“It is time for the country to become fairly radical for a generation.” - President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was true then and it’s true now.

Jan 24, 2021 · 7:31 AM UTC

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The money in politics. I’ll keep saying it
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You’re right, but with the current make up of SCOTUS it’s not reasonable to think we can overturn Citizens United anytime soon. HR1 being passed also as a Senate bill will help, and ultimately we need a constitutional amendment establishing public funding for federal campaigns.
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Weekend thread. In addition to 100m shots and another large relief bill, @JoeBiden Dems should fully support union certification drive of Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. MLK knew there could be no racial/social justice without economic justice. King was murdered in
Replying to @marwilliamson
“Every generation has to rediscover the radicalism of democracy. It is radical to say all men are created equal. It is radical to say all men are given unalienable rights of life and of liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Marianne Williamson #RadicalDemocracy
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Yes! Patriot Act 2.0 now!
We’re talking about joe Biden here.. he is a tool of big money
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We had a chance for this when Obama took office in the midst of the “Great Recession”. Obama and the Democratic Party leadership chose not to. Let’s see what happens this time around, with Biden.