All News Articles for 2016-11-09
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'Resounding Win for Economic Equality': 4 States Vote to Boost Minimum Wage The results offer 'a strong message to all of Washington: If you're not working to create a fair economy, we'll do it ourselves' Read more |
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Lights in the Darkness: Celebrating Down-Ballot Progressive Victories From Washington state to Arizona to Vermont, there were silver linings nationwide Read more |
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Defying Obama Request, Dakota Access Co. Mobilizes to Drill Beneath River Energy Transfer Partners chose Election Day to announce plans to drill under the Missouri River, flouting Obama Administration request and ongoing Indigenous protests Read more |
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'Tipping Point'? Voters Bring Sweeping Wins for Marijuana "It's safe to say that no other reform was approved by so many citizens on so many ballots this year" Read more |
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From Cheers to Caution, World Leaders React to Trump Victory French President François Hollande said the result "opens a period of uncertainty." Read more |
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Here It Comes: Trump's 100-Day Plan to "Make America Great Again" Republican control of Congress means much of the party's regressive agenda—along with some of Trump's radical proposals—could pass Read more |
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Does President-Elect Trump Spell Doom for the Planet? Climate change denier promises to bring in new era for coal, pull U.S. out of international climate commitments Read more |
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Groups Demand Trump Ditch Plans for Mass Deportations, Muslim Ban, and Torture 'Trump should move from the headline-grabbing rhetoric of hatred and govern with respect for all who live in the United States' Read more |
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WTF USA? Shock and Horror as Donald Trump Wins Presidency Far-right candidate plunges world into despair as billionaire television personality wins nation's highest elected office Read more |