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All News Articles for 2019-10-25

Friday, October 25, 2019
	Threatening Food and Medicines, Trump Admin Accused of Putting Iranian People in 'Cross-Hairs of Its Ongoing Economic War' The new designation under Section 311, the adminstration was warned, would mean foreign banks no longer processing humanitarian-related transactions. Read more
	House Dems Take Aim at 'Trust Fund Babies' With Estate Tax Designed to Combat Obscene Wealth Inequality "The ever-widening gap between the ultra-rich and the rest of us has reached alarming proportions and demands a strong legislative response." Read more
	'The Problem Is We Need Some Money': Ridicule Follows After NBC Journalist Reports Rudy Giuliani Butt Dial "I will not give it any credence," Giuliani responded when asked for comment on the contents of the voicemails. Read more
	'A Breath of Fresh Air': Offshore Wind Power Could Produce More Electricity Than World Uses "Let's get going!" Read more
	'Talk About Direct Action Getting Results': Bankrupt Blackjewel Agrees to Pay Over $5 Million to Laid Off Coal Miners Who Blocked Train Tracks "When workers stand together, fight back, and demand an end to corporate greed—they win," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Read more
	'What an Unexpected, Unpleasant Situation for Students,' Says NAACP Leader Regarding Trump Visit to Historically Black College Days after "lynching" comment, the president addresses a forum at Benedict College in South Carolina. Read more
	Hundreds of Thousands Expected to Join 'Historic Nationwide Mobilization' on Eve of Trump Impeachment Vote "The night before the House of Representatives takes a historic vote to impeach Trump," progressive groups said of the anticipated action, "we'll head to every congressional office and public square to declare that nobody is above the law." Read more
	Because Federal Government Is Allowed to 'Weaponize the Law,' Plowshares 7 Found Guilty for Anti-Nuclear Weapons Protest "I really think that the verdict was, frankly, reactionary." Read more
	'Pivotal' Time for Big Oil as Massachusetts Sues ExxonMobil Over Climate Crisis Deception "Exxon can't hide from its deception any longer." Read more
	Two Leading Economists Say Medicare for All Would Give Workers 'Biggest Take-Home Pay Raise in a Generation' "Supporters of Medicare for All are right. Funding universal health insurance through taxes would lead to a large tax cut for the vast majority of workers." Read more
	'New War for Oil?': Pentagon Chief Confirms US to 'Strengthen' Military Presence Near Syria Oil Fields "It's all out in the open, the blatant barbarism of U.S. imperialism." Read more
	'This Was an Execution': Outrage as Video Shows California Police Officer Shooting Unarmed 16-Year-Old in Back of Head "The city was so adamant that the officer 'feared for his life.' Why were they hiding the video? If a picture speaks a thousand words, then the video speaks a million words." Read more
	Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court for Refusing to Stop Collecting Loan Payments From Defrauded Students "She's also held in contempt by millions of Americans who support strong public schools." Read more
	Warnings DOJ Has Become 'Vehicle for President Trump's Political Revenge' as Barr Opens Criminal Probe of Mueller Investigation "It was bad enough Trump and Barr were wasting resources on this. But now they are fully weaponizing DOJ for political purposes." Read more