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Who should staff the arsenal of democracy, feds or contractors?

April 7, 2023 Should, Democracy, staff, Contractors, Feds, arsenal0 comment

The war between Russia and Ukraine has provoked a debate here in the U.S. Who should rebuild the Defense Department supplies shipments to Ukraine have drawn down? Specifically, should it be expanded contracting with industry or a buildup of what’s known as the government’s organic industrial base? Or should the government enlist industry to make up the shortfall? The question in some ways forms a proxy for wider questions of who should do what. On the specific weapons question, though, DoD in reality is working on a variety of ways…

Amid Historic and Damning January 6 Hearings, MoveOn Political Action Announces Democracy Slate Endorsements

October 1, 2022 Political, MoveOn, Amid, January, action, endorsements, historic, announces, hearings, Democracy, Slate, damning0 comment

MoveOn members are endorsing six governors and five secretary of state candidates and will raise $ 1 million in small-dollar contributions for them. As hearings reveal past – and continuing – efforts by MAGA extremists to overturn elections, MoveOn is mobilizing millions of voters to protect our freedom to vote. Washington, D.C. – As the historic and damning January 6 hearings continue to reveal disturbing new details about past and ongoing efforts by MAGA extremists to overturn elections, MoveOn Political Action is announcing its Democracy Slate endorsements to protect our…

Pelosi Defies China’s Bluster, Heralds ‘Taiwan’s Vibrant Democracy’

August 2, 2022 China's, Democracy, Vibrant, Pelosi, defies, Taiwan’s, Bluster, Heralds0 comment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defied the Communist Chinese government Tuesday by touching down in Taiwan for a visit. The California Democrat continued to win praise from Republican lawmakers, but an ambiguous response at best from the Biden administration, which has been skeptical of the trip. Pelosi issued a statement after her arrival saying that the visit “honors America’s unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s vibrant democracy.” Pelosi is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan since then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., did it in 1997. Gingrich is among Republicans who had…

Biden calls fight for democracy the world’s ‘defining challenge’

December 9, 2021 World's, Fight, calls, Biden, challenge, defining, Democracy0 comment

President Biden called upon more than 100 world leaders gathered for the opening of his “Summit for Democracy” on Thursday to stand together in battling what he described as a “backward slide of rights and democracy” in the face of rising authoritarianism around the world. “We stand at an inflection … The Washington Times stories: White House

Joe Biden democracy summit invite list proves divisive

December 3, 2021 summit, proves, Divisive, Biden, list, Democracy, invite0 comment

The goal behind President Biden’s upcoming “Summit for Democracy” was to feature U.S. leadership and unify like-minded democracies, including many the administration hopes will work together to counter communist China’s rise as a rival, autocratic global power. But the summit, a key promise of Mr. Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, might … The Washington Times stories: White House

When Bipartisanship Risks Undermining Democracy

November 19, 2021 bipartisanship, risks, Democracy, Undermining0 comment

Looking like a human grease fire, and burning nearly as hot, the right-wing provocateur Steve Bannon spat vitriol as he emerged from federal court on Monday afternoon. “This is the misdemeanor from hell for Merrick Garland and Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden,” Bannon, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, insisted after appearing for the first time on contempt-of-Congress charges for his refusal to testify before the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. About an hour later, during the signing ceremony for the long-delayed bipartisan infrastructure bill, President…