Tag: legislation

Recent Legislation Shows How Far Republicans Have Strayed

Provide federal assistance to low-income communities Protect Social Security Grant asylum to refugees Expand the federal minimum wage Improve and expand unemployment benefits ...

Here Is What The ‘Do-Nothing’ Congress Has Been Doing

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1131529223489892352 Donald Trump has repeatedly vilified the "do-nothing" Congress. He might genuinely believe Congress is "doing nothing." But what about the average American? Is he or she even...

Trump Claims He Has Signed More Legislation Than Any Other President–Wrong...

Scenario one: President Trump doesn't realize executive orders are not legislation. Scenario two: He knows executive orders are not legislation but realizes most don't know...

‘Academic Freedom’ Education Bills Gaining Momentum In The US (VIDEO)

A new series of bills passing in various states around the country are calling for "academic freedom," which sounds good and all. However, these...
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Do Your Job! Only Three of Paul Ryan’s Bills Have Become...

Despite the fact that he’s been in office since 1999, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has only introduced three pieces of legislation...

Trump Signs Order Making Big Oil Corruption So Much Easier (VIDEO)

In his first act of signed legislation, President Donald Trump has eliminated anti-corruption rules for energy companies. Trump repealed regulations that were placed on...

The History Of Martin Luther King Day (VIDEO)

On April 8, 1968, just four days after Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed, thousands of people marched through Memphis, Tennessee. That...
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Historic Law Enacted To Protect Non-Theists From ‘Religious Persecution’ (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama has now signed a law that would expand the "freedom of thought" to include non-theists. The bill, Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom...
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Proposed Bill Could Label Protesters As ECONOMIC TERRORISTS

In an attempt to silence citizens and take their right to peacefully assemble away, a Washington state lawmaker is seeking to criminalize protests like...

Progressive Nomad: 5.2 Earthquake In Oklahoma FINALLY Gets Legislators Off Their...

Early this morning one of the largest earthquakes to hit Oklahoma shook the ground, being felt from Nebraska to North Texas, and all due...

Men’s Rights Activists Move Closer To Rewriting South Carolina Alimony Law

The unfortunately named South Carolina Alimony Reform - a small but loud group of 200 or so men (and, unfathomably, some women) - are...

Republican State Receives Initial Approval to Ban Dangerous Gay Conversion Therapy

A bill to ban what has become known as gay conversion therapy for LGBT youth has received initial approval in the Colorado House. The Republican-led...
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Detroit Parents And Students Voice Solidarity To DPS Sick-Outs While State...

As legislation in Michigan attempting to criminalize teacher sick-outs creeps ever closer to passing in response to the direct action taken up by Detroit...

Utah GOPer Sponsors Bill To Declare Porn A ‘Public Health Crisis’...

No matter how you may feel about the subject of pornography--be it pro or con--I think most of us can agree that we don't...