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Marijuana Decriminalization Strides Forward as Schumer Announces New Federal Bill Schumer, the top Senate Democrat, says it's "simply the right thing to do." Read more |
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Demanding Arizona Put Schools Over Corporate Tax Cuts, Teachers Approve Statewide Strike "After years of starving our schools, some classes are stuffed with kids, while others sit empty because there isn't a teacher to teach." Read more |
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'Win for Science and Democracy' as Court Rules California Can List Glyphosate as Probable Carcinogen "Monsanto doesn't get to tell California how to protect its people from dangerous chemicals or how to run the Prop 65 list." Read more |
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Wells Fargo's $3 Billion Tax Windfall 'More Than Offsets' Trump's Paltry $1 Billion Fine One analyst said the penalty is quite possibly "just a one-off for the CFPB to point to whenever the administration is criticized for being too friendly to Wall Street." Read more |
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#NationalSchoolWalkout Underway Because "Guns Don't Die. Children Do." Students demand legislation to end gun violence and remember victims on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school massacre Read more |
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Trump Officially Unveils Policy to Expand Sale of Killer Drones "Countries may be more willing to use military force when they can do so without risking their own people." Read more |
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Showing 'Total Disregard for Indigenous Rights and Public Wishes,' Trump Moves to Open Alaska Wildlife Refuge to Drilling Critics warn that drilling in the region will threaten hundreds of species, violate the human rights of Native people, and further exacerbate the climate crisis Read more |
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Recognizing Working Class Pain 'That Doesn't Make CNN,' Sanders and Rev. Barber Call for Building Truly Moral Economy "A moral economy is one that says, in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, all of our people should be able to live with dignity and security." Read more |
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Memo Says Trump Suggested Journalists Be Raped in Jail To Make Them "Talk" and Comey Just Laughed "Not just prison rape, but specifically sending journalists to prison with the goal of them being raped so they will give up sources." Read more |
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From 'Deeply Disappointing' to 'Disgusting,' Heitkamp Draws Ire as First Democrat to Back Pompeo Virtually ensuring Trump's hawkish CIA director will become next secretary of state, North Dakota senator blasted for "vote she will not be proud of when she looks back on her career" Read more |
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Despite GOP Griping, Duckworth Drags US Congress 'Into 21 Century' by Bringing Newborn Baby onto Senate Floor Advocates express hope that "this is just the beginning of Congress' efforts to protect all new parents from discrimination and ensure new parents can do their jobs in a supportive family-friendly environment" Read more |
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Ahead of Nationwide Walkout, Study Shows More Mass School Shooting Deaths So Far This Century Than Entirety of Last Research bolsters the demands driving the student-led protests that have taken the nation by storm since mid-February Read more |
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With Deadline Approaching, 500+ European Lawmakers Tell Congress to Stop Trump From Ripping Up Iran Nuclear Deal "The message to Trump/Pompeo/Bolton is clear: You do this and you're on your own." Read more |
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Vowing to Defend Ideals of Socialist Revolution, Miguel Diaz-Canel Steps in as Cuba's New President "In Cuba there is no space for those who aspire for a restoration of capitalism." Read more |
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A 'Defining Moment' to Stand Against Torture as Human Rights Groups Demand Senate Reject Gina Haspel for CIA "Haspel chose to embrace a program that, as she knew better than most, was brutally dismantling other human beings both physically and psychologically." Read more |
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Where Is the Body of This Man Tortured to Death by the CIA? The family of Gul Rahman is demanding answers as lawmakers prepare to revisit the agency's legacy of torture during Gina Haspel's confirmation hearing Read more |
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'Cardi B Is Right': Sanders and Rapper Call Attention to Social Security and Urge Strengthening of System The pair agree: "If we are really going to make America great we need to strengthen Social Security so that seniors are able to retire with the dignity they deserve." Read more |
