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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's Demands for Runoff Debate So Ridiculous, Viral Story Crashes Local Paper's Website "Did she also demand Mike Espy not show up?" one critic remarked about the GOP incumbent's requests for the Tuesday debate Read more |
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With Scores Dead and 1,000+ Missing in California Fires, New Study Warns Cities Will Soon Face Up to Six Climate Disasters at Once "We cannot accept the tragic loss of life and displacement from these wildfires as the new normal. We must honor the victims now by fighting for a better and safer tomorrow." Read more |
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With Statement Equal Parts 'Dangerous' and 'Imbecilic,' Trump Smears Khashoggi and Vows to Back Murderous Saudis "This Donald Trump statement—simultaneously pledging never-ending support for Saudi Arabia and blaming Iran for every Middle East problem—reads like a 6th grader's school report." Read more |
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In Heartwarming 'Act of Thanksgiving Mercy,' Farmer Turns Over 100 Turkeys to Animal Rights Group The slaughterhouse rescue came out of an unlikely friendship between an activist and farmer, and aimed to show the world " that even adversaries can show compassion this holiday season." Read more |
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On National Day of Action, Ask 'Green New Deal' Campaigners, Do You Know Where Your Lawmaker Stands? "We've been living in fear of a climate catastrophe, in anger about the corruption and negligence of our politicians for far too long. We can't back down." Read more |
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'Infuriating': Trump FCC Refusing to Release Data Showing If Telecom Industry Being Truthful About Internet Speeds "Without this information, consumers who are lucky enough to have a choice of broadband providers won't be able to make informed decisions about which broadband provider to choose." Read more |
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'Big Pharma's Worst Nightmare': Experts Champion Sanders-Khanna Bill That Could Lower Drug Costs by More Than 40% "The greed of the prescription drug industry is literally killing Americans and it has got to stop." Read more |
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Calls for Investigation Into Ivanka Trump's Use of Personal Email Account Amid 'Staggering Hypocrisy' From White House "There is no reasonable suggestion that she didn't know better." Read more |
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On World Children's Day, Amnesty Calls Out Trump for 'Abhorrent' Detention of Refugee Kids and Families "The United States has failed to protect children's rights, refusing to do what is best for children while it continues to pursue cruel policies of hate and demonization." Read more |
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Saying Trump "May Not Rewrite the Immigration Laws" by Decree, Judge Orders Administration to Stop Ban on Asylum Seekers "This ban is illegal, will put people's lives in danger and raises the alarm about President Trump's disregard for separation of powers," said Lee Gelernt of the ACLU Read more |
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Ban on Follow-Up Questions Among Trump's New 'Dictatorial' Rules for White House Reporters "The White House belongs to the public, not the president, and the job of the press is to ask hard questions, not to be polite," ACLU declared in response to the rules Read more |
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Gilded Giving: How Philanthropy Dominated by Super-Rich Threatens Democracy "The rate of decline in the number of low-dollar donors has an extremely strong correlation with indicators of economic inequality and insecurity in the United States," the report notes. Read more |
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Urging Lawmakers to Stand Up to Trump's War Hawks, Report Outlines US Path Back to Compliance with Iran Deal "Donald Trump's assault on the Iran nuclear deal sabotages America's credibility and influence on the world stage...increasing the risks of both war with Iran and an Iranian nuclear weapon." Read more |
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'Get Our Country Off Fossil Fuels': Demanding Green New Deal, Youth Climate Leaders to Flood Congressional Offices Nationwide "We have the momentum to make a Green New Deal real, but we need a critical mass of congresspeople to support the proposal." Read more |
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Journalist James Risen: Trump Is Attacking Free Press 'In a Way We Haven't Seen in Modern American History' "I think the Acosta incident is... a symbol of an attempt to discredit not only CNN but the entire press corps." Read more |
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As Rumors Mount Zinke's Days Are Numbered, Warnings About 'Man Behind the Curtain' Who Could Take Over Interior Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt is an ex-lobbyist with "so many potential conflicts of interest he has to carry a small card listing them all." Read more |
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'There Is a US Imprint on the Death of Every Child in Yemen': Sen. Chris Murphy As World Food Program head conveys scenes "of nightmares, of horror" and makes urgent plea for U.S. to end war, lawmakers decry U.S. complicity in civilian deaths Read more |
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With Corporate Media Abdicating Duty to Cover Climate Crisis, Sanders to Host Town Hall on Bold Green Initiatives "This is an issue of huge consequence and you would think that ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox would be talking about this every day, having the debate, 'What do we do? Where do we go?'" Read more |
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'Just Insane': Air Quality Soars Above Safety Threshold as California Wildfires Death Toll Rises "If this kind of air quality from wildfires doesn't get people concerned, I don't know what will." Read more |
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Accusing Trump of Trying to 'Subvert the Constitution to Protect Himself,' Senators Sue to Block Whitaker from Serving as Acting AG "The stakes are too high to allow the president to install an unconfirmed lackey to lead the Department of Justice." Read more |
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Stop Using Pakistan as a Scapegoat for America's Disastrous 'War on Terror': PM Imran Khan "The U.S. should do a serious assessment of why, despite 140,000 NATO troops plus 250,000 Afghan troops and reportedly $1 trillion spent on war in Afghanistan, the Taliban today are stronger than before," said Pakistan's prime minister Read more |
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White House Threatens All Journalists With Vow to Still 'Throw Acosta Out' The Trump administration said it would again revoke the reporter's press pass after a two-week restraining order expires Read more |
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#RakeNews: Finns Ridicule Trump's Claim That They Prevent Fires Like California's by "Raking" Forests When asked about the U.S. president's comments, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto laughed and said he never said anything about raking to Trump Read more |
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'Systematic Disenfranchisement' in Georgia, Says Stacey Abrams, Should Be 'Call to Arms' for US Voting Rights "We have had systematic disenfranchisement of voters. We have seen gross mismanagement of our elections. And we have seen an erosion of faith in democracy in our state. Those are all true facts." Read more |
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Trump Says He Was 'Fully Briefed' and Also 'Not Briefed Yet' But Either Way Trump Knows 'Everything That Went On' Without Listening to Tape of Khashoggi Murder Trump on Friday: "I've been fully briefed." CIA, via Washington Post, later on Friday: Crown Prince definitely involved. Trump on Saturday: "We haven't been briefed yet." Read more |
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'We Need New Leaders, Period': Progressive Newcomers Urge Democrats to Embrace Bold Agenda or Face Primary Challenges "If today's Democratic leaders won't advance policies to create a safe future for all, they should expect a new generation of candidates to stand up and take their places." Read more |
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'Not a Speech of Concession': Applause for Powerful Defiance as Stacey Abrams Ends Bid in Georgia by Condemning 'Deliberate' Voter Suppression by GOP "The fight against voter suppression is so far from over. The election may have ended, but Stacey Abrams ignited a fire in the hearts of Georgia voters." Read more |
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Khanna to Pelosi: Don't Just Create Green New Deal Select Committee, Make Ocasio-Cortez Its Chair "That is the boldness voters want," California congressman declared. "We need to shake up Congress & give the millennial generation a chance to lead. They have the most at stake re climate change." Read more |
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Because 'Good Planets Are Hard to Find,' Extinction Rebellion Shuts Down London Bridges to Save Mother Earth Day of revolt leads to mass arrests in the UK as protest participants argue too many still don't "recognize the seriousness of our existential crisis" and almost nobody is doing enough to end humanity's wreckless assault on planet's living systems Read more |
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Happy to Gobble Up Whatever Saudis Say, Trump Reportedly "Skeptical" of CIA Determination That Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Hit "CIA doesn't just contradict the Saudis, but also the Trump WH." Read more |
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As Energy for Medicare for All Explodes, Steny Hoyer's Plan Includes Waiting for Trump to Help Make Obamacare Better A week after voters sent more than two dozen Medicare-for-All advocates to the House, second-ranking Democrat in the House has a less than inspiring plan Read more |
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Snowden Speaks Out for Assange: 'If You Would Deny a Thing to Your Enemy, It Is Not a Right' "You cannot support the prosecution of a publisher for publishing without narrowing the basic rights every newspaper relies on," says NSA whistleblower Read more |
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#IStandWithIlhan: Supporters Reject Smear Campaign After Newly-Elected Omar Declares Support of BDS "The rising support for #BDS has finally reached Congress" Read more |
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'A Staggeringly Bad Idea': Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would 'Kneecap the Progressive Agenda' "This is a very bad idea, House Democrats. It makes no sense whatsoever to give Republicans veto power over progressive legislation." Read more |
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Occupying Office of Another Key Democrat, Climate Activists Say "Best Chance at Survival" for Humanity Is Green New Deal The Sunrise Movement urges Rep. Frank Pallone (N.J.) to back proposal from Ocasio-Cortez, refuse fossil fuel money Read more |
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'Final, Pathetic Stab' at Cherished Endangered Species as House GOP Votes to Strip Protections From Gray Wolves Passage of the bill exemplifies "longstanding cruelty and contempt for our nation's wildlife." Read more |
