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☆ The ‘outside agitator’ narrative has a long history
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

In these instances, and others, authorities have not offered many specifics about who the “outside agitators” are, how significant their numbers are or how they differentiated outsiders from university-affiliated protesters. “It seems to me that the ‘outside agitator’ claim is one to shift the focus away from the grievances of the students and their protest.”The emphasis on “outside agitators,” Morris says, detracts from the central issue that is driving students to protest: Israel’s war in Gaza. ‘Outside agitator’ trope has a long historyYou don’t have to look far back in history to find examples of the “outside agitator” narrative. “We want to say as clearly as possible - we welcome ‘outside agitators’ to our struggle against the ruthless genocide of Palestinians.”Still, the use of the term is more complicated than it seems. As pro-Israel politicians have amplified concerns around antisemitism, some supporters of students’ right to free expression have suggested “outside agitators” are undermining otherwise peaceful protests.

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☆ Opinion | How Progressives Won Over the Democratic Center
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Mara Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That certainly seemed to be the view of Democratic leaders, who seemed intent on making “the squad,” as the progressive caucus is known, a group of permanent outsiders. Five years later, Ms. Pelosi has stepped down from the leadership position she long held. The House progressive caucus has grown to nearly 100 members and has become a significant force within the party. Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the new minority leader, isn’t a member of the progressive caucus. (He left the caucus when he became leader of the House Democrats.)

Persons: Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, ” Nancy Pelosi, Maureen Dowd, ” Ms, Pelosi, “, Trump, Steny Hoyer, Hakeem Jeffries, isn’t Organizations: Alexandria, Democrats, America, Democratic Party, Democratic, House Democrats Locations: New York

☆ Powell reinforces Fed position on cutting rates correction
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Ayanna Pressley is a Democratic representative from Massachusetts. An earlier version misidentified the state.

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☆ New York Democrats are worried about Tuesday’s special election. They have good reason to be
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Veronica Stracqualursi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

But as the special election to succeed the disgraced former congressman has made painfully clear to Democrats, Santos’ victory was not a fluke or anomaly. (Less so 40 years ago, when Republicans ran roughshod here and Ronald Reagan alluded to Nassau County as a Republican’s idea of heaven.) Nassau County in 2024 is sharply divided and – in a word – angry. The year before, Democrat Laura Curran, the top official in Nassau County, was ousted by Republican Bruce Blakeman. But more liberal New York Democrats often point to the current problems as Cuomo’s legacy.

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☆ Giving new babies a savings account can help curb wealth gaps and make college feasible. One Democrat wants to make it federal law.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sen. Bob Casey wants to set up automatic savings accounts for every baby in the US. AdvertisementSen. Bob Casey wants to chip away at wealth inequality and set up kids to be able to build wealth. Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, is introducing legislation that would create Child Savings Accounts nationwide. Those accounts spurred parents to open additional savings accounts for their children, and, by 2019, the average account balance was $3,243. Multiple studies on "baby bond" policies, automatic accounts with money deposited into them, find that they can help narrow racial wealth gaps.

Persons: Sen, Bob Casey, —, they'd, Casey, that's, Cory Booker, Ayanna Pressley Organizations: US, Service, Earned, Joint Economic, CNBC Locations: Pennsylvania, Oklahoma

☆ These 105 Democrats declined to vote for a resolution declaring 'anti-Zionism is antisemitism'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

105 Democrats voted no or "present" on a resolution that declared "anti-Zionism is antisemitism." Advertisement105 House Democrats on Tuesday declined to vote for a resolution condemning antisemitism, pointing to language that equates it with anti-Zionism. Nadler on Monday introduced his own resolution on anti-Semitism, arguing it goes further in mitigating the problem than the Republican-proposed resolution. Rep. Nadler: "The resolution states that all anti-Zionism is antisemitism. Nonetheless, 95 Democrats voted for the resolution anyway, including Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio, one of more than two dozen Jewish House members.

