All News Articles for 2019-10-24
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'Utterly Disqualifying': Pete Buttigieg Panned for Praising Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Critics pointed out that the retired justice "voted to uphold Trump's Muslim ban, voted for the Janus decision gutting labor unions, and voted to uphold voter suppression in Husted ." Read more |
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'Too Many Lives Were Ruined': Bernie Sanders Releases Plan for Federal Legalization of Marijuana "We will legalize marijuana and vacate and expunge past marijuana convictions." Read more |
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'Not How We Defeat Trump,' Says Sanders Campaign After Biden Opens Door to Super PACs "The former Vice President has been unable to generate grassroots support, and now his campaign is endorsing an effort to buy the primary through a super PAC that can rake in unlimited cash from billionaires and corporations." Read more |
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'Outrageous': Analysis Shows $1.7 Billion Payout for WeWork CEO Equal to Years of Salary for Company's Expected 4,000 Laid Off Workers "This is likely only the beginning of a jobs massacre." Read more |
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ACLU Celebrates Settlement Ending Unconstitutional Efforts to Silence Pipeline Protesters in South Dakota "Let this be a lesson to other states: If you criminalize protest, we will sue." Read more |
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'Lifeline for Millions': Sanders and Warren Urge Congress to Increase Community Health Center Funding Before It Expires Next Month "Congress must expand—and not allow any cuts to—the comprehensive medical treatment that so many millions of people depend on through community health centers." Read more |
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'Vulnerable Communities Continue to Pay the Price' of Climate Inaction as PG&E Cuts Power to 180,000 More Californians "For the second time in two weeks, hundreds of thousands of Californians will be left in the dark by their electricity company and public officials who haven't done enough in the face of climate change." Read more |
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Sanders Campaign Calls on Biden—and All 2020 Democrats—to Reject Any Help From Shadowy Super PACs Such groups, said campaign manager Faiz Shakir, "exist for one reason and one reason only: to help billionaires and corporations bankroll a presidential campaign." Read more |
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#NoMusicForICE: 300+ Musicians Pledge to Boycott Amazon-Sponsored Events and Partnerships Over Contracts With US Agencies "Nobody should ever have to live under the kind terrorism that ICE has inflicted upon countless immigrant communities." Read more |
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Nuclear Industry's $23 Billion Bailout Request Shows Why It Should Have 'No Role to Play' in Solving Climate Crisis: Study "For the sake of taxpayers, electricity consumers and the climate, Congress must stop this endless nuclear boondoggle." Read more |
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'We Have to Get This Right': Historic Bill in US House Would Create Specific Protections for Climate Refugees "If we are going to meaningfully discuss comprehensive climate equity and climate justice, we must inject security assistance and resettlement opportunities for climate-displaced persons into our conversations." Read more |
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Led by Pharma-Friendly Rep. Richard Neal, Democrats Crush Progressive Amendments to Signature Drug Pricing Bill Neal has received over $670,000 in campaign cash from pharmaceutical companies since 2007, according to Kaiser Health News Read more |
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House Homeland Security Chair Demands Sergeant at Arms 'Take Action' Against Republicans Who Stormed Impeachment Hearing Rep. Bennie Thompson called the GOP stunt an "unprecedented breach of security." Read more |