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Cheers as Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order Allowing Localities to Refuse New Refugees "This is an important first step, but this fight is far from over." Read more |
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Study Shows Being Rich Buys 9 Extra Years of 'Healthy' Living in US and UK "In both countries, efforts in reducing health inequalities should target people from disadvantaged socioeconomic groups." Read more |
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'Unquestionably Alarming Signs': New Data Confirms Earth Just Had Hottest Decade on Record 2019 was also the second warmest year on record, and the past five years were the five warmest on record. Read more |
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Ilhan Omar Warns Progressives Escalating Warren-Sanders Disagreement Only Fuels Trump's Attacks on Both Candidates "Let's stay focused on the task ahead: defeating Donald Trump in November and fighting for the America we deserve." Read more |
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Analysis of 30 Years of Single-Payer Research Shows Medicare for All Would Absolutely Save US Money "Across the political spectrum, there is near consensus among these economists that a single-payer system would save money." Read more |
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Hospital CEO Admits For-Profit Healthcare Industry Is 'Number One Cause of Personal Bankruptcy" "We need a revolution. Literally, it's a life or death matter." Read more |
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'Huge': House to Consider Lee- and Khanna-Backed Measures to Stop Trump's March to War With Iran The Congressional Progressive Caucus said the two bills are "our best chance to avoid future conflict." Read more |
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Calling Bernie Sanders a 'Champion' for Immigrant Families, Make the Road Action Endorses Vermont Senator for President "Bernie Sanders is the champion our community needs and is helping to lead the movement that will help us defeat Trump in 2020." Read more |
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Top Megadonors and Corporations Have Poured Almost $2 Billion Into Politics Since Citizens United And thanks to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2010, it is not possible to know precisely how much money corporations have channeled into dark money groups that influence elections. Read more |
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'CNN Is Truly a Terrible Influence on This Country': Democratic Debate Moderators Pilloried for Centrist Talking Points and Anti-Sanders Bias "This is an unusually vile performance by CNN ," tweeted Rolling Stone contributing editor Matt Taibbi. Read more |
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Climate Groups Thank Sanders for Being Only Candidate at Debate to Stand Against Trump-Led Trade Deal "We can do much better than a Trump-led trade deal that does not even have the phrase 'climate change' in it." Read more |
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Did Giuliani Goons Plot Against US Ambassador? 'Incredibly Disturbing' House Impeachment Docs Raise Serious New Questions "The new documents from Lev Parnas are chilling, and damning," said Rep. Ted Lieu. "Is Donald Trump a thug? I don't know. But Trump certainly used thugs to help him abuse the power of his office." Read more |
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CNN Moderators, Alarmed by Cost of Medicare for All, Ignore Price Tag of Endless War "None of the candidates who said they support keeping troops in Iraq were asked how they were going to pay for it." Read more |
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'Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary': Seattle Bans Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Spending in Local Elections "This landmark campaign finance legislation bans corporations like Amazon and Bank of America from infiltrating the city’s electoral process." Read more |
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Like Adding 'Five to Six Hiroshima Bombs of Heat Each Second,' Study Shows Oceans Warming at Record Rate "If you want to understand global warming, you have to measure ocean warming." Read more |
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Despite Community Protest, Militarized Police Remove Housing Rights Activists From Oakland Home in Pre-Dawn Raid "This isn't over, and it won't be over until everyone in the Oakland community has a safe and dignified place to live." Read more |
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'The Progressive Movement Has to Fight Back': New Ad Campaign Targets Biden and Buttigieg in Iowa and South Carolina "Americans need to know about Biden's and Buttigieg's records and their relationships with corporate executives and donors." Read more |
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'Champion for Educators and Working Class': Largest Teachers Union in Nevada Endorses Bernie Sanders "I thank the Clark County Education Association for their support," Sanders said in response, "and look forward to their partnership in transforming our country and defeating the most dangerous president in modern history." Read more |
