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Warren Officially Joins Sanders on Single Payer: 'It's Time to Fight for Medicare for All' "The American people have made it clear that they believe healthcare is a basic human right." Read more |
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As Planet Rages With Fires and Storms, Ire Aimed at Murderous Climate Denialism "It is past time to call out Trump and all climate deniers for this crime against humanity. No more treating climate denial like an honest difference of opinion." Read more |
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Like a 'Horror Movie': Hurricane Irma Brings Total Devastation to Caribbean Irma is expected to maintain record-setting wind speed Thursday as it barrels toward Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas Read more |
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Caribbean Islands Pleaded for Climate Action. Hurricane Irma Shows Why. President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change was met with dismay among Caribbean leaders Read more |
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New Report Exposes "Big Ag's Gag Agenda" "Ag-Gag Across America" report from civil liberties groups documents rise of—and ALEC's hand behind—dissent-crushing laws Read more |
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118-Mile March From Charlottesville Reaches DC Demanding End to White Supremacy "This is the time for us to stand up for justice and equality." Read more |
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Study: 83% of Tap Water Around the Globe Tested Positive for Tiny Plastic Fibers Widespread microplastic contamination of drinking water samples has scientists worried about its impact on human health Read more |
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Applauded for Stances on Social Issues, Poll Highlights Silicon Valley's Disdain for Unions and Regulation While tech leaders tout their socially liberal views, new survey exposes hostility toward organized workers and government oversight Read more |
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'Go Forward, Not Back': Dismissing Clinton Jabs, Sanders Says He's Focused on Issues at Hand Sanders more interested in opposing Trump, raising wages, and obtaining Medicare for All than in relitigating the 2016 Democratic primary Read more |
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Golfing With Trump: Analysis Reveals Powerful Elite Can Literally Play for Access "No theory of ethical governance could justify this." Read more |
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'Right to Access' Under Attack as Kentucky Moves to Close State's Last Abortion Clinic "The very right to access legal abortion in the state of Kentucky is on the line." Read more |
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Trump's Pick to Head DOJ Civil Rights Division Embodies 'Disdain for Civil Rights' Groups slam Eric Dreiband as nominee who "has spent the vast majority of his career defending corporations accused of employment discrimination" Read more |
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A Storm That Could 'Rewrite History': Irma Hits as Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane Ever Recorded "The dangerousness of this event is like nothing we've ever seen," warns governor of Puerto Rico as mega-storm makes landfall in the Caribbean Read more |
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As Irma Intensifies, "You've Never Experienced a Hurricane Like This" With a "monster eye" and sustained winds that could reach 200pmh, Hurricane Irma causes dread ahead of expected landfall Read more |
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Ditching Watchdog, Betsy DeVos Signals 'Open Season to Defraud' Student Borrowers A week after hiring for-profit college official to oversee fraud unit, Trump's Education Department terminates relationship with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Read more |
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'This Is About Basic Decency': Obama Denounces Trump as DACA Decision Sparks Nationwide Protest As the former president calls Trump's action "cruel" and "self-defeating," thousands nationwide protest the decision to end protections for undocumented young people Read more |
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'Toxic to Democracy': New Project Reveals Corrupting Web of Trump Empire "The information in this report should provide a clarion call to Congress to require him to disclose his taxes and to establish prohibitions on Trump using his office to enrich himself." Read more |
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Human Rights Group Calls Conditions in Gaza 'Unlivable' for One Million Children "We shouldn't have to be demanding such a basic service as electricity for the children of Gaza. A couple of hours of power a day is just not acceptable in 2017." Read more |
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'This Is Evil': Immigrant Rights Advocates Blast Trump's Decision to End DACA "This is one of the most senseless, heartless, inhumane acts of any president in recent memory." Read more |
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'Putting Politics Before Science,' Trump's EPA Restricting Grants for Climate Research A political appointee in charge of vetting grants has said he is "on the lookout for 'the double C-word'—climate change" Read more |
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More Than 120,000 of 'World's Most Persecuted People' Flee Violence in Myanmar Thousands of Rohingya people from Myanmar have flooded into Bangladesh, attempting to escape the "deadliest outbreak of violence in the area for decades." Read more |
