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In today’s newsletter:

• Is Joe Biden a friend or foe of Progressives?

• Man-child Elon Musk’s latest, evil demand

• A roundup of stories the algorithms tried to bury…

• Some good news about Michelle Obama

Joe Biden: Progressive friend or foe?

Drone armies, expanding overtime pay, over-the-counter birth control. These are just some of the things on Politico’s handy list of 30 Things Joe Biden Did as President You Might Have Missed. The list itself (and our internal discussion here at NOTICE) highlights the rift between Progressives over whether or not Biden has done enough to help the working class and marginalized communities in the U.S.

Anthony’s case for: Biden’s actions generally demonstrate a dedication to advancing a more progressive agenda than the alternative. Maybe he hasn’t forgiven student debt, or done much to end gun violence—but he’s certainly a step in the right direction, particularly when compared with what Trump is saying (quite literally, in the case of gun violence, “get over it”). He actually passed infrastructure legislation, which will pay dividends for years to come, particularly to marginalized communities. This is something Trump failed to do so hard it became a running joke in Washington. 

In short: voting isn’t marriage, it’s public transportation. You’re not waiting for “the one,” you’re getting on the bus. Take the one that gets you the closest to where you want to go. Not the one that would end democracy for a Diet Coke.

Andrew’s case against: The list is pitifully short and almost entirely limited to executive action. The list lacks bold, decisive, action—because Biden has never pushed for bold, decisive, policies. Single payer healthcare? Nothing. Protecting abortion? Nada. Eliminating the electoral college that is threatening to f*ck us again? Crickets. Dismantling the prison industrial complex that destroys the lives of millions of poor, disproportionately BIPOC men? Biden has taken a shameful, unequivocal stance against restorative justice—saying ad nauseam that our over-militarized police need yet more funding.

And—that’s all before we get to his overwhelming moral failure of not only failing to stop genocide—but having American tax payers foot the bill for it. As Ann Wright wrote in her masterful OpEd in Common Dreams, for God’s sake Joe, what the hell are you doing?

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