All News Articles for 2020-05-19
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Think Trump and Republicans Wouldn't Try to Cancel an Election? Look at What GOP in Georgia Just Pulled Off " Having NO election is rigging an election." Read more |
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No—Argue Noam Chomsky, Roger Waters, Monia Mazigh, and 100+ Others—Canada Does Not Deserve UN Security Council Seat "Despite its peaceful reputation, Canada is not acting as a benevolent player on the international stage," warns open letter from activists, artists, and academics. Read more |
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Progressives Slam Oil-Soaked Steny Hoyer for Backing Joe Kennedy III Over Green New Deal Champion Ed Markey "Hoyer does not actually have a problem with primary challengers, he has a problem with progressives." Read more |
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Right-Wing Hungarian Government Pulls Nation 'Back Towards Dark Ages' by Ending Legal Recognition of Trans People "Viktor Orbán is using the Covid-19 health crisis as cover to push through discriminatory legislation that will be devastating to the lives of transgender people in Hungary." Read more |
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'This Is Only the Beginning': JPMorgan Chase Faces Investor Revolt Over Financing Climate Destruction "Shareholders today sent the message that it is past time for Chase to catch up with its peers, implement a strategy to decarbonize and de-risk its lending portfolio, and help build a more secure future for all." Read more |
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Economists Warn 'Prolonged Depression Guaranteed' If GOP Refuse Federal Aid to State and Local Governments "The economy is currently approaching a knife edge in how recovery will proceed." Read more |
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'Democracy Has Prevailed': Federal Court Rules NY Primary Must Go Forward With Sanders, Yang, and Others on Ballot "The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals today confirmed what we knew: the state of New York acted illegally in trying to cancel the Democratic presidential primary." Read more |
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'More Testing, Not More Bombs': 29 House Democrats Demand Cuts to Pentagon Budget Amid Pandemic "America needs a coronavirus cure, not more war." Read more |
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In Tense Exchange Over Bailouts, Warren Accuses Mnuchin of Putting 'Wall Street Buddies' Before US Workers "We're in a situation where 35 million Americans have filed for unemployment. You're in charge of nearly half a trillion dollars... and you are leaving the American people behind." Read more |
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As Millions of Factory Farmed Animals Sent to Mass Slaughter, These 'Lucky 1,000' Chickens Rescued "We must critically examine and dismantle the country's unsustainable and unethical meat production pipeline." Read more |
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'Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm' Amphan Barrels Towards India, Bangladesh Meteorologists say there's "catastrophic storm surge potential." Read more |
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Poor New York City Neighborhoods Seeing Deaths From Covid at More Than Twice the Rate of Affluent Areas The Health Department released the new data on the heels of reports that many New Yorkers in wealthy neighborhoods left the city by May 1. Read more |
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'Shell Must Fall,' Climate Activists Declare at Oil Giant's Headquarters During Shareholders Meeting "At shareholders meetings like this, money is the only priority—even if it is at the expense of integrity, people's lives, and the climate." Read more |
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Civil Rights Groups Vow to Fight Back as GOP Builds Massive Voter Suppression Machine for 2020 Election "We will use every tool in our arsenal to block efforts aimed at discouraging participation by eligible voters this election season." Read more |
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'This Is Dangerous. Ignore Him': Doctors Warn Against Following Trump's Lead as President Claims He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine "There is no evidence of benefit and there is evidence of harm. Trump is responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands. Let's not add to that number." Read more |
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Pompeo Openly Admits He Asked Trump to Fire Inspector General Because He Wasn't Doing What 'We Had Tried To Get Him To' "Trump has decimated the foundation of independent oversight within the executive branch." Read more |
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'Written for His Base and to Deflect Blame': Trump Sends Letter Threatening Permanent Freeze of US Funding to WHO "This is a phenomenally damning letter—of the president's own response. All of those early dates? Late December and January? Were known to U.S. officials and relayed to Trump. Who did nothing." Read more |