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'Punitive, Mean-Spirited' Austerity Has Unleashed 'Great Misery' Across UK, Says UN Report With nation's children suffering most under neoliberalism's grip, UN expert calls current conditions "not just a disgrace, but a social calamity and an economic disaster." Read more |
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Critics Warn 'Heartless' New Rules by Betsy DeVos Will Encourage Schools to 'Be More Complicit in Sexual Violence' "With sexual assaults already under-reported and routinely ignored, these new rules will make campuses dramatically more dangerous." Read more |
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'It Keeps Getting Uglier': As True Costs of HQ2 Scam Emerge, Public Housing and School Offices Getting the Boot to Make Room for Amazon "The fact that massive public subsidies are helping eliminate affordable housing units is just the latest reason this bad deal needs to be torn up and thrown away." Read more |
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In Victory for Free Press, Judge Rules Trump Must Immediately Restore Jim Acosta's Press Pass "Today's decision reaffirms that no one, not even the president, is above the law." Read more |
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Gathering Stories of Voter Suppression, Stacey Abrams Weighs Unprecedented Challenge Alleging Misconduct by GOP "Waiting four hours to vote. Broken machines...Our democracy shouldn't look like this. Georgians deserve better, and we will continue to fight to count every vote." Read more |
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'An Insult to the American People': Outrage After Pentagon Fails First-Ever Audit Decrying "unchecked waste, fraud, and abuse," Rep. Barbara Lee said, "This is exactly why we must #AuditThePentagon." Read more |
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As WaPo Accuses Trump of 'Abetting Saudi Coverup,' Crown Prince Shielded While Khashoggi 'Murder Team' Members Face Execution "It's not surprising at all, but there is something extra evil about ordering the death of a bunch of people who tortured and murdered a dissident on your orders while you pretend you had nothing to do with it." Read more |
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'Dangerous Path for Democracy' and Dire Threat to Press Freedom: Trump DOJ's Secret Charges Against WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Revealed "The notion that the federal criminal charges could be brought based on the publication of truthful information is an incredibly dangerous precedent to set." Read more |
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As 'Green New Deal' Demand Grows, Democrats Have Choice: Confront and Defeat Fossil Fuel Industry or Take Credit for 'Doomed' Planet "No more excuses or timid half-measures—the climate crisis demands action from Democrats." Read more |
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New Report Details Trump's Devastating War on Science—And How New Congress Can Fight Back "Congress has the power to halt and repair damage from federal agencies' current disregard for scientific evidence." Read more |
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Targeted by Smears, Color of Change Rips Facebook for Boosting 'Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories of White Nationalist Trump Base' The civil rights group condemned the social media giant's reported efforts to deploy "anti-Semitism as a crowbar to kneecap a black-led organization working to hold them accountable." Read more |
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Brexit Chaos: With Tory Government in Shambles, Jeremy Corbyn Demands Theresa May Withdraw 'Half-Baked' Brexit Deal Labour leader warns Prime Minister's deal "risks leaving the country in an indefinite halfway house without a real say." Read more |
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Students Across Europe Excoriate World Leaders for Hiding Scientific Reality of Pending 'Global Collapse' Representatives from the Schola Europaea international schools demand leading global institutions publicize failures to meet decades-old objectives on sustainable development and climate stabilization Read more |
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'Stunning': After Court Rejects GOP Lawsuit, Democrat Wins as Maine Becomes First State to Use Ranked-Choice Voting in National Race Victory not just for challenger Jared Golden, but for "voters who demand a fair and representative process" Read more |
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New Study Details 'Staggering' $6 Trillion (and Counting) Price Tag of Endless US War "The U.S. continues to fund the wars by borrowing, so this is a conservative estimate of the consequences of funding the war as if on a credit card." Read more |
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Denouncing GOP Efforts to Block War Powers Vote as an 'Outrage,' Khanna Vows to Keep Fighting to End US Complicity in Yemen "They're not just hurting children in Yemen and the humanitarian crisis," Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said of House Republicans. "They're undermining their own role as members of Congress." Read more |
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Open Society Denounces Facebook's Dirty Tricks as 'Dangerous' Threat to Democracy "At bottom, this is not about George Soros or the foundations. Your methods threaten the very values underpinning our democracy." Read more |
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'Stop Walmart Act': Sanders-Khanna Bill Would Outlaw Stock Buybacks for Corporate Giants That Don't Pay $15 an Hour "If Walmart can afford $20 billion for stock buybacks it can afford to pay its workers a living wage," said Rep. Ro Khanna, who is introducing the bill in the House Read more |