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Caribbean Islands Brace for Impact of 'Monstrous' Hurricane Irma Despite heavy focus on Florida, small islands with fewer resources are likely to sustain damage before Irma reaches the continental U.S. Read more |
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Warning of 'Planetary Catastrophe,' Putin Joins Calls for Diplomacy With North Korea "There is no other way to solve the North Korean nuclear issue, save that of peaceful dialogue." Read more |
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Trump's Ending of DACA to Spark Protests, Lawsuits, and Congressional Battles Undocumented immigrants, rights groups, and politicians are mobilizing ahead of the Trump administration's Tuesday announcement Read more |
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Look Around: The Costs of Not Acting on Climate Are Adding Up Fast From major hurricanes and flooding to droughts and fires, the refusal to accept the science of global warming is getting very expensive Read more |
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In NAFTA Talks, Canada Demands US Drop Anti-Union 'Right to Work' Laws Right to work laws are "a sledgehammer that dilutes worker organization and bargaining, paving the way for lower wages and a host of labor violations" Read more |
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Immigrant Groups Mobilize To Combat Trump's 'Cruel' and 'Heartless' Plan to End DACA Trump will reportedly end protections for young undocumented immigrants, with a six-month delay Read more |
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'No More Road Left' for Diplomacy, US Ambassador Tells Security Council The Trump administration's brazen threats of blocking trade and taking military action have conflicted with calls for restraint and diplomacy Read more |
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'Can't Survive on $7.25': On Labor Day, Nationwide Calls for $15 Minimum Wage "Rampant racism. Wage cuts. Attacks on unions. It's time to fight back." Read more |
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Trump Picks Another Non-Scientist for Science Post and Makes 'A Disastrous Choice' for Drug Czar Rep. Jim Bridenstine is a climate denier, while Rep. Tom Marino has called for some sort of 'hospital-slash-prison' for drug treatment Read more |
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Need for Diplomacy More Clear Than Ever After North Korea Claims H-Bomb Test "It is up to the Trump administration whether they want to flip this into an opportunity to belatedly start talking directly to Pyongyang, or just continue down the beaten track of shows of force, more U.N. sanctions, and secondary sanctions." Read more |
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"Vindictive": CODEPINK Activist Who Laughed During Jeff Sessions' Hearing to Face New Trial "I still cannot believe the government refuses to drop this," said Desiree Fairooz Read more |
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Fire Erupts Again at Houston-Area Chemical Plant as Public Remains in Dark Arkema says more explosions likely to come after fire breaks out for second day in a row Read more |
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DACA's Widespread Support Clear as Program's Fate Under Trump Looms "We are not going to give up," says immigrant rights advocate Read more |
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Union Denounces 'Chilling' Assault on Nurse Defending Her Patient from Police "You’re making a huge mistake because you’re threatening a nurse." Read more |
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Analysis: Harvey Triggered Release of Nearly a Million Pounds of Toxic Air Pollutants "Oil-industry facilities spewed thousands of tons of toxic chemicals into defenseless communities, despite ample warning about hurricane risk to this area." Read more |
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Media Largely 'Blind' to Harvey's Devastating Impact on Poor Communities "Hurricanes don't care if you're rich, poor, white, or black—but that doesn't mean that every person is equally vulnerable to a storm." Read more |
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'Impeach Donald Trump Now' Billboard Goes Up a Mile from Mar-a-Lago "No one is above the law. Not even the president," reads a highway sign along the route to Trump's Florida estate Read more |
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'Sad Day for Warmongers' as UN Finds Iran in Total Compliance with Nuke Deal Critics slam Trump for attempts to undermine Iran agreement Read more |
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Trump Furthers War on Workers With Announcement of Slashed Pay Increases The 1.9 percent pay increase is "not enough," says union Read more |
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Asked Again About 2020, Sanders Denounces Media Obsession with "Never-Ending Campaigns" The American people "want me to go back to Washington, to deal with climate change, to deal with healthcare, to deal with education, to deal with the issues that impact their lives." Read more |
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As Tech Giants Threaten Democracy, Calls Grow for New Anti-Monopoly Movement "It is time for citizens in America and all over the world to stand up to the bullies in our society, the monopolists." Read more |
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'This Is Sabotage': Trump Cuts Obamacare Outreach Budget By 90% "This is not letting the law fail, this is making the law fail." Read more |
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#Heeling Trends as Trump Again Struggles With Expressing Empathy "I really do think his continuing misspelling of the same simple word says a lot about the man and his presidency," says one critic Read more |