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But those reports are now at odds with initial American intelligence, which subsequently concluded that the Israel Defense Forces were not responsible for the explosion. The dispute has laid bare long-standing and increasingly passionate disagreements among congressional Democrats over the party’s relationship with Israel – and, now, how to position the party as the deadly conflict in Israel and Gaza escalates. “That’s a vile position to take,” Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told CNN, suggesting that Tlaib should review intelligence made available to House members. “That’s what’s been really painful – just continue to watch people think it’s OK to bomb a hospital, where children,” Tlaib said. “It’s truly disturbing that Members of Congress rushed to blame Israel for the hospital tragedy in Gaza,” Fetterman wrote.

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ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of uterine cancer. But Black hair stylists say such products — specifically the ones being looked at by the FDA, which contain formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals — have fallen out of favor, especially among younger generations. The possible rule would apply to both salon-grade and at-home products, FDA spokesperson Courtney Rhodes said. Pressley said in an Oct. 6 statement that the FDA's possible action is “a win for public health — especially the health of Black women." The risks for Black women could shift with better regulation of chemical hair straighteners, said Dr. Kimberly Bertrand, an author of the Boston University study.

Persons: “, ”, Kayleigh Butler, Courtney Rhodes, Jasmine Garcia, Jasmine Nicole Xclusives, —, Ayanna Pressley, Shontel Brown, Pressley, Kimberly Bertrand, Dr, Yolanda Lenzy, cosmetologist, there's, who’ve, Lenzy, Robert Wood Johnson Organizations: ATLANTA, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, Associated Press, Reps, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, National Institutes of Health, Boston University, Environmental Research, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AP Locations: U.S, Atlanta, Ayanna Pressley of, Ohio

☆ A government shutdown won't stop the student-loan payment restart — but an extended one could jeopardize resources for borrowers who need help
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A shutdown would occur the same day student-loan payments resume. The Education Department said resources for borrowers will be available the first few weeks of a shutdown. AdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden's Education Department is clear: government shutdown or not, student-loan payment are resuming on October 1. A shutdown could also happen at a critical time for millions of student-loan borrowers. However, amid calls from some Democratic lawmakers and advocates to pause payments in the event of a shutdown, the Education Department confirmed payments are still set to resume.

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☆ House Republicans take on Biden as government shutdown looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Republicans are about to deliver on the driving purpose of their House majority – enacting Donald Trump’s retribution. Rather than try to solve the crisis, hardline House Republicans are driving the country toward a shutdown that Trump ordered up on social media, insisting it will will damage Biden, his potential general election rival. The two showdowns – and the return to power of Trump’s movement in the House – could shape the fate of the Republican House majority, which was narrowly won in last year’s midterm elections. But paradoxically, the tiny House majority – McCarthy can only lose four votes and still pass legislation on a party line – has given the most extreme GOP members more leverage. Some House Republicans are now refusing to vote for any temporary spending extension expected to come over from the Senate.

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☆ It is 'abundantly clear' student-loan payments should not resume next week if the government shuts down, Ayanna Pressley says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

That's the same day student-loan payments are set to resume. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Ayanna Pressley does not want student-loan borrowers to worry about repayment and a government shutdown at the same time. With that deadline just days away, that prospect is looking increasingly likely — and it would also fall the same day federal student-loan borrowers could start facing monthly bills again after an over three-year pause. Pressley said in a Wednesday statement that President Joe Biden should pause student-loan payments and interest accrual if a shutdown does happen, and that "it is abundantly clear that student loan payments should not resume October 1."

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☆ Student loan payments could get easier for survivors of sexual assault if a bill introduced by Sen. John Fetterman and 10 other Democrats passes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Our experts answer readers' student loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess student loans). Rep. Madeleine Dean, Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and eight other Democrats introduced HR 5588 on Wednesday — days before student loan payments are set to resume on October 1. This bill will make it possible for students to focus on their mental health without the burden of student loan payments." As the October deadline for federal student loan payments looms, Democratic lawmakers are looking for ways to soften the blow for borrowers. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has been taking steps to correct student loans for various borrowers being charged too much.

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☆ Ibram X. Kendi, anti-racism activist, wasn't surprised when Vivek Ramaswamy compared him to a KKK grand wizard: 'He's doing his job' as a GOP candidate of color
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Vivek Ramaswamy recently compared anti-racism activist and author Ibram X. Kendi to a KKK Grand Wizard. The comments are part of a typical playbook for GOP candidates of color, Kendi told Insider. Kendi said Ramaswamy may not even believe what he says when he makes inflammatory comments. Kendi said comments like that suggest that Ramaswamy isn't a serious candidate for president, saying he is "auditioning to be Donald Trump's VP." Ramaswamy told Fox News that Trump was the "best president of the 21st century."

