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'This Is About Attacking Journalism,' Warn Press Freedom Defenders as Trump DOJ Hits Assange With New Espionage Charges

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'What Could Be More Important?': World Leaders, Media Ignore Biodiversity Report Detailing Mass Extinction Event

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"The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever."

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"It is long past time to eliminate excess Pentagon spending and invest the...

Intent on Leading a 'Political Revolution,' Not Just a Campaign, Sanders Rallies Support for McDonald's Strike

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$Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) speaks to supporters of legislation she introduced Wednesday with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that would impose a fractional tax on Wall Street transactions.$

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