Pramila Jayapal

'We Must Deliver on This Issue': Jayapal Vows to Fight for $15 Minimum Wage

Rep. Pramila Jayapa (D-Wash.) is seen on the House steps of the Capitol during a vote on the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, on Friday, February 26, 2021.

'Shameful': Millionaire Senators Vote Against Popular Minimum Wage Raise That Would Lift Millions Out of Poverty

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"It is despicable and unacceptable that there is not unanimous support among Democrats in Congress for a $15 minimum wage," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

'It Has to Go': The Demand to End Filibuster Intensifies in US Senate

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Sens. Tina Smith (D-Minn) (L) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) have called for an end to the filibuster. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

"The filibuster didn't come from the Constitution, or from our founders,"...

To Help Fund Covid Recovery and Redress Inequality, Warren Unveils Wealth Tax on 'Ultra-Millionaires' and Billionaires

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

People participate in a "March on Billionaires" event on July 17, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

"A wealth tax is popular among voters on both sides for good reason: because...

'Democrats Will Lose in 2022' If $15 Wage Dies in Senate: Anger Grows as Biden-Harris Bow to Unelected Parliamentarian

'Not Gonna Fly': Jayapal Warns Democrats Against Using Parliamentarian Advice as Excuse Not to Pass $15 Wage

Biden 'Can and Must Go Big,' Say Progressives Urging President to #CancelStudentDebt

'Maybe We Ought to Go to $20 an Hour. Why Stop at $15?' Scoffs House Republican Arguing Against Wage Hike

As Progressives Secure $15 Wage in House Covid Bill, Jayapal Says 'Democrats Have to Fight' to Make It Law

As GOP Senators Push Smaller Covid-19 Relief Package, Dem Leaders Move to Advance Biden's Bolder Plan

All 10 GOP Senators Behind Skimpy $600 Billion Covid Relief Offer Happily Voted for $740 Billion Military Budget

'Roadmap to Freedom': Jayapal and AOC Lead Progressive Dems With Visionary Immigration Reform Bill

'A Big Step': Progressives Welcome Biden Executive Order Ending DOJ Private Prison Contracts, But Say This Is Just the Start

'A Big Deal': Lawmakers Reintroduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United

After Biden Unveils Covid-19 Relief Plan, Tlaib Doubles Down on Demand for $2,000 Monthly Payments

'Damning' New IG Report, Says ACLU, Shows Just How Far Trump Team 'Was Willing to Go to Destroy' Immigrant Families

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We Know What Hate Looks Like: Standing With Ilhan

Amidst the breathtaking hypocrisy of rabid charges of anti-Semitism - aka criticizing America's complicity with Israeli war crimes - heedlessly leveled against her, often from down-and-dirty bigots, Ilhan Omar is all done apologizing. As African-Americans, progressive Jews and others rally to support her, hear what she says above the ugly din: "When people say, 'You are bringing hate,' I know what their intention is. Their intention is to make sure that our lights are dimmed."