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All News Articles for 2019-04-09

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
	Media Watchdog Debunks Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories With Study Showing Facebook Is 'Not Censoring Conservatives' "Right-wing media are (still) lying about censorship." Read more
	'Blatant Violation of the First Amendment': Public Citizen Sues Betsy DeVos for Censoring Its Website "We've been highly critical of Betsy DeVos for putting students at the mercy of predatory for-profit colleges. We won't let her silence us." Read more
	#EndTheLies, Declare Reproductive Rights Advocates as Senate GOP Pushes 20-Week Abortion Ban "The provocative, inaccurate lies about abortion being spread by this administration and its allies completely strip pregnant people of their dignity and medical needs, putting their health in jeopardy." Read more
	Trump Condemned for Sharing Video Calling Ilhan Omar 'Dangerous Anti-Semite,' As Jewish Allies Come to Her Defense "It's rather uncontroversial to suggest that Stephen Miller has white nationalist politics. But when Ilhan Omar says it, it's somehow anti-Semitic?" Read more
	Congress Is About to Ban the Government From Offering Free Online Tax Filing. Thank TurboTax. A bill supported by Democrats and Republicans would make permanent a program that bars the IRS from ever developing its own online tax filing service. Read more
	WATCH LIVE: Tens of Thousands of Net Neutrality Defenders Tune In as House Votes on Save the Internet Act "Any holdouts in Congress need to stop neglecting bipartisan public demand for net neutrality safeguards and support of this bill." Read more
	'Radical Agents of Physical and Social Chaos': Campaigners Target Big Banks Over Destructive Fossil Fuel Projects "It is simply nuts for banks to keep financing the ongoing destruction of the planet's climate." Read more
	Mitch McConnell's Lie-Filled Tirade Against Medicare for All Draws Cheers From For-Profit Hospital Industry Calling single-payer a "far left social experiment," GOP leader neglected to mention dozens of nations that spend far less for better outcomes and healthier populations Read more
	Progressive Democrats Threaten to Tank $733 Billion in 'Crazy' Pentagon Spending If Social Programs Not Also Boosted "How can we keep giving more money to the Pentagon than it needs when 40 million live in poverty, 34 million have no health insurance, and 140 million can't afford basic needs without going into debt?" Read more
	WATCH: Attorney General Barr Says Mueller Report to Made Public 'Within the Week' "I am relying on my own discretion to make as much public as I can." Read more
	Judge Rules Valve Turner Ken Ward Must Be Allowed to Present 'Necessity Defense' for Climate Action "I am very heartened that the Appeals Court recognized the validity of a necessity defense, in light of abundant evidence that the climate crisis is at a tipping point." Read more
	'Siding With Big Pharma at Expense of the American People,' Republicans Warn CEOs Not to Cooperate With Drug Price Probe Rep. Elijah Cummings said Republicans "would rather protect drug company 'stock prices' than the interests of the American people." Read more
	'Clear Breach of His Oath of Office': Trump Reportedly Told Border Patrol to Refuse to Let Migrants in the US "The president can't ignore our laws to accomplish his goal of preventing people from seeking asylum here." Read more