100 Days In: Is Biden Actually a Progressive?
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IN THIS EPISODE:
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