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Decrying Trump's 'Outrageous' Undermining of Mueller Probe, Attorneys and Watchdogs Call on Lawmakers to Force Whitaker's Recusal New attorney general has demonstrated "irreparable" and "profound" conflicts of interest, national organizations say Read more |
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DeVos Reportedly Set to Unveil 'Horrific' New Campus Sexual Assault Rules 'to Bolster Rights of Accused' Critics say the education secretary "is determined to make it harder than ever for survivors of sexual assault to seek justice on campus." Read more |
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As Trump DOJ Argues 'No Journalist Has First Amendment Right to Enter White House,' News Orgs Rally Behind CNN Lawsuit "It is imperative that independent journalists have access to the President and his activities, and that journalists are not barred for arbitrary reasons," over a dozen news organizations state Read more |
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As Trump Attacks Press and Spreads Inane Voter Fraud Lies, Bernie Sanders Says 'Authoritarian' Is Only Way to Describe Him "The real threat to our democracy is those who would discourage participation through the myth of voter fraud," ACLU added Read more |
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NY Assembly Member Has Better Idea: Cancel $3 Billion Amazon Giveaway, Buy Up Crushing Student Debt Instead "We shouldn't pay Amazon for the privilege of a new office campus. Instead, Amazon should pay its fair share of taxes for the privilege of locating in one of the greatest cities in the world, and taking advantage of all we have to offer." Read more |
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200+ Groups Call on Senate to Reject 'Pesticide Industry Loyalist' Scott Hutchins as USDA's Top Scientist "The Trump Administration has, again, proven that they are more interested in promoting the agenda and profit of industrial agribusiness over scientific integrity, the protection of public health, and the well-being of farmers, farm workers, and rural communities."" Read more |
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Thanks to Trump, Last Year There Was a Sixfold Increase in Americans Seeking Asylum in Canada The Trump administration's immigration policies sent a flood of foreign nationals—and their American-born children—north Read more |
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To Help Democrats With 'Stiffening Their Spines,' New Indivisible Guide Details How Trump Resistance Can Switch From Defense to Offense " We can set the legislative agenda with a bold progressive vision rooted in inclusion, fairness, and justice. But none of this is automatic—we have to demand it of Congress." Read more |
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Despite Famine, Khashoggi, and School Bus Massacre, House GOP Moves Swiftly to Keep US Involved in Saudi-Led War on Yemen "Apparently, neither Saudi Arabia's brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi nor its mid-summer bombing of a school bus packed full of children were enough to break the ice surrounding House Majority Leader Paul Ryan's heart." Read more |
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Despite Vows to Act, Ongoing Fossil Fuel Subsidies Show G20 Nations Failing Climate Test Considering current emissions, global temperature is on track to rise by about 3.2°C. As one expert put it, "the G20 is not moving fast enough." Read more |
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Fox News Once Again Forgets That "Radical New Democratic Ideas" Are Really Popular In latest unintentional informercial for progressive agenda, the right-wing channel reminds viewers that newly-elected Democrats have some pretty awesome solutions to nation's most pressing problems Read more |
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'Path to Winning Is With People Power': Medicare for All Leaders Strategize Roadmap to Victory "We're going to push the Democrats to do it. There is absolutely, unequivocally no excuse for the Democrats not to support Medicare for All." Read more |
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#HQ2Scam Hashtag Lifts Off After Cities Reveal $2.1 Billion in Tax Giveaways for Amazon City councilor among those who doesn't understand why "a company as rich as Amazon would need nearly $2 billion in public money for its expansion plans at a time when New York desperately needs money for affordable housing, transportation, infrastructure, and education." Read more |
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'Hate Is Rising in America': During Trump's First Year in Office, Largest Spike in Hate Crimes Since 9/11 "Words matter—hate speech has consequences." Read more |
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Spain Unveils 'Groundbreaking' Plan to Slash Emissions and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy by 2050 "It sets a long-term goal, provides incentives on scaling up zero emission technologies, and cares about a good transition for the workforce." Read more |
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As George W. Bush Gets "Liberty Medal," Afghan People Suffer 17th Year in Nation "Made a Hell" by US Invasion "After the Taliban we were expecting something good, but instead, day by day, it is getting worse." Read more |
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Telling NRA #ThisIsOurLane, Doctors' Photos Show Blood-Soaked Reality of America's Gun Madness "Since the first drop of blood, the first chest tube placed, and since the first mother on the floor crying, for us, it has ALWAYS been our lane." Read more |
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At Freshman Orientation, Young and Growing Progressive Caucus Makes Clear It Will 'Fight Like Hell' for Bold Democratic Agenda "We're the folks out there trying to advocate for big change... and that's what we're going to expect out of leadership, as well." Read more |