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After Days of Claiming Soleimani Posed "Imminent" Threat to US, Trump Finally Declares "It Doesn't Really Matter" "If this is the case, then nothing matters." Read more |
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'A Massive Victory': BlackRock CEO Promises to Center Climate Change in Investment Strategy The firm, which manages nearly $7 trillion in assets, claims it will ensure sustainability is a key factor in investment strategies moving forward. Read more |
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'Unconscionable': As Puerto Rico Suffers Earthquake Aftermath, AOC, Sanders, and Velazquez Demand Trump End Illegal Hold on Relief Funds "Postponing the disbursement of this vital assistance any longer—in the face of the humanitarian needs of Puerto Rico—is simply shameful," the lawmakers said in a joint letter. Read more |
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Surging Ten Points, Sanders Takes Lead Over Biden, Warren in California Tracking Poll Since Sen. Kamala Harris dropped out last month, "Sanders appears to have gained almost all of [her] former supporters in California." Read more |
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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 |
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Defense Secretary Sparks Doubts About Alleged Threat to Embassies as Poll Shows Americans Disapprove of Trump's Handling of Iran Mark Esper says he "didn't see" evidence supporting President Donald Trump's claim that Iran was planning to attack four U.S. embassies. Read more |
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As 2020 Race Heats Up Ahead of Primaries and Caucuses, Sanders Surrogate Argues Biden 'Has Repeatedly Betrayed Black Voters' The op-ed from co-chair Nina Turner comes as the Biden and Sanders campaigns are clashing over the former vice president's Iraq War vote. Read more |
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Human Rights Advocates Rally at White House to Demand US 'Close Guantánamo and End Torture' "18 years of injustice. 18 years of impunity. 18 years too long." Read more |
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'Utterly Shameful': Progressives Slam Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott's Decision to Refuse New Refugees The move, which critics called "deeply disappointing" but "not surprising," was enabled by an executive order from the president. Read more |
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Common Dreams Mourns Passing of Longtime Contributor and Climate Activist John Atcheson "We can leave a legacy of a world in which hope flourishes and dreams prosper, or we can leave a legacy in which hopes are diminished and most dreams are nightmares," Atcheson once wrote. "Those are now our choices. Our only choices." Read more |
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Iran Says Military Shot Down Ukraine Airliner in 'Disastrous Mistake' Amid Heightened Tensions With US The admission, which confirmed conclusions from intelligence agencies, came as people worldwide continued to call for de-escalating the crisis. Read more |
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House Democrats Send Loud 'No War With Iran' Message to Trump With Passage of War Powers Resolution "Congress has been silent for too long," said Rep. Mark Pocan. "It's time we reclaim our Constitutional authority over military action from presidents intent on fight forever wars." Read more |
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Green Groups Denounce Trump Rule Change That Takes 'Chainsaw to a Bedrock Environmental Law' "These changes mean polluting corporations will have an easier time doing whatever they want, wherever they want, with even less consideration for climate change." Read more |
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Has Nothing Been Learned Since 2003? Corporate Media Welcome Back Iraq War Hawks To Make Case for Iran "No voices calling for peace. No voices critical of empire. Just establishment media and current and former Pentagon officials who feed off the trillion dollar war machine." Read more |
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Accident or Tragedy of War? Transparent Probe Demanded After US and Canada Claim Iranian Missile Downed Ukraine Jetliner "Horrible accidents happen in the context of war so maybe we just shouldn't be at war with Iran." Read more |
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Climate Movement Takes Aim at Wall Street, Because 'Money Is Only Language Fossil Fuel Industry Speaks' "Stop the Money Pipeline" campaign demands that banks, insurers, and asset managers cut ties with planet-destroying companies. Read more |
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As Puerto Rico Reels After Earthquake, Democrats Demand Trump End 'Illegal' Withholding of $18 Billion in Disaster Funds "Boricuas deserve so much better than this." Read more |
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In Unprecedented Move, NYC Bar Association Calls for Congress to Probe Attorney General for Partisan Bias The NYC Bar's letter represents the first time it or any comparable association has called for an investigation into a sitting attorney general. Read more |