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Facebook Wants to Be Better About Privacy, Just Not With These 1.5 Billion Users The social media giant is changing its terms of service to put 70 percent of its users "out of reach" of the European Union's sweeping new privacy law Read more |
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'Beyond Comprehension': In Just Two Years, Half of All Corals in 'Forever Damaged' Great Barrier Reef Have Died Global warming, researchers warn, "is rapidly emerging as a universal threat to ecological integrity and function." Read more |
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Trump's Corporate-Friendly NAFTA 2.0 Would Be Total Climate Disaster, Report Warns "We cannot shift to a clean energy future if a corporate trade deal tethers us to the fossil fuel past," says lead author of new trinational report. Read more |
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'Momentum for Better Elections' as Maine Supreme Court Approves Ranked-Choice Voting for 2018 Elections Decision by the Maine Supreme Court confirms that voters "are sovereign and have the final say" Read more |
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With Vote to Kill Guidance Against Racist Auto Lending, Senate GOP Takes War on Regulations to 'Vicious' New Level "This may end up being the most vicious hardball escalation and norm-breaking of Trump's first two years." Read more |
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'Total Failure of Governance' by Trump: Island-Wide Blackout Deepens Puerto Rico Crisis As privatization fears loom, the U.S. territory is "still dealing with an unstable and unreliable power grid." Read more |
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Message Is Clear as Trump Plays Weapons Salesman: 'Buy American...Tanks, Drones, Bombs, and Guns!' Though the U.S. is by far the biggest arms exporter in the world, the Trump administration has pushed the notion that restrictions on weapons deals need to be loosened—likely at the expense of human rights Read more |
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With Committee One Vote Shy of Rejecting Pompeo, Will Senate Democrats Unite Against Trump War Cabinet? "A vote to confirm Pompeo will be a vote of approval for Trump's disastrous foreign policy and the war cabinet he is building around him." Read more |
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Because 'Climate Leaders Don't Build Pipelines,' Greenpeace Greets Trudeau in London With 'Crudeau Oil' Protest With fake pipeline wrapped around Canadian High Commission in Trafalgar Square, climate campaigners bring North American opposition to London. Read more |
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Net Neutrality Advocates Hopeful as California Bill Advances Despite Lobbyists' Attack "Their army of lobbyists was no match for California residents." Read more |
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Arms Control Experts Demand "Urgent Steps" to Constrain New Nuclear Arms Race "Leaders in Washington and Moscow cannot afford to ignore their legal and political commitments on nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament." Read more |
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As Workers See Crumbs, Biggest Wall Street Banks Have Already Pocketed $2.5 Billion From Trump Tax Scam "This bill was always a scam on the American people." Read more |
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Warns Corker-Kaine AUMF Would Expand, Not Curb, Trump's Ability To Wage Endless War "The last thing President Trump needs is a renewed open-ended authorization that gives him a blank check to perpetuate endless war, which is exactly what this proposed bill represents." Read more |
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Facing Fires and Floods, Colorado Communities Launch Landmark Suit Against Fossil Fuel Companies "Climate change is not just about sea level rise. It affects all of us in the middle of the country as well." Read more |
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Species Threatened as Climate Crisis Pushes Mother Nature 'Out of Synch' In a new study showing that the timing of species' natural events is failing to synchronize, "everything is consistent with the fact it's getting warmer" Read more |
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In Effort to 'Strengthen' Democracy, New Jersey Enacts Automatic Voter Registration "We are building an inclusive democracy from the ground up right here in New Jersey, despite the racist, xenophobic, and dangerous policies being promoted by national leaders, including President Donald Trump." Read more |
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'Astronomical' Cost of War: Average US Taxpayer Sent $3,456 to Pentagon Last Year and Just $39 to the EPA "Congress appropriates more for U.S. military spending than the next eight countries combined, but year after year refuses to adequately invest in access to quality education and healthcare for millions of Americans." Read more |
