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Human Rights
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US to Offer 'Condolence Payments' to Relatives of 10 Civilians Killed in Drone Strike

The Pentagon statement follows a call for President Joe Biden to "show real concern for civilians by taking more meaningful steps to prevent civilian casualties as a result of all U.S. lethal operations."

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Drones Must Be Banned as Weapons

Peter Weiss ·
America's parting drone attack in Afghanistan, which killed an aid worker and his family, is emblematic of the entire drone war.
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Cherry-Picking Polls to Mask Public Support for Biden's Reconciliation Package

David Moore ·
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Corporations Shouldn’t Be “The Master of Our Fate”

Jim Goodman ·
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A column by Abby Zimet
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To Boldly Go Where No Man (sic) Has Gone Before, Even If Funded By A Rapacious, Oblivious Sociopath

Fulfilling their longtime mission to "explore strange new worlds," Starship Enterprise's Capt. Kirk, 90, finally went to "the final frontier" - albeit briefly, on a penis-shaped rocket, in a marketing ploy by an evil plutocrat whose greed, hubris and hypocrisy reflect all the ills a Utopian-themed Star Trek sought to conquer. Despite the paradoxes, William Shatner was overcome by his sense of wonder at the "extraordinary" experience - "I don't want to lose it" - until a tacky Jeff Bozos barged in to open a champagne bottle and spray the shrieking rich dimwits behind him. Beam me up, Scotty.

Abby Zimet · Oct 13, 2021

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Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during a news conference at the Chicago Police Department's 6th District station on August 6, 2018. (Photo: Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

'Disgusting': Rahm Emanuel Confirmation Vote to Be Held on 7th Anniversary of Laquan McDonald's Murder

Jon Queally ·

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Ousted by AOC, Joe Crowley Now Lobbying Against Tax Hikes on Corporate Giants

Kenny Stancil ·

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Progressives to Biden: Ignore Panel Advice and Embrace Supreme Court Expansion

Jake Johnson ·

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Tory Lawmaker Stabbed to Death During Meeting With Constituents in UK

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Long lines form outside the Cobb County Board of Elections in suburban Atlanta on the morning of October 12, 2020, the first day of in-person early voting. (Photo: Steve Schaefer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

New Study Reveals Poor, Low-Income Voters Were Crucial in Toppling Trump in 2020

Julia Conley ·

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'Holocaust Denial Has No Place in Our Society': AOC Reprimands Texas School Official

Kenny Stancil ·

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Mondaire Jones, Katie Porter Urge Fellow Democrats to Reject Means-Testing Folly

Andrea Germanos ·

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Head of Koch-Tied Group Urges Sinema to 'Stay Strong' as She Opposes Tax Hikes on Rich

Jake Johnson ·

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'No Tech for Apartheid': 40+ Groups Demand Amazon and Google Ditch Israeli Military

"Courageous workers at Google and Amazon are calling on their employers to stop enabling the Israeli government's oppression of Palestinian families—and we are proud to stand with them."
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Campaigners asked U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, "Do you want to go down in history as contributing to a climate catastrophe that will endanger the lives of millions of people around the world?"
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In Step Toward 'Ensuring a Liveable Climate,' US Announces Boost to Offshore Wind

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Covid-19

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'How Many More People Must Die?' EU, UK Under Fire for Tanking Patent Waiver Talks

Rich nations' refusal to take on the pharmaceutical industry could "prolong the pandemic indefinitely," warned one campaigner.
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As Moderna Refuses, Democrats Push Biden to Share Vaccine Recipe With the World

Jake Johnson ·

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'Therapeutics Nationalism'? Poor at Risk of Being Left Behind as Rich Buy Up New Covid Drug

Jake Johnson ·

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Long lines form outside the Cobb County Board of Elections in suburban Atlanta on the morning of October 12, 2020, the first day of in-person early voting. (Photo: Steve Schaefer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

New Study Reveals Poor, Low-Income Voters Were Crucial in Toppling Trump in 2020

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