $205,271 - while Hillary flew to the infamous Clooney fundraiser costing $33,400 to $353,000. In response to the "corruption-fest," hundreds of peasants for Bernie staged a pot-and-pan protest and #DineWithThe99 potluck - price tag $27.