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Taking Aim at Corporate Impunity, Sanders' Bill Would Send Big Pharma Execs Behind Opioid Crisis to Jail "We know that pharmaceutical companies lied about the addictive impacts of opioids they manufactured...Not one of them has been held fully accountable for its role in an epidemic that is killing tens of thousands of Americans every year." Read more |
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California Democrats Under Fire for Siding With Telecom Lobbyists Against Net Neutrality Bill Advocates warn that state lawmakers are now "calling for giant loopholes" that would "gut" the proposed legislation Read more |
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As Trump Declares 'Americans Are Winning' on Tax Day, Common Good Faces 'Grim Future' Thanks to GOP "Tax reform should have helped working families get ahead, not tilted the playing field further in favor of the wealthy and well-connected." Read more |
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War Profiteer Erik Prince Reportedly in Talks to Help Forge Occupying Force in Syria "I have this sinking feeling that there are unknown, long-term, crippling consequences to the recycling of failed strategies in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan over and over and over and over..." Read more |
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New Study Finds More Than 95% of Global Population Exposed to Harmful Air Pollution Experts say the report "leads a growing worldwide consensus" that this "avoidable affliction" poses a serious and mounting threat to public health Read more |
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New Analyses Suggest Trump Admin Really Just Wants to Push Millions of Medicaid Recipients Off Care One study found that work requirements could impact about half of the 10 states' Medicaid population Read more |
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'Absolutely Earth-Shaking': North and South Korea Reportedly in Talks to Officially End Korean War "If this is confirmed, this is huge for the Korean Peninsula." Read more |
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Judge Denies Temporary Restraining Order Request by Trump Attorney Michael Cohen "I have faith in the Southern District prosecutors, that their integrity is unimpeachable," said Judge Kimba Wood Read more |
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As GOP Spends Big Money Trying to Make Corporate Tax Cut Popular, New Poll Shows Most Americans Still Smart Enough to Hate It "Republicans are going to throw more money and air time to try to make their tax bill popular. But so far, at least, voters have somehow figured out that a giveaway to wealthy corporations is not in their best interests." Read more |
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Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen's 'Mystery Client' Revealed...It's Sean Hannity Cohen attempted to avoid revealing that he represented the prominent Fox News host, but a federal judge ordered the name released Read more |
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New AUMF? Critics Warn Against Giving Trump—or Any President—Power to Wage War 'Virtually Anywhere on the Planet' The proposal follows Trump's illegal weekend attack on Syria Read more |
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Soundproof Booth Cannot 'Hide Illegal Actions' as GAO Probe Says Pruitt Violated Federal Law "It's simple: Pruitt broke the law, and no amount of excuses can save him now." Read more |
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For Intentionally Acting to 'Exacerbate Climate Crisis,' Youth Filed Suit Against GOP-Led Florida Government According to one of the plaintiffs, "we need to start working together to implement solutions for climate change or the state of Florida won't exist." Read more |
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'Shameless Self-Dealing': Report Shows President's Businesses Earned Millions From Spending by Trump Campaign "Trump has raised the art of the self-deal to unprecedented heights, enriching himself at the expense of taxpayers." Read more |
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'Underestimating the Opposition,' Trudeau Doubles Down on Kinder Morgan Pipeline Push "We will not be bought and we will block this pipeline," one Indigenous leader responded Read more |
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Ahead of Tax Day, John Oliver Details 'Long and Infuriatingly Proud History' of Corporate Tax-Dodging Citing last year's massive tax giveaway to the rich and corporations, which will ultimately raise taxes on tens of millions lower-income families, Oliver says, "We just had a huge chance to reform our tax code and we absolutely blew it." Read more |
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As Comey Praised By Media and Democrats, A Small Reminder of His Long History of 'Authoritarian Abuses' "Comey's greatest legacy was helping throw the election to Trump because he wanted to maintain his above-the-fray brand for the speaking circuit and entrapping scores of mentally unwell Muslims because he needed to justify the FBI's bloated budget." Read more |
