100 Days In: Is Biden Actually a Progressive?

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In this week’s episode, we review some of the most consequential news out of Washington D.C., from President Biden’s American Families Plan to the latest DOJ confirmation hearings and the House Judiciary Committee’s historic approval of H.R. 40 (a bill that would establish a commission to study reparations). It’s safe to say we are pleasantly surprised with how well things are going.

REFERENCES:

Joe Biden - @JoeBiden & @POTUS

Vanita Gupta - @vanitaguptaCR

Kristen Clarke - @KristenClarkeJD

Kristen Clarke and Vanita Gupta being tapped for the DOJ

NYT // Katie Brenner – Senate Democrats joined by Lisa Murkowski, confirm Vanita Gupta for a top Justice Dept. job

NPR.org // Jason Breslow – Civil Rights Attorney Vanita Gupta Confirmed As Associate Attorney General

Newsweek // Kristin Clarke –  I Prosecuted Police Killings. Defund the Police—But Be Strategic 

NPR.org // Carrie Johnson – Kristen Clarke's Civil Rights Record Led Her To Barrier-Breaking DOJ Nomination

BuzzFeed News // Zoe Tillman – There Are 93 US Attorneys. Seven Are Women And Only Two Are Black.

American Families Plan 

WhiteHouse.gov // Fact Sheet: The American Families Plan

Washington Post // Jeff Stein  – White House’s new 1.8 trillion ’families plan’ reflects ambitions – and limits – of Biden presidency

NYT // Jim Tankersley – Biden Will Seek Tax Increase on Rich to Fund Child Care and Education

H.R. 40

Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - Reparations 101

Congress.gov // Sponsor Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee – H.R. 40 - The Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

Associated Press // Kevin Freking – House panel poised to advance bill on slavery reparations

Aljazeera // William Roberts – Reparations for US slave descendants gains momentum

NYT // Angela Glover Blackwell and Michael McAfee – Banks Should Face History and Pay Reparations

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