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#PayUpCorps Campaign Highlights All Nation Could Do If Corporations Paid Their Fair Share "We could have free higher education, universal healthcare, and decent infrastructure...or we could keep giving corporations tax breaks." Read more |
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Adding to Record Casualties Under Trump, US Bombing Kills 11 Afghan Civilians "United Nations figures showed a 43 percent spike in civilian casualties from both Afghan and U.S. airstrikes in the first half of the year." Read more |
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Trump Warned: 'If You End DACA, We Will Make Your Life Impossible' "The end of DACA would rip apart families, instill fear in communities, make our nation less safe, and hurt our economy." Read more |
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The Sinister Side Effect of Amazing New Cancer Drug: One Dose Costs Nearly $500K Revolutionary new therapy could "transform medicine" and cure kids battling leukemia... for an incredible price. Read more |
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Nobel Prize Winners Name Trump and His 'Ignorance' as Top Threats to World Population Laureates have grave concerns about Trump's anti-science agenda as well as his recent rhetoric on nuclear war Read more |
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Downplaying Risks, Texas Sheriff Says Inhaling Chemical Plume Like 'Standing Over Campfire' "Toxicity is a relative thing," said an Arkema executive Read more |
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'Accurate Nashville Statement' Embraces LGBTQ With Love to Counter Bigoted Hate After Christian leaders release anti-LGBTQ "Nashville Statement," residents stand up for city's inclusive values Read more |
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'The Right Thing to Do': Kamala Harris to Co-Sponsor Bernie's Medicare for All Bill "There's certainly momentum and energy around" single payer, Harris said Read more |
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Relief for Immigrants as Court Blocks "Patently Unconstitutional" Law in Texas As the state struggles with the aftermath of Harvey, ruling offers temporary relief to undocumented immigrants Read more |
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Toxic Plume Threatens After Explosions at Arkema Chemical Plant in Texas "People don't know what's seeping into their air and their homes." Read more |
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'A Gross Injustice': House Democrats and Legal Group Challenge Arpaio Pardon Trump's pardon of sheriff, found guilty of racially profiling Latinos, "is disrespectful to the rule of law" Read more |
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Internal Documents Reveal Right-Wing Plan to Strike Public Unions With 'Mortal Blow' The goal: 'Defund and defang' unions to kill progressive political efforts nationwide Read more |
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As Workers Ditch Trump, Trumka Slams White House Full of 'Racists' and 'Wall Streeters' Labor leader says unions no longer optimistic about working with Trump administration because "we haven't seen the things that we were hopeful about that we could work with him on" Read more |
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New York Times Slammed for Running 'Advertorial' by Notorious War Profiteer "Why is the New York Times op-ed page publishing Erik Prince's sales pitch for more mercenaries?" Read more |
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As Major Floods Devastate Across Globe, Warnings That Bigger Storms 'Are on the Way' "This is an unnatural disaster fueled by the reckless climate denial that is a hallmark of this administration," 350.org said of Hurricane Harvey Read more |
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In Direct Affront to Diplomacy, Trump Declares 'Talking Is Not the Answer!' What U.S. president doesn't understand about North Korea, says one critic, "is that this isn't a reality show, where tension and drama are good for ratings." Read more |
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As Trump Begins Tax Reform Push, Critics Rip Plan as Fact-Free, Trickle-Down 'Scam' "Big corporations don't need a tax cut—what they need is to start paying their fair share of taxes." Read more |
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UN Human Rights Chief Questions If Trump Fomenting Violence Against Journalists "A cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution," says Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, "is now itself under attack from the president." Read more |
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Ivanka Defends Trump Administration's "All-Out Attack on Equal Pay" Civil rights and women's groups decry "shameful" decision to nix rule to track wage discrimination Read more |
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Google Accused of Pushing Think Tank to Squash Critic of Corporate Power "Google is very aggressive in throwing its money around Washington and Brussels, and then pulling the strings." Read more |
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With Midnight Deadline, Final Push to Thwart Trump's Attack on Net Neutrality Wednesday is the final day to tell the Federal Communications Commission that "g iant corporations shouldn't dictate how we use the internet." Read more |
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No Mention of the Victims, But 'What a Turnout!' Trump Declares in Texas "Even one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history is just another campaign rally to Trump." