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2021 Breakdown: Manchin is the biggest roadblock for Democrats

Gabriella Aponte February 12, 2021
Instead of fighting with Democrats who want to help his constituents, Manchin should thank the party and the broader left for allowing him to call himself a Democrat and a great bipartisan figure.
Advocates for student loan debt relief say they think President-elect Joe Biden’s proposal to cancel some federal student loan debt is not aggressive enough. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Advocates want more aggressive plan to address student loan crisis

Madison Mercado December 8, 2020
Some Democrats, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, have called on Biden to cancel $50,000 of federal student loan debt for borrowers. Biden is considering debt cancellation, according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. 
Boston resident Travis Hasley picks up a ballot at the Boston Public Library. City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that would oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to have federal Secret Service agents patrolling polling locations during the November elections. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/ DFP FILE PHOTO

City Council opposes move to add Secret Service members to polling locations

Naomi Shah March 18, 2018
City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that would oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to have federal Secret Service agents patrolling polling locations during the November elections. The bill was proposed by Josh Zakim, a city councilor who represents neighborhoods like Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway and Kenmore Square. He called Trump’s action “an outrageous scare tactic, meant only to intimidate people.”
Lessons from the Left: Republicans own the shutdown

Lessons from the Left: Republicans own the shutdown

Anna Stroinski January 25, 2018

Make no mistake: There is no #SchumerShutdown. Anyone who’s been conscious for the past week knows there was some kind of shutdown, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer definitely doesn’t own it....

STROINSKI: One Democrat’s dilemma

STROINSKI: One Democrat’s dilemma

Anna Stroinski March 2, 2017

I am a registered and ideological Democrat, and this has been the case for as long as I can remember. In 2008, I went inside the automated voting booth for the first time with my mom. She’d just secured...

JOHNSTON: Gorsuch’s nomination reflects politics of today

JOHNSTON: Gorsuch’s nomination reflects politics of today

Andrew Johnston February 7, 2017

Indeed, we can certainly say the Republicans had it coming. With Trumps recent nomination in Judge Neil Gorsuch, the Democrats have mobilized their efforts to take whatever extreme measures necessary to...

STROINSKI: Are Democrats doing enough to thwart Trump?

STROINSKI: Are Democrats doing enough to thwart Trump?

Anna Stroinski February 7, 2017

The short answer is no. The long answer is also no, but let me explain. The Democratic Coalition Against Trump is a collective effort: it includes men, women, students, community, civil rights organizations...

NEMINSKI: The Democrats’ Political Disaster

NEMINSKI: The Democrats’ Political Disaster

Mike Neminski December 8, 2014

As of Saturday, the 2014 midterm elections are finally over. Louisiana closed out this election season with U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) defeating incumbent U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana)....

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