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Backed by Ocasio-Cortez, Youth Climate Activists Arrested at Pelosi's Office Demanding Democrats Embrace 'Green New Deal' "Nancy Pelosi is bringing a squirt gun to a wildfire." Read more |
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'Victory for the Voters': As GOP Tries to Rush Process, Federal Court Orders Georgia to Review All Provisional Ballots "The right to vote is fundamental...The Georgians who voted in this election deserve better than what the state wanted to give them." Read more |
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Warning of 'Dangerous Chilling' of Free Press, CNN Sues Trump for Stripping Acosta's Press Credentials "The wrongful revocation of these credentials violates CNN and Acosta's First Amendment rights of freedom of the press, and their Fifth Amendment rights to due process." Read more |
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Absent Senate's Consent, Maryland Argues Trump Appointment of Acting AG Matthew Whitaker Unlawful The significant authority of attorney general "calls for the highest levels of integrity and personal judgment, prerequisites safeguarded by the Constitution's command that principal officers be subject to the oversight and check provided by Senate confirmation." Read more |
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As 'Corporate Bribery' Lands Amazon HQ2 in Queens, Ocasio-Cortez Says 'Outrage' Best Describes Community Response The idea that Amazon "will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling and our communities need more investment, not less, is extremely concerning to residents here." Read more |
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Demands for 'Real Climate Action' as Death Toll From California Wildfires Hits Grim Record "This is not the new normal. This is the new abnormal," said California Gov. Jerry Brown Read more |
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New Progressive Petition Targets Potential Scope of Trump's Corruption "The American people gave Democrats a mandate for oversight and accountability of the Trump administration. That starts with investigating Donald Trump's tax returns." Read more |
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'We Have Got to End Starvation Wages': Bernie Sanders to Re-Introduce $15 Minimum Wage Bill in First Week of New Congress "Workers and their families cannot make it on $9 an hour or $10 an hour—or even less," the Vermont senator said in a statement Read more |
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Trump a No-Show at Peace Forum as Nations Rebuke Nationalism "The concern I have is that blinkered nationalist views may gain ground once again," warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Read more |
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Urging House Democrats to Go Bold on Climate, Group Says Probing Fossil Fuel Giants Must Be a 'Top Priority' "The science is clear: we need climate solutions now, and we don't have a moment to lose," 350.org declared in a new petition Read more |
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'You Sound Nervous': Gillum Mocks Trump as President Demands End to Florida Recount "Ignore the rantings of this president and count every vote," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote on Twitter Read more |
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'The Political System Is Failing Us': British Energy Dept Blockaded to Protest Climate Inaction and Fracking "The time to take action against climate injustice is now... If we do not act now, we face extinction. At the very least we will witness the breakdown of society as we know it." Read more |
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Trump Reportedly Wants to Cut Off Federal Relief Funds to Puerto Rico Despite Post-Maria Devastation The president claims, with no evidence, that local officials want to use recovery money to pay down the U.S. territory's sizeable debt Read more |
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Israel Denounced for 'Cowardly' Attack After Late-Night Raid and Bombing of Gaza Kills 7 Palestinians "Imagine if Palestinians crossed into Israel and killed Israelis, all hell would break loose but Palestinians are expected to just accept this." Read more |
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Threatening to Subpoena New Attorney General, Democrats Demand Recusal of 'Political Lackey' Matthew Whitaker "We are going to find out whether he made commitments to the president about the probe, whether he is serving as a back channel to the president or his lawyers about the probe, whether he's doing anything to interfere with the probe. Mr. Whitaker needs to understand that he will be called to answer... Read more |
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Applauding Plan to Stop Refueling Saudi Planes, Progressives Call for Further Action to End Yemen's "Humanitarian Nightmare" "Now that it's no longer a secret that the war in Yemen is a national security and humanitarian nightmare, we need to get all the way out." Read more |
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Watch: In Comedic Video, Ryan Zinke Boasts About His 17 Federal Probes and Demands to Know: "Why Won't Anyone Fire Me?" "Are you Big Oil? I'm looking for a new land deal." Read more |
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Slamming GOP Attempts at Election-Meddling, Gillum Rescinds Concession Speech as Florida Heads for Recount "We don't just get the opportunity to stop counting votes because we don't like the direction in which the vote tally is heading." Read more |
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In Victim-Blaming Response to California's Wildfires, Trump Ignores 'Inextricable' Link to Climate Crisis "The lives of billions of people, Californians included, are at risk because of the denial of the Trump Administration." Read more |
