The Inflation Reduction Act Was a Huge Win for Democrats. Will It Help Them In the Midterms?
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks as US President Joe Biden listens during a signing ceremony for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 16, 2022.MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter…
No, the IRS Is Not Hiring 87,000 New Agents to Go After Ordinary Taxpayers
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It was inevitable, after the Senate’s recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), that the IRS would come under renewed attack. Republicans loathe taxes and the IRS is an easy target. Nobody likes it…
These Environmentalists Detest the Inflation Reduction Act
in addition to expanding renewable energy.,the IRA incentivizes fossil fuel development.Eli Hartman/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The landmark climate legislation passed by the Senate after months of wrangling and weakening by fossil-fuel friendly Democrats will lead to more harm than good, according to frontline…
No, You’re Not Dreaming. Congress Really Is on the Verge of Doing Something for the Planet.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference on the Inflation Reduction Act on Friday in Washington.Mariam Zuhaib/AP Senate Democrats’ climate and health care bill is one big step closer to becoming law after the body’s parliamentarian signed off on most of the package on Saturday morning. The “Inflation Reduction Act,” which Vox called “the biggest…
Climate Bill Could Slash US Emissions by 40 Percent—If Democrats Can Pass It
Eric Kayne/ZUMA press wire This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration The US is, following decades of political rancor and fossil fuel industry obfuscation, on the verge of its first significant attempt to tackle the climate crisis. Experts say it will help rewire the American economy and act…
Just When You Thought Biden’s Climate Agenda Might Have a Chance, Here Comes Kyrsten Sinema
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The most ambitious attempt yet to pass climate legislation in the US may have surprisingly won the crucial backing of a senator who owns a coal company. Now it faces a further, deeply ironic, obstacle—a lawmaker who…