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☆ Rep. Ayanna Pressley says GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy isn't 'occupying any real estate in my mind' after he compared her to 'modern grand wizards' of the KKK
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ayanna Pressley on Sunday hit back at Vivek Ramaswamy after he compared her to a KKK grand wizard. In making his comments last week, Ramaswamy argued that Pressley and Kendi didn't embrace diversity of opinion among members of minority groups. Al Sharpton, Pressley firmly rejected Ramaswamy's remarks, calling his words "dangerous." … We don't need any more brown faces that don't want to be a brown voice," Pressley said during the event. "We don't need any more Black faces that don't want to be a Black voice."

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☆ Elon Musk says Vivek Ramaswamy should be the GOP's VP pick for the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk says Vivek Ramaswamy should be the running mate of whoever becomes the GOP's 2024 pick. "He should get it imo," Musk wrote on Twitter on Sunday. Musk was responding to a tweet speculating that Ramaswamy "wants the VP pick." This time, he says he's throwing his weight behind the idea of GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for vice president. On Sunday, right-wing blogger Mike Cernovich wrote on X — the social media platform previously known as Twitter — that "Vivek is powerful."

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk, Ramaswamy, he's, Mike Cernovich, X, Vivek, Ashley St, We've, Clair, He's, Eminem, Ayanna Pressley, Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Donald Trump Organizations: Twitter, Service, Republican, GOP, Fox News, Democratic, Florida Gov, Republicans Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ashley, Clair, St, Jacksonville , Florida, Iowa, Florida

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy says racism is often 'manufactured,' calls on nation to 'restore colorblind equality'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Vivek Ramaswamy has recently made a series of controversial comments about race. He said white supremacy is rare, racism is "manufactured," and compared Ayanna Pressley to the KKK. AdvertisementAdvertisementNBC host Chuck Todd asked about the Jacksonville shooting and how Ramaswamy would address racially motivated violence as president. At a campaign stop in Iowa on Friday, Ramaswamy suggested white supremacy is as realistic as unicorns. Maybe I will meet a — maybe I will meet a unicorn sooner.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Ayanna Pressley, Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy's, Martin Luther King Jr, Chuck Todd, colorblind Organizations: Service, GOP, Klux Klan, NBC, Jacksonville, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, CNN Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, America, United States, Jacksonville , Florida, Washington, Iowa

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down on comparing US Rep. Ayanna Pressley to 'modern grand wizard' of the KKK
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy refused to back down from a rather surprising opinion. Ramaswamy compared Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley and author Ibram X. Kendi to KKK grand wizards. "But can you have an intellectually honest conversation when you accuse her of being a grand wizard of the KKK?" "These are the words of the modern grand wizards of the modern KKK," Ramaswamy said at the Iowa campaign stop, NBC reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe controversial businessman and presidential candidate has decried "woke" culture, making it a center point of his campaign.

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☆ These 9 House Democrats voted against a resolution declaring Israel is 'not a racist or apartheid state'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

House Republicans teed up a vote on a resolution saying Israel is "not a racist or apartheid state." It came days after Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a top progressive, said Israel is a "racist state." Nine progressive House Democrats voted against the resolution. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyNine progressive House Democrats on Tuesday voted against a resolution declaring that Israel is neither a racist nor an apartheid state. In a floor speech earlier on Tuesday, Tlaib made clear she would vote against the resolution, stating that Congress was "re-affirming support for apartheid."

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☆ Should public buses be free?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —More major cities in the United States are letting public transit riders hop on board for free. Boston is piloting three zero-fare public bus routes, and New York City is expected to test free buses on five lines. Fares made up, on average, 12.5% of transit agencies’ operating expenses in 2021, down from 31.4% in 2019, according to the American Public Transit Association. “By offering free public transport, we are not really attracting car drivers in large volumes,” said Mohamed Mezghani, secretary general of the International Association of Public Transport. “There’s no such thing as free transit,” he added.