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With Walkout and Rally Planned for Monday, Teachers' Anger Over Low Pay and Lack of Funding Spreads to Colorado "Educators are fed up...Colorado has, year over year over year, significantly underfunded our public schools. Read more |
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In Hopes That Death 'Might Serve Others,' Lawyer and Human Rights Advocate David Buckel Lights Himself on Fire in Fossil Fuel Protest "My early death by fossil fuel reflects what we are doing to ourselves," wrote the prominent LGBTQ rights lawyer in suicide note Read more |
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Cynthia Nixon Wins Endorsement of Progressive Working Families Party in New York Governor Race The endorsement comes after two powerful unions left the Party—reportedly following threats from incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo Read more |
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Global Leaders Condemn Trump's 'Scorn for International Law' As Haley Threatens More Possible Air Strikes "You can't combat the alleged violation of international law by violating international law." Read more |
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Hundreds of Former DOJ Officials Denounce Trump's 'Shameful' Attacks on Mueller Investigation "The law is not a weapon in the President's political arsenal. A President who fails to understand this and who cannot protect the Department of Justice from political interference is unfit to serve." Read more |
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Congress Urged to 'Do Its Job' As Democratic Leaders Shrug at Trump's Illegal Air Strikes "Instead of continually abdicating its responsibility to decide if and when we go to war, Congress must reassert its war powers and stop the President's reckless foreign policy." Read more |
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As Trump and May Claim Concern for Syrian Civilians, Critics Slam Leaders for Anti-Refugee Stance "If the Trump administration truly cares about the fate of Syrian civilians, it can do far better in resettling Syrian refugees." Read more |
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In 'Clear Violation of Domestic and International Law,' Trump Bombs Syria "Strikes against the Syrian regime – without congressional input or authorization – shows a contempt for the U.S Constitution and is without legal justification." Read more |
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Cynthia Nixon Takes Aim at 'Corporate Democrats' at Gathering for Progressive Candidates "It's hard for some Democrats to do right when they're getting millions and millions to do wrong," she says. Read more |
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'Just To Be Clear,' Say Groups, 'If Trump Fires Rosenstein That Absolutely Triggers the Nationwide Protests' "We will be in a constitutional crisis if the president fires Rosenstein, the same as if he fires Bob Mueller." Read more |
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Democratic Senators Demand Trump Provide Legal Justification to Attack Syria Three lawmakers warn that striking Syria risks "the possibility of escalation into a broader conflict." Read more |
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Troubling Signal Seen as Trump Pardons Cheney Sidekick Scooter Libby "The audience here is Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, and a slew of other people who can incriminate Trump." Read more |
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Republicans Unveil Proposal to Push One Million Off Food Stamps "Rich people who don't need it get lavish billion-dollar handouts from this president...The struggling poor, on the other hand, are going to see new work requirements attached to their $1.40-a-meal food stamp." Read more |
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Michael Cohen Trying To Get Judge to Block Examination of Material Seized by FBI Invoking Trump by name, Cohen's attorney reportedly tells federal court that president "has an acute interest in these proceedings." Read more |
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With 'Unlawful' Use of Force in Gaza, Israeli Forces Injure Hundreds of Palestinians as March of Great Return Continues Reiterating demands for an independent investigation, human rights advocates denounce Israel's "horrifying use of live ammunition against unarmed protesters." Read more |
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'Constitutional Crisis Not Seen Since Watergate,' Warns Senator, If President Trump Fires Rosenstein "Similar actions by President Nixon in the Saturday Night Massacre led to his downfall. The firing of Rosenstein would have the same outcome for Trump." Read more |
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As Ex-FBI Director Speaks Out, Trump Erupts: 'My Great Honor to Fire James Comey!' The former FBI Director compares president to a mob boss and describes him as "untethered to truth" Read more |