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Move by Olympia, Washington to Create 'Zero Fare' Public Transit Called a 'Beautiful Thing' City is latest in the country to offer publicly-funded transportation for residents and visitors. Read more |
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Without Evidence, Trump Blurts Out US Assassinated Soleimani Because He Was Trying to 'Blow Up Our Embassy' Journalists immediately wondered whether Trump just revealed the supposed "imminent" threat that top officials claimed for days was too sensitive to make public. Read more |
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Survey Shows Richest 1% Not Necessarily Happier, But All That Money Has Convinced Them the 'American Dream' Is Real The number of rich respondents who reported dissatisfaction with their lives was "statistically indistinguishable from zero," while nearly 40% of low-income people said they struggle to pay their bills. Read more |
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Fresh Calls to #RaiseTheWage After Study Shows $1 Increase Could Prevent Thousands of Suicides The House-approved Raise the Wage Act is among hundreds of bills sitting on the desk of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the self-declared "grim reaper" of progressive legislation. Read more |
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As McConnell Obstructs on Trump Impeachment, Calls Grow for House Democrats to 'Subpoena Bolton' "House Democrats should change plans: issue him a subpoena themselves." Read more |
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Urging World to Blindly Trust Trump, Pence Claims 'Most Compelling' Intel on Soleimani 'Too Sensitive' to Show US Lawmakers "I can assure your viewers that those of us that have seen all the evidence—that saw the evidence in real time—know that President Trump made the right decision." Read more |
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Not Buying Trump Narrative, Majority of Americans Believe Soleimani Assassination Made US Less Safe: Poll The survey also found that 52% the U.S. public believes the Trump administration's behavior toward Iran has been "reckless." Read more |
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For Grasping Scope of Climate Crisis and 'Fully Embracing' Green New Deal, Youth-Led Sunrise Movement Endorses Bernie Sanders "We believe a Bernie Sanders presidency would provide the best political terrain in which to engage in and ultimately win that struggle for the world we deserve." Read more |
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As White House Works to Crush Debate Over Legality of Iran Strike, Democrats Move Ahead With War Powers Vote "Members of Congress aren't going to stand aside as Trump drags us into another possible war in the Middle East." Read more |
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'Strike of Choice': US Lawmakers Decry 'Utterly Unconvincing' Trump Briefing on Soleimani Assassination Not just Democrats, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said what Trump officials presented was "the worst briefing I've had on a military issue in my nine years" serving in the Senate. Read more |
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With 14 'Billion-Dollar Disasters' and Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska and Across South, 2019 Was a Year of Climate Extremes for US "Americans are put at risk by the serious consequences of the climate crisis." Read more |
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Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ro Khanna, and Barbara Lee to Join 12,000 Activists on No War With Iran Strategy Call The call, in advance of Thursday's planned anti-war marches, begins at 8pm EST. Read more |
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With McConnell-Led GOP Cover-Up for Trump Looming, Voters Urged to Call Senators to Demand Fair Trial "If Donald Trump's Republican defenders in the Senate truly believe that the president has done nothing wrong, then they should welcome the opportunity to hear public testimony from Trump administration officials who witnessed firsthand the events in question." Read more |
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Because Trump Acting Like 'Both an Arsonist and a Fireman' on Iran, Congress Must Act, Say House Progressives "Congress must reassert our Constitutional authority by passing a strong War Powers Resolution to ensure Congressional authorization for any military action." Read more |
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Two-Thirds of People Around the World Say Trump Can't Be Trusted to Make Right Choice on Foreign Policy Low confidence in Trump was expressed even before the president escalated tensions with Iran with the assassination of Qasem Soleimani. Read more |
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With 2020 Endorsement, Racial Justice Group Says Movement Behind Bernie Sanders 'Will Change This Country' The White House hopeful also secured the support of Kshama Sawant, a Socialist Alternative member of the Seattle City Council. Read more |
