All News Articles for 2020-03-12
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'Finally': Judge Orders Chelsea Manning's Immediate Release After a Year in Jail and Suicide Attempt Given that Manning still faces a $256,000 fine for refusing to testify about WikiLeaks to a grand jury, said one reporter, "she will now struggle with destitution and poverty, but at least she will no longer be in a jail cell." Read more |
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'The Public Has a Right to Know': ACLU Sues DHS to Expose Secretive Use of Facial Recognition Technology "This unregulated surveillance technology threatens to fundamentally alter our free society and is in urgent need of democratic oversight." Read more |
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As GOP Rejects Economic Relief for Working People, Fed's $1.5 Trillion Stock Market Injection Would Cover 'Almost All Student Loan Debt in the US' " We need to care for working people as much as we care for the stock market." Read more |
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Youth Coalition Demands 'Serious Discussion' of Key Progressive Issues at Democratic Presidential Debate " In the last few democratic debates, there has been little to no discussion on the defining issues that face our generation like immigration, climate change, gun control, and mass incarceration." Read more |
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'I Did the Math': Katie Porter Gets Trump CDC Head to Commit to Making Coronavirus Testing Free "We live in a world where 33% of Americans put off medical treatment last year, and we have $1,133 expense just for testing for the coronavirus." Read more |
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Coronavirus Outbreak Forces Uninsured Congressional Candidate to Suspend Door-Knocking Efforts " Coronavirus makes clear what so many working Americans already know: our healthcare system is broken." Read more |
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'Now Is the Time for Solidarity': Bernie Sanders Addresses Health and Economic Crisis Facing US as Coronavirus Spreads "Now is the time to come together with love and compassion for all, including the most vulnerable people in our society." Read more |
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'Not the Time for Half-Measures': Progressives Demand Far-Reaching Economic and Public Health Assistance as Coronavirus Spreads "Unless people are free to stay home, we're flirting with disaster." Read more |
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New Report Takes Aim at Five Banking Institutions Backing Amazon Rainforest Exploitation "Five of the world's most powerful financial institutions are actively contributing to climate change by providing debt and equity financing for crude oil extraction projects in the Amazon." Read more |
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Warmonger Tom Cotton Openly Threatens China, Claims Beijing 'Inflicted' Coronavirus on the World "Tom Cotton is still using this as a way to build support for a war against China." Read more |
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Abortions 'Virtually Halted' in Missouri as Licensing Fight Continues for Last Clinic Providing Procedure "No one should be forced out of their home state just to access healthcare. What's happening in Missouri, and in other states down to one abortion provider, is unacceptable." Read more |
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'Absolute Chaos': Trump Travel Ban, Announced Without Notice, Throws Europe Into Panic "The coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent, and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action." Read more |
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US Reportedly Bombs Iran-Backed Militias Just as House Passes Resolution to Prevent Unauthorized War "Yet again, U.S. and Iranian-backed forces appear to be exchanging fire in Iraq, despite the American people's desires to avoid yet another war of choice in the Middle East." Read more |
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Chelsea Manning Recovering After Attempting Suicide While Jailed in 'Coercive Measure Amounting to Torture' Manning's legal team said her actions "evidence the strength of her convictions, as well as the profound harm she continues to suffer as a result of her 'civil' confinement." Read more |
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152 House Democrats Join GOP to Reauthorize 'Abusive Government Surveillance Powers' "Nothing says bipartisanship like extending provisions of the PATRIOT Act." Read more |
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Insurance Industry Corrects Trump: Actually, We're Only Waiving Copays for Coronavirus Testing, Not Treatment "Heaven forbid they miss a chance to bankrupt sick people." Read more |