The House Speaker has to corral progressives, soothe the moderates, and time votes without wrecking the fragile infrastructure deal Biden struck with moderate senators.
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Bipartisan Gestures on Infrastructure Won’t Save Us from a Climate Apocalypse
Democrats like Manchin should forget about negotiating a weak infrastructure bill with Republicans and focus on something that can save America.
Posted inJuly/August 2021, Magazine, Politics
Why Joe Biden Should Listen to Bernie Sanders on Corporate Taxes
The Vermont Senator’s plan would close the pay gap between workers and executives—and be immensely popular.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Validation of Kyrsten Sinema
The Arizona Senator was ridiculed and pilloried for wanting a bipartisan infrastructure deal. Who’s laughing now?
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Would Progressives Sink an Infrastructure Compromise?
How Democratic Presidents from LBJ to Obama have bribed, seduced, and badgered their members into dropping their opposition to signature proposals.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
On Infrastructure, the Revenge of the Climate Hawks
While everyone frets about Joe Manchin, do Senate environmentalists like Markey and Wyden hold the key?
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
If Manchin Is Holding Infrastructure Hostage, Biden Should Say So
The president is under no moral or practical obligation to give the West Virginia senator and his allies political cover.
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Is a Vehicle Mileage Tax the Future?
The old-fashioned tax at the gas pump doesn’t make sense in an age of electric vehicles. Should Democrats embrace an intrusive alternative?
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Where Are the Filibusters?
Psst. Don’t tell anyone but the Senate is passing bills and Biden has been signing them.
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Joe Biden Went Big (Except For When He Didn’t)
Behind the president’s unabashed progressivism was a hard-headed attempt to bolster his negotiating position.
