All News Articles for 2020-01-13
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Warren Says 'No Interest' in Discussing It Further After Dropping Bombshell Accusation of Sexism on Sanders "I would concede that I could've misinterpreted it and would call my 'good friend' for clarity before asserting something that clearly goes nuclear on his campaign," said one observer. "Unless that is, my intention was to go nuclear on his campaign. In which case, I'd do what Warren did." Read more |
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'A Recipe for Disaster': Consumer Safety Groups Sue USDA Over Trump's Effort to Privatize Inspections for Pork Industry "We're suing the crap out of USDA for... feeding us crap." Read more |
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US Government Lists Non-Violent 'Valve Turner' Climate Activists as Threat on Par With Murderous Neo-Nazis "Apparently DHS hasn't gotten the memo that pipeline protesters are working non-violently to ensure that the children and grandchildren of DHS employees—and everyone else—have a habitable climate to live in." Read more |
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'Ludicrous': Sanders Refutes Claims Made in Anonymously Sourced Hit Piece by CNN About Warren Meeting "This story—based on the accounts of four anonymous sources—is the most outrageous hit piece I've ever seen," said one critic of the news outlet's decision to publish the reporting. Read more |
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Citing Dark Money Fears, Coalition Raises Alarm Over 'Zombie' FEC During Pivotal 2020 Elections "It is beyond belief that in this presidential year of enormous consequence, the nation's campaign finance enforcement agency is defunct." Read more |
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'Saving Life on Earth' for Just $100 Billion: New Roadmap Shows How US Can Address Global Extinction Crisis The plan calls for the president to declare the global extinction crisis a national emergency and establish 500 new national parks, wildlife refuges, and marine sanctuaries. Read more |
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Progressives Applaud Sanders for Willingness to Release List of Possible Judicial Nominees Before Election "As the field narrows, all presidential candidates should prioritize the courts if they want to show voters they have a real plan to protect any of their other ideas from a hijacked judiciary." Read more |
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Citing Betrayal of Oath, Watchdog Group Files Formal Ethics Complaint Against McConnell Over Trump Impeachment "The public declarations by Senator McConnell that his role in the impeachment process is to coordinate with the White House and thereby make a mockery of the trial directly contradict his oath of impartiality." Read more |
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Defying Threat of Termination, 1,200 Florida Teachers Rally to Save Public Education "Florida teachers are rallying for fair pay and better funding for schools, and they won't be intimidated or undermined." Read more |
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Why Big Oil Companies—Not Well-Meaning Dildo Makers—Should Be Paying for Australia Fires and Climate Chaos Journalist Emily Atkin explains why a sex toy company's "silly" fundraising effort makes a serious point about who should be paying for destruction largely caused by the fossil fuel industry. Read more |
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Seems Increasingly Likely Trump Just Made Up the 'Imminent Threat' Posed by Soleimani New reporting reveals the president conditionally approved the Iranian general's assassination seven months ago. Read more |
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#JoeVotedForTheWar Trends After Sanders Camp Fires Back at Biden's Denials of Support for Iraq Invasion "It is appalling that after 18 years Joe Biden still refuses to admit he was dead wrong on the Iraq War." Read more |
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Ocasio-Cortez's Revolt Against DCCC 'Exactly What We Need' Say Progressive Democrats Congresswoman from New York withholds dues from the party machine and launches a new PAC to help insurgent left-wing candidates. Read more |