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Senate Confirms Coal Lobbyist as #2 at EPA as Trump Moves to Slash Clean Air Rules The president just granted "a polluter's dream" while federal lawmakers approved "Big Oil's backup plan in case Scott Pruitt finally drowns in his own corruption." Read more |
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After France Claims "Proof" Chemical Attack Was Assad, Russia Says "Irrefutable Data" Shows Incident "Staged" by Foreign Intelligence Service While a team from the UN's Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has yet to even arrive in Syria, dueling claims about what happened in the city of Douma are at the center of growing concerns over wider military escalation Read more |
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Denouncing Rush to War, Corbyn Calls for Peace Talks and 'Withdrawal of All Foreign Forces' From Syria "Further U.K. military intervention in Syria's appalling multi-sided war risks escalating an already devastating conflict." Read more |
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Group Beloved by Betsy Devos and Koch Brothers Launches Counter-Attack Against Teacher Rebellion In anti-labor messaging guide, State Policy Network acknowledges teachers are underpaid but urges anti-labor groups to fight their calls for fair wages Read more |
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Confirming He 'Does Not Give a Crap About Working People,' Trump Proposes Rejoining TPP "In a series of broken promises Trump made to the working people of this country, rejoining the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership would be the biggest yet," warned Sen. Bernie Sanders Read more |
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Warning Against Attack on Syria, Carter Hopes Trump Realizes Nuclear War 'Catastrophe for All Human Beings' Former president notes that even bombing campaign that doesn't escalate into nuclear exchange poses serious dangers Read more |
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Less Than Zero: Brown Accuses Mulvaney of Taking 'Negative Four' Actions to Defend Consumers From Predatory Banks "Why are you using your powers to do favors for shady lenders and Wall Street bankers?" Read more |
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As Trump's Threats Spark Fear of Nuclear War, Russian Newscast Urges Citizens to Prepare for Conflict With ominous mushroom clouds in the background, Russians told how to fill bunkers with shelf-stable foods like rice and sugar Read more |
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'Should Be a No-Brainer': Progressives Urge Democrats to Muster Guts to Block Pompeo "Democrats—who have spent a full year re-branding themselves as the resistance to Trump—have the power to stop this Trump nominee. Will they?" Read more |
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GOP's Balanced Budget Charade in the House "Utter Horseshit," Group Declares Head of Patriotic Millionaires, representing wealthy Americans who demand a more progressive tax code, says effort by Republicans is latest proof they should be considered "the greedy, pay no taxes, take from the poor, protect the rich party." Read more |
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Spreading 'Like Wildfire': Majority of Americans—Including 74% of Democrats—Now Support Single-Payer "When people see the justice of an idea, it spreads like wildfire," responded Sen. Bernie Sanders. "The American people know that healthcare should be a right." Read more |
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With No Evidence or Legal Precedent, Trump Claims He Has Authority to Fire Mueller "We can't have the highest office of the land exempt from abiding by the law." Read more |
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Huge Leap in Number of Facebook Users 'Very Concerned' About Invasion of Privacy on Social Media Site The Gallup poll was conducted in the lead-up to Facebook CEO's two-day congressional testimony to discuss the company's policies and failures to protect users' data Read more |
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International Law Experts Warn Trump That Attack on Syria Would Be 'Crime of Aggression' "Our point is a simple one: the only way to resolve the Syrian crisis is through commitment to well-settled principles of international legal norms." Read more |
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Teacher Rebellion Heads West as Tens of Thousands in Arizona Stage Walk-ins, Threaten Walk-Outs Over Funding "These strikes are really coming out of a deep desperation, often from people who want to stay in the profession, but they can't. They can't feed their families if they stay in teaching." Read more |
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Concerns of 'Catastrophic Collapse' Grow as Gulf Stream Weaker Than It's Been in 1,600 Years In response, experts are calling for further study, declaring that questions raised by a pair of reports "are among the most pressing questions in climate science." Read more |
