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Biden Settles Longshoremen Strike, But Does It Matter for Harris?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 5, 2024

This dive on the pressure the Biden administration put on the companies to settle the east coast longshoreman strike runs up against the reality that Harris may be doing poorly with union voters. First on the strike: With the nation’s economy — and much of...

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The Regulatory Push

By Erik Loomis

On May 2, 2024

The last couple of weeks have seen a cavalcade of superb regulations coming out of the Biden administration. Often, this happens closer to the end of a presidential administration. But.

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New National Monuments

By Erik Loomis

On December 7, 2022

Biden is moving to create more national monuments and protect key parts of this beautiful nation from further development. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he will establish a new.

The Biden Administration’s Goals on Labor

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 9, 2022

Thanks to the commenters who pointed out this John Nichols conversation with Kamala Harris about the administration's labor goals. Harris has played a pretty big role here, one of the few relatively public assignments her less than warm relationship with the president has provided. Interestingly,...

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Bipartisantastic

By Erik Loomis

On July 13, 2022

Biden couldn't get around to having a preexisting response crafted for the inevitable overturning of Roe, but he had time to indulge in his fantasies that he can work with.

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The Biden International Labor Agenda

By Erik Loomis

On March 6, 2022

I've talked a lot about Biden's labor agenda in the country. But it's also quite impressive, at least behind the scenes, on some of the international labor issues I've been.

Manqueman Consider a Venn diagram of the overlap of the GOP and Party of Clinton on the big issues. Like this performative bullshit.
The Bipartisan Border Wall · November 5, 2024
Crissa It's not that hard. But it's got to work.
Closing arguments · November 5, 2024
Manqueman Funny/not funny: Trump has been too unhinged since at least Biden's quitting the race that news media can't make him look good as much as they'd want to or try.
“If he didn’t have nothing to do with it, what’s he doing in the garbage truck? · November 5, 2024
Chick Cornea Any one of us can single-handedly change “history”. That is how the future is always written. — The Last Dodo
Closing arguments · November 5, 2024
Manqueman
He has changed one of America’s two major political parties in ways that were basically inconceivable a decade ago.
Yeah. Put the insane people in charge. Fun fact:...
The Nature of the Thing · November 5, 2024