All News Articles for 2019-08-29

Thursday, August 29, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) 'Stain on Public Service': Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Fellow Democrat Barbara Boxer for Helping Lyft Fight Against California Labor Bill
Powerful officials like the state's former U.S. senator, said AOC, "should not become corporate lobbyists."
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'Even Worse Than the DCCC Blacklist': Schumer Accused of Effort to Hamstring Progressives Trying to Unseat GOP Senators
"Schumer is blackballing progressives in open primaries for GOP-held seats."
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'Your Life Will End': As GOP's Islamophobic Attacks Continue, Rep. Ilhan Omar Shares Terrifying Reality of Death Threats
"I hate that we live in a world where you have to be protected from fellow humans. I hated it as a child living through war and I hate it now."
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A dock sits damaged near the Statue of Liberty Leaked UN Draft Report Warns Rising, Warming Oceans 'Poised to Unleash Misery' Worldwide
The assessment details anticipated declines in fish stocks as well as increases in damage by superstorms and displacement due to rising seas
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Despite 'Relentless' Assault by Corporate America, Gallup Poll Shows Support for Unions at Near 50-Year High
"The labor movement has a powerful wind at its back. And we will carry this momentum into new organizing campaigns and our work in the 2020 elections."
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Calling for End of "War Against Nature," Greta Thunberg's Arrival in US Brings Swell of Attention to Global Climate Strike
"Something that's really common among young people is we just aren't given that platform. Now, Greta and millions of other kids are showing that we don't need it handed to us. We can fight for the platform."
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'Sociopathic Disregard for Our Future': Trump EPA Set to Gut Restrictions on Planet-Warming Methane Emissions
"At a time when the federal government's job should be to help localities and states move faster toward cleaner energy and a cleaner economy, the government is walking off the field."
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Protesters gather in Westminster to protest against the government proroguing parliament on August 28, 2019 in London, England. Reaction to the UK Government's decision to prorogue parliament led left-wing commentator Owen Jones calling for a rally outside parliament this evening and a House of Commons petition against to reach 500,000 signatures within a few hours of its launch. (Photo: John Keeble/Getty Images) 'Just the Beginning': Massive Protests in UK as Thousands Flood Streets to #StoptheCoup
"We're here because our democracy wasn't given to us as an act of generosity or charity by the people on top."
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