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Mobilizing Online and In the Streets, Sane Voices Demand Senate #StopPompeo Ahead of his confirmation hearing, groups are staging a rally in D.C. and are urging constituents to call their senators to tell them to oppose Mike Pompeo as secretary of state. Read more |
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Sanders: Trump Has 'No Legal Authority' to Bomb or Attack Syria "It is Congress, not the president, who determines whether our country goes to war and Congress must not abdicate that responsibility," declares Independent senator from Vermont Read more |
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Showing They 'Learned Nothing' From Iraq, Corporate Media Help Beat War Drums for Trump Attack on Syria "Pundits and the media are making John Bolton’s wildest dreams come true: in his first week on the job, everyone is calling for a new war." Read more |
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Elevating Escalation Fears, Russia Warns It Will Respond to Attack on Syria by Targeting 'Sources' of US Missiles "If there is a strike by the Americans, then we refer to the statements of President Putin and the chief of staff that the missiles will be downed and even the sources from which the missiles were fired," says ambassador Read more |
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As Nuclear Powers Trade Threats, Gorbachev Calls on US and Russia to 'Return to Sanity' "The situation hasn't been this bad in a long time," says the former Soviet leader. Read more |
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As Tensions Soar, Turkey Warns US Bombing of Syria Could Set Entire Middle East 'on Fire' "If an attack occurs against the forces backed by Russia or there is an attack by the U.S.-supported forces, Russia won't be able to stay away. So, serious clashes may start." Read more |
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As Trump Reportedly Considers Firing Rosenstein, Senators Move to Protect Mueller Probe Passage of the bill "could well help to stave off a constitutional crisis in which the president abuses his power and obstructs justice by firing the special counsel." Read more |
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With 800+ Protests Planned, Nation Ready for Mass Revolt as Trump Reportedly Eyes Firing Rosenstein "Our response in the hours following a potential power grab will dictate what happens next—whether Congress will stand up to Trump or allow him to move our democracy toward authoritarianism." Read more |
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With 'Longtime Dream' of Tax Cuts for Billionaires Fulfilled, Paul Ryan Won't Seek Reelection "Friends say that after Ryan passed tax reform, he was ready to step out of a job that has become endlessly frustrating, in part because of President Trump." Read more |
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As Trump Threatens to Bomb Syria, Lawmakers Say Attack Without Congressional Approval "Unconstitutional" Progressive leaders also pointed out that "it has become increasingly clear that U.S. military interventions will likely add to the mass suffering in Syria." Read more |
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In 'Chilling' Escalation, Trump Warns Russia That Missiles 'Will Be Coming' at Syria One critic argued the president's tweet shows "why those who have been demanding Trump be more belligerent are dangerous idiots." Read more |
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Citing His Refusal to Face 'Most Pressing Issue of Our Time,' 200+ Green Groups Urge Senate to Reject Climate-Denying Pompeo "The Koch Brothers have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into highly improper and unethical climate denial efforts over the past twenty years—and paying off elected officials like Mike Pompeo." Read more |
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Amid Concerns Trump Will Retaliate for Cohen Raid, White House Says Trump 'Certainly Believes' He Can Fire Mueller The admission comes as sources claim "advisers have spent the last 24 hours trying to convince the president not to make an impulsive decision" following the raid targeting his longtime attorney Read more |
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As Progressives Nationwide Urgently Mobilize to Block Pompeo, Hillary Clinton Reportedly Gave Him 'Advice' "Why is Clinton even taking a call from such a monstrous person?" Read more |
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Warning Against 'Knee Jerk' Attack on Syria, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn Calls for Facts and Diplomacy Over Bombs "The tragedy and the terror of people's lives in Syria can only end by a political solution." Read more |
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Decrying System That Favors 'War and the Wealthy,' Poor People's Campaign Unveils Agenda to Combat Poverty, Racism, and Militarism "The Democrats talk about the middle class. The Republicans talk about the military. No one's talking about the poor." Read more |