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☆ The Supreme Court ruled Biden used the wrong law to cancel student debt. He's trying again with a different one.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

On Friday, the Supreme Court decided in a 6-3 ruling that Biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt cannot move forward. The majority ruled that the states had standing to involve MOHELA in their case, and the law Biden used to cancel student debt demonstrated an overreach of authority. "I believe that the Court's decision to strike down our student debt relief plan is wrong," he added. "Despite this legally unsound Supreme Court decision, the President has the clear authority under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to cancel student debt. "The President has additional legal tools to cancel student debt — and he should use them.

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☆ Opinion | Why This Economist Wants to Give Every Poor Child $50,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +51 min

What you’ve got to do to get more money from wealth is just let your money go out there and make money on its own. darrick hamiltonYeah, the extent to which our tax code incentivizes wealth and capital growth, it centers on existing wealth and capital growth. $50,000 to the most wealth-poor person seems like a big number, but we need to put that number in context. In other words, wealth begets more wealth, and wealth builds upon itself. ezra kleinI think that’s a great place to end, so I’ll ask our final question.

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☆ Evictions are roaring back as landlords raise rent and affordable housing supply stalls
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Eviction filings are more than 50% higher than the pre-pandemic average in some cities. After a lull during the pandemic, eviction filings by landlords have come roaring back, driven by rising rents and a long-running shortage of affordable housing. There was also $46.5 billion in federal Emergency Rental Assistance that helped tenants pay rent and funded other tenant protections. Forty of the state's 62 counties had higher eviction filings in 2022 than before the pandemic, including two where eviction filings more than doubled compared to 2019. But as protections went away, housing prices skyrocketed in Austin, Dallas and elsewhere, leading to a record 270,000 eviction filings statewide in 2022.

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☆ Student-loan borrowers will begin making payments in October — and they'll be notified 'well before' their first bill is due, Biden's Education Department says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Student-loan borrowers will resume payments in October, the Education Department confirmed. Borrowers are awaiting a Supreme Court decision on Biden's broad debt relief in the coming weeks. Per the documents, the department was preparing to resume interest accrual on borrowers' student loans in September, and they would not be hit with a bill until October. A Supreme Court decision could come on Friday or the next two Thursdays of June, and additional days could be added to the calendar. "Our concern is only heightened by the prospect of an unfavorable ruling in coming days framed by a conservative, right-wing majority of the Supreme Court.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Biden, Ayanna Pressley, Ro Khanna, Trump, Derrick Johnson, Wisdom Cole Organizations: Education Department, Service, Politico, Biden, An Education Department, Democratic, Supreme Court, Massachusetts, Washington Post, NAACP, Youth and College Locations: California

☆ Student-loan borrowers are about to be thrown back into repayment, and the economy will suffer — especially if Biden's debt cancellation is struck down
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has confirmed student-loan payments will resume this year. In March 2020, former President Donald Trump first implemented the student-loan payment pause to give borrowers financial relief during the pandemic. 'We're looking at a pretty severe fiscal contraction'Steinbaum previously told Insider that the economy has been "more than fine" without borrowers' student-loan payments. But they're a weight, it's about 20 million student-loan borrowers that haven't been paying, they'll have to begin paying more or less in September," Zandi said. Democratic lawmakers have been sounding the alarm on the harmful impacts a payment resumption would have without Biden's broad debt relief.

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☆ Opposition grows to debt ceiling deal measure that would end student loan payment pause
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, arrives to the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. A measure in the debt ceiling deal terminating the student loan payment pause is facing heavy opposition from advocates, progressives and borrowers. "The pause on student loan payments remains one of the most durably popular pieces of economic policy because the American people recognize what Washington has long struggled to understand: The student loan system is broken," said Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center. More from Personal Finance:Parents paying for college 'is the norm'4 strategies to avoid taking on too much student debtThese moves can help you save big on college costsRep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., filed an amendment Tuesday that would strike the debt ceiling deal provision ending the pause on student loan payments. According to the legislative text of the proposed agreement to raise the debt ceiling, the pause on federal student loan payments will "cease to be effective" and borrowers will be required to resume paying their student loan bills 60 days after June 30.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Mike Pierce, Joe Biden's, Ayanna Pressley, Pressley's, Pressley Organizations: Republican, Washington, Protection, U.S, Supreme, Finance Locations: California, Washington ,

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