All News Articles for 2020-08-07
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'Friday Night Massacre' at US Postal Service as Postmaster General—a Major Trump Donor—Ousts Top Officials "America is in a dead sprint to authoritarianism. The man is pulling out all the stops to prevent the citizens of this country from holding a legitimate election in which he might face removal from office." Read more |
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Fossil Fuel Investments and Hawkish Foreign Policy Among Serious Issues Progressives Have With Susan Rice as Possible VP Pick "If you're a Democratic Party leader and you're still invested in oil and gas it’s just a problem." Read more |
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Prohibited From Holding Police Officer to Account, Federal Judge Calls on Supreme Court to Overturn 'Qualified Immunity' "Those who violate the constitutional rights of our citizens must be held accountable. When that day comes we will be one step closer to that more perfect Union." Read more |
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Analysis Shows Rapid and Reckless Reopenings Not Only Bad for Public Health—But the Economy Too "There is no way around it: getting the economy back on track means controlling the pandemic." Read more |
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Leading Demand for IG Probe, Warren Accuses Trump and New Postmaster General of 'Sabotaging' Postal Service "They are delaying Social Security checks and other mail and potentially disenfranchising millions of voters." Read more |
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"Let's Make It Happen!" Declares Jayapal of Medicare for All After Single-Payer in Canada Lauded as Shield Against Pandemic "It is worth fighting for a system that puts public health ahead of profits: Medicare for All," said a doctor touting Canadian system. Read more |
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Bolstering Case for Transformational Green Recovery, New Study Finds Lockdown Emissions Had 'Negligible' Effect on Climate Crisis "We still need far more serious measures to make a difference—we need structural change." Read more |
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'Enraging and Inexcusable': Louisiana Supreme Court Rules Black Man Convicted of Garden Tool Theft 20 Years Ago Should Die in Prison "A system that condemns a man to life in prison for stealing a pair of hedge clippers is not justice," said the ACLU. Read more |
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DNC Appears Ready to Sideline Progressive Standout Ocasio-Cortez at Upcoming Convention "You want Bill Clinton to speak but maybe not AOC. Okay, dummies." Read more |
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Judge Rules Trump Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll's Defamation Suit Against President Can Proceed The decision means the writer's attorneys can continue seeking Trump's DNA as evidence and trying to interview him under oath. Read more |
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'It's Disintegrated, Basically': Last Fully Intact Canadian Ice Sheet Collapses The formation was the final survivor of its kind in the nation's Arctic Read more |
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Dems Rebuke 'Legislative Malpractice' of Trump Team as Talks Crumble and Tens of Millions Face Hunger, Joblessness, Possible Eviction "Trump and Republicans appear ready to walk away from the negotiating table to do unworkable, weak, and narrow executive orders that barely scratch the surface of what is needed." Read more |
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Outraised 250-1, Progressive Marquita Bradshaw Upsets Establishment Opponent in Tennessee Primary for US Senate "The progressive movement is undeniable!" Bradshaw said following her win. "Thank you all so much for your support and this victory. It's time to put hardworking people first. Onward." Read more |
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Trump Blasted for Naming 'War Criminal' and Iran-Contra Convict Elliott Abrams as Iran Envoy "Elliott Abrams has made a career of lying and committing criminal acts that have led to the death and suffering of innocent people from Guatemala to Iraq." Read more |