All News Articles for 2016-08-18

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Sanders Condemns Obscene Levels of Inequality Documented in New CBO Report
'Unacceptable' wealth inequality keeps growing in the U.S., with the top 10 percent of families owning three-quarters of total wealth
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Photos and Hunger Strikes Expose More Abuses in Migrant Detention
A judge ordered U.S. Border Patrol to unseal images of migrants lying on cell floors, wrapped in emergency blankets
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From Epic Fires to a 1,000-Year Flood: The Climate Change of Here and Now
"This storm is a good example of why we care about a changing climate," says scientist Katharine Hayhoe
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The Koch-Backed and Not-So-Independent 'Independent Women's Forum'
How these advocacy groups used "independent" brand to push right-wing agenda to women voters
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Admitting Failed Experiment, DOJ to Phase Out Private Prisons
Private prisons more dangerous and costly, Justice Department finally admits
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Detroit Ready to Sue Banks, Private Companies for Unpaid Property Taxes
'For too long, there are those who chose not to pay what they owed in taxes, leaving everyone else to pay the price'
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Did Green Party Pitch for 'Greater Good' Resonate with National Audience?
'I will have trouble sleeping at night if Donald Trump is elected. I will also have trouble sleeping at night if Hillary Clinton is elected.'—Jill Stein
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The Boy in the Ambulance Offers Glimpse of 'Profound Horrors' in Syria
"It didn't stop & it won't stop with Omran if the world doesn't act."
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zephyr_teachout_debate.jpg Zephyr Teachout Challenges Billionaire Right-Wing Donors to Debate
'These are people probably trying to buy power, and voters should know who they are and what they stand for'
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