All News Articles for 2019-09-16
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Facing State Felony Charges for Disrupting 'Critical Infrastructure,' Greenpeace Activists Denounce Fossil Fuel 'Bullying Tactic' "The most dangerous thing about that shipping channel wasn't the activists—it was and continues to be fossil fuel executives' reckless plans to push us further towards climate chaos." Read more |
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'Birds of a Feather, Fascist Together': Critics Decry Trump's Decision to Join India's Modi Onstage at Houston Event "I don't know what's more embarasssing—that Modi will appear beside Trump or that Trump will appear beside Modi. Both countries have my condolences." Read more |
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Fears of 'Collateral Damage to Democracy' as Trump Weighs Withdrawing From Global Postal Pact Election officials fear thousands of votes could go uncounted if the president leaves the Universal Postal Union Read more |
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Citing Previous 'Misstatements of Fact' and Corruption Allegations, House Democrats Open Ethics Probe into Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Letter to the secretary references "troubling questions about whether you are using office to benefit yourself and your family." Read more |
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Saying He Would Return to US for Fair Trial, Snowden Wants People to Know 'Why I Did What I Did' "Was it better for the United States? Did it benefit us? Or did it cause harm? They don't want the jury to be able to consider that at all." Read more |
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New Report Details 10 'Critical Transitions' to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Feed the World "We can either seize the opportunity to transform our food and land use systems or frankly, sleepwalk our way into an ecological and human disaster." Read more |
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'Choose People Over Profits': Never Again Action Fights ICE Detention Center in Rhode Island "We once again call on the members of the board of directors to fulfill their obligation to the communities they represent by either voting against this agreement or resigning from their positions immediately." Read more |
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It's Not Just Trump: New Report Details How Greed of 'Border-Industrial Complex' Fuels Militarization and Abuse " The last three decades have witnessed an unstoppable boom in U.S. border spending and many arms, security, and IT firms have made millions as a result." Read more |
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Demanding 'Fair Wages and Basic Dignity' for All Workers in Changing Economy, Climate Action Campaigners Back UAW Strike Sunrise Movement co-founder Varshini Prakash's call to climate campaigners to support striking auto workers came after a number of labor groups backed the Global Climate Strike Read more |
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No War for Oil, Say Climate Advocates, as Trump Admin Pushes for Conflict With Iran "Oil has fueled violence and the climate emergency for far too long." Read more |
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Warren Rolls Out Plan She Calls 'Most Sweeping Set of Anti-Corruption Reforms Since Watergate' The White House hopeful says her proposed reforms would put power "back where it belongs—in the hands of the people." Read more |
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'Saudi Arabia First': Trump Accused of Letting Saudis Dictate US Foreign Policy After Oil Facility Attack "Congress will not give you the authority to start another disastrous war in the Middle East just because the brutal Saudi dictatorship told you to," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Read more |
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'House Democrats Must Not Delay': Progressives, 2020 Contenders Demand Kavanaugh Impeachment Amid New Sexual Misconduct Accusations "Confirmation is not exoneration. Like the man who appointed him, Kavanaugh should be impeached," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren Read more |
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Sanders Responds to Biden's Praise for Pharma Companies: 'Their Behavior Is Literally Killing People Every Day' "America needs a president who isn't going to appease and compliment drug companies—we need a president who will take on the pharmaceutical industry, whether they like it or not." Read more |
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'When We Fight, We Win': Protesting Stagnant Wages as GM Rakes in Record Profits, 50,000 Auto Workers Go On Strike "We are standing together in unity and solidarity for our members, their families, and the communities where we work and live." Read more |