Build Back Better

2021: The Year We Realized Just How at Risk Our Democracy Is – Full Member Episode

From a year that began with January 6th to the American Rescue Plan, Build Back Better, and Beyond, 2021 has…

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2021: The Year We Realized Just How at Risk Our Democracy Is

From a year that began with January 6th to the American Rescue Plan, Build Back Better, and Beyond, 2021 has…

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Sure, Hate Manchin, He Deserves it. But Now Focus on What We Can Do About It.

I feel your contempt and loathing for Manchin. He’s earned it. I’ve been seething all morning. It’s far from the…

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Notes from the Third Sub-Basement: High Anxiety

It is hard to please Democrats.  President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer and their teams worked for months to get…

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The Stakes are Too High to Draw the Wrong Conclusions About Tuesday’s Elections

This Times editorial board piece arguing Tuesday showed that Dems don’t want big progressive ideas ignores one small fact: The…

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The Stakes are Too High to Draw the Wrong Conclusions About Tuesday\’s Elections

This Times editorial board piece arguing Tuesday showed that Dems don\’t want big progressive ideas ignores one small fact: The…

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The Good, the Bad and the Obscene: An Economic Policy Conversation with Jason Furman – Full Member Episode

While in Europe and in Congressional negotiations, President Biden has brought the global minimum corporate tax closer to reality.  Congressional Democrats…

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The Good, the Bad and the Obscene: An Economic Policy Conversation with Jason Furman

While in Europe and in Congressional negotiations, President Biden has brought the global minimum corporate tax closer to reality.  Congressional Democrats…

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Are We About to Build Back Better? Are We About to Get Serious About January 6th Accountability? – Episode Transcript

Note: Transcripts are machine generated and lightly edited for speaker names. The President and Democratic leaders announced that they are on the…

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Letter from the Third Sub-basement: Halloween Edition

So, here we are at the end of another week.  What does it mean?  Well, what does any of it…

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Are We About to Build Back Better? Are We About to Get Serious About January 6th Accountability?

The President and Democratic leaders announced that they are on the verge of transformative legislation that will help children, elders, the…

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Are We About to Build Back Better? Are We About to Get Serious About January 6th Accountability? – Full Member Episode

The President and Democratic leaders announced that they are on the verge of transformative legislation that will help children, elders, the…

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If BBB Passes, Grit Your Teeth and Give Manchin (and Sinema) Some Credit

This begins regular members-only reports on what we are seeing and hearing inside Washington on domestic and international issues currently…

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America is Just Going to Have to Learn to Accept Good News

The Biden Administration, it seems, is on the verge of winning approval for its Build Back Better Package. If the deal…

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Everything is Peachy Keen – Episode Transcript

Note: Transcripts are machine generated and lightly edited for speaker names. President Biden is on the verge of a transformational…

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Everything is Peachy Keen

President Biden is on the verge of a transformational victory… or is he.  We discuss the state of the negotiations around his…

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The Media Has Missed the Story: Biden and the Dems are on the Verge of Another Major Success.

The New York Times does it again: “House Delays Vote on Infrastructure Bill as Democrats Feud.” On the homepage they…

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