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Views Meet Tom Gallagher, the Democratic Socialist Challenging Nancy Pelosi in 2020 Gallagher's record provides a bold contrast to the rightward drift of the Democratic Party: he was resisting neoliberalism before we called it neoliberalism Read more |
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News 'Outrageous': Trump DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Legalize Firing Workers for Being Transgender "The equality principle is so simple and obvious; it's a disgrace the government is affirmatively arguing for a narrow, pro-discrimination interpretation." Read more |
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News Medicare for All Proponent Ady Barkan Urges Supporters to Demand Dems Have 'Real Healthcare Debate' "We want ABC and Univision to put healthcare front and center." Read more |
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News As New Studies Shed Light on Struggles of Trans People in US, Expert Highlights Trump's Attacks "Transgender people are being denied equal rights—to jobs, to housing, to healthcare, and to participation in the military." Read more |
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Views Red States Cut Worker Pay by $1.5 Billion If you’re a minimum wage worker in a conservative state, your state lawmakers may have cut your paycheck by over $4,000. Read more |
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Further One Nation United By Hygge: Weary Americans Welcome Their Enlightened New Danish Owners Photo collage by Denmark Meteorology Institute and Wonkette Okay so maybe little Donnie can't buy Greenland, the latest shiny object of his cold dark dumb heart's desire, after snickering pols there and in Denmark retorted in no uncertain terms it's “ open for business, but not for sale,” and what... Read more |
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News Critics Denounce Trump's "Dangerous" Claim That Locking Away Americans With Mental Illnesses Is the Answer to Gun Violence "Painting institutions where we lock up all the people whose brains don't work like you want them to, as the solution to gun violence would be laughable in its absurdity, if it wasn't such a terrifying concept." Read more |
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Views From Jerusalem, A Letter to Jared Kushner As a peace activist, I see the denial of Palestinian freedom by Israel and the United States following a tragic trajectory Read more |
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News After Public Outcry, Trump EPA Reverses Approval for Using 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill US Wildlife "I hope the feds finally recognize the need for a permanent ban to protect people, pets, and imperiled wildlife from this poison." Read more |
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Views The Right Gives Corporations the Help It Denies Poor Immigrants of Color In Trump’s version of America, the Statue of Liberty might say, "only white wealthy immigrants are welcome here." Read more |