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'A Stopped Rolex Is Right Twice a Day': Bernie Campaign Affirms Billionaire's Warning That President Sanders Is Coming "I think it's Bernie Sanders becoming more believed in as a real force, and we have to start taking him more seriously." Read more |
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'Stop Escalation': World Leaders Call on Trump to End Warmongering and Resume Diplomacy With Iran "Unless real diplomacy begins, the risk for confrontation will not dissipate for real." Read more |
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Millions Flood Streets Across India as General Strike Takes Aim at Modi Government "The attitude of the government is that of contempt towards labour." Read more |
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Climate Watchdog Warns US Fracking Boom Leading to 30% Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2025 "This analysis shows that we're heading in the wrong direction and really need to slow emissions growth from the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries." Read more |
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After Biden Offers 'No Comment' Response to Middle East Escalation, Critics Suggest: How About 'No War With Iran' "If your candidate right now is saying anything other than 'the US cannot go to war with Iran and should de-escalate immediately,' they shouldn't be your candidate." Read more |
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'Trump Said He Wouldn't Cut Social Security. He Lied': Sanders Vows to Reverse President's Attack on Disability Benefits "No, Mr. President: We will not let you cut Social Security. We will fight to expand it." Read more |
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'Kicking the Can to Next Week Is Irresponsible': Progressives Rebuke Pelosi for Delaying Iran War Powers Vote "Every day we wait is a message from Congress to Trump to continue this march to war." Read more |
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'We Need Everyone in the Streets': More Than 180 Events Planned Across US to Protest Trump's March to War With Iran "America, this is an emergency. If we spiral into war with Iran, millions could die. We have a short window of time to stop it. We need a massive protest." Read more |
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'War With Iran Is Madness,' Declares MSNBC's Chris Hayes. 'Don't Believe Anyone Who Tells You Otherwise.' The cable news host was far from alone in criticizing the reckless march to war from Trump, the U.S. military establishment, and their media allies. Read more |
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#NoWarWithIran: US Peace Advocates Say 'Time for De-Escalation Is Now' "Now is the time to end the cycle of military retaliation, walk back aggressive rhetoric, and engage meaningfully in a diplomatic process for peace." Read more |
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'This Is a Nightmare': Iran Launches Missile Attack on US Airbase in Iraq "Donald Trump's war with Iran has escalated to the next level. Iran should immediately stop these attacks, but make no mistake, the war beginning to unfold is because Donald Trump chose war over diplomacy." Read more |
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"We Were All Told to Do This": US Border Officer Uses Nuremberg Defense to Explain Involvement in Separating Families "Ah, so he was just doing his job? Where have we heard that defense before?" Read more |
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'Disturbing': Reporters Hit White House for Not Disclosing Meeting With Saudi Defense Minister "A meeting with a foreign leader in the Oval Office should, at the very least, be on the public schedule with a read-out of the meeting released after it is over." Read more |
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Advocates Argue 'It Is Ludicrous, and Frankly Offensive,' to Let Impeached Trump Continue Right-Wing Takeover of Courts "We cannot allow a president who demanded foreign interference in our elections and obstructed Congress to pack our courts with lifetime appointees." Read more |
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Economists 'Surprised Americans Aren't Revolting' Over $8,000 Tax They Pay Each Year Due to For-Profit Healthcare System The payments made to the U.S. healthcare system are "like a tribute to a foreign power, but we're doing it to ourselves." Read more |
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'No War With Iran' Marches Set for Thursday Across US In communities nationwide, Americans "will urge restraint and that the United States avoid yet another unnecessary, costly war of choice in the Middle East." Read more |
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'Biden Bait': New Warren Bankruptcy Reform Plan Reignites 2005 Fight With 2020 Rival Although the proposal doesn't mention the former vice president by name, political observers argue it "is designed to challenge his record of selling out working families in the name of financial interests." Read more |
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Study Shows Medicare for All Could Save US $600 Billion Annually on Paperwork and Other 'Useless Bureaucracy' "Industry wants you to think universal healthcare is too expensive. In reality, it's our current system that's a wasteful, unsustainable disaster." Read more |