MIT has an endowment of $27 BILLION — that's billion, with a 'B'. They should not be exploiting teachers who are interacting with thousands of their students and help make MIT the great university that it is.
I stand in solidarity with the MIT Graduate Student Union working to form a union.
President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, officially making lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in American history.
President Joe Biden's budget reflects three critical values: fiscal responsibility, safety and security at home and abroad, and a commitment to building a better America.
It will be paid for—and reduce the deficit—by asking billionaires and the top 0.01% of Americans to pay their fair share.
I wanted to take a moment to tell you why now is the time to move toward Medicare for All. This will, no doubt, be a difficult struggle. But it is a struggle we will win.
There must be no ambiguity in acknowledging that what the whole world is seeing from Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is nothing less than a blatant violation of international law and human decency.
Thanks to the American Rescue Plan and President Biden’s leadership, America has seen historic economic growth and continues to add jobs at a record pace.
I suspect you haven't heard much about the Competitiveness bill that's in the Senate right now. Here’s what you need to know: the taxpayers of this country should not be giving $53 billion to profitable microchip companies and $10 billion to Jeff Bezos to go to space. Period.
We need leaders who will come to Congress ready to fight — fight on behalf of the poor, fight on behalf of the working class, fight for Medicare for All, and fight for a Green New Deal. Summer Lee will be that leader.
The American people are united, the world is united, and we stand with the people of Ukraine. We will not let autocrats and would be emperors dictate the direction of the world.
Democracies are rising to meet this moment, rallying the world to the side of peace and the side of security.
Shocking. Gas prices are at the highest levels ever at the same time the big oil companies are raking in huge profits. Yes, the time is now for a windfall profits tax.
This is what oligarchy looks like: Today, the 10 richest people in the world own more wealth than the bottom 37% — 3.1 billion people. We need a national and global economy that works for all, not just the few. The struggle continues.
We have elections in this country which are dominated by big money and corporate interests. And whether or not our democracy survives depends on if we stand up together and put a stop to growing oligarchy.
I have so much respect for the incredibly brave people in Russia who are risking so much by being out in the streets protesting what their corrupt president is doing.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden spoke directly to the American people about the historic progress we've made, the work that lies ahead, and his optimism for the future in his State of the Union address.
Tune in for some of the historic night's highlights.