Blame Manchin and Sinema for the Delay on the Infrastructure Vote

The Dysfunctional Duo have been gaslighting, not negotiating, on the Build Back Better plan. Progressives were right to demand a vote on the bill, not a “framework.”

Progressive Dems Balk at “Trust Manchin” After Frantic Push by Biden and Pelosi

Manchin and Sinema have sown enough chaos to bring us to this moment, which I suspect is what they wanted all along.

Joe Manchin Is Reviving Harmful Myths About Poverty

The Democratic Party has finally recognized that income inequality, not “dependency,” is what’s harming families. But Manchin is still pushing that 1990s-era belief.

'Outrageous and Shameful': Dems May Cut Paid Leave Due to Manchin's Opposition

"It's outrageous and shameful," critics said of Democrats' reported plan to cut paid leave from the Build Back Better package because of Sen. Joe Manchin.

Timothée Compared Joe Manchin to Dune's Biggest Villain

The meme calls Manchin "Coal Baron," which... fair enough!

'Manchin Wasn't Done' Killing Climate Action: Coal Baron Objects to Methane Fee

"If Democrats want to avoid the sort of midterm losses they experienced in 1994 and 2010, they have to keep young voters engaged and turning out. That won't happen if Democrats bow to Joe Manchin's burn-the-planet demands."

Sunrise Movement Corrects Manchin: US 'Has Done More Than Any Other' to Cause—Not Solve—Climate Crisis

"If the U.S. doesn't pass massive climate action this fall, it is too late," says Sunrise Movement hunger striker Abby Leedy. "This is one of our last chances."

How One Ballsy Senator Stole a President’s Gummy Candy

Where’s Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking vote power? Celebrated as the first U.S. woman vice president, Harris would also head the U.S. Senate, Congress’s

Sen. Joe Manchin Has Been Fighting to Keep Billions in Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Industry

Manchin is knocking down every reconciliation effort to address the climate crisis. Next up is $121 billion in subsidies for fossil fuel companies.

Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022

If Democrats appease Manchin and fail to act on the climate crisis, they will lose a vital appeal to the young voters they need to win.

Opinion | How Manchin Just Positioned China to Dominate Green Energy in the 21st Century

"The power system must be transformed, that is the provision of electricity. That is exactly what China is pushing full speed ahead on, and what Manchin just foiled in the United States."

Corporations Claiming to Be Pro-Climate Have Donated to Sinema and Manchin

Self-styled green companies have been contributing to the campaigns of the two lawmakers now holding the planet hostage.

Opinion | Joe Manchin Is the One With an 'Entitlement Mentality'

"By refusing to support a massively popular social spending plan, Manchin is showing just how out of step he is with the American public and his own voters—like a modern day Marie Antoinette."

Opinion | Corporate Cable Outlets Refuse to Report on Financial Conflicts of Manchin and Sinema

"The single greatest indicator of a politician’s vote is not branding, or the desires of constituents, but money. Reporting that doesn't reflect this is doing a disservice."

How Kyrsten Sinema, Once a Socialist, Is Now Obstructing the Democrats’ Progressive Platform

President Biden acknowledged Thursday his Build Back Better agenda is in jeopardy due to two Senate Democrats: Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Both senators have pushed Biden to slash in half his $3.5 trillion proposal...

Sen. Joe Manchin’s Opposition to Biden Agenda Backed by History of Putting Corporations Over People

As President Biden negotiates the final size and scope of the Build Back Better Act with fellow Democrats, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has emerged as a major hurdle to his agenda. The conservative Democrat and his family would potentially...

Stop Calling Them Conservatives

“It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” Ronald Reagan’s words at the 1968 Republican National

Opinion | Manchin and His GOP Allies Are Lying to You About What It Means to Live in Society

Message to Manchin: "Infrastructure—be it physical or human—is not welfare. It doesn’t produce an 'entitlement society.' Instead, it's the core foundation on which a functional society rests, the soil in which business can root itself, and the...

Opinion | Working West Virginia Mothers Like Me Need Joe Manchin to Support Child Tax Credits

"Joe Manchin is standing in the way of preserving this financial relief for millions of families in need."

Self-Proclaimed Pro-Climate Corporations Have Been Giving Thousands to Manchin and Sinema

"As if it wasn't enough that wealthy polluters have bankrolled Sen. Manchin during his fight against common-sense climate solutions—now companies that claim to value protecting the environment have opened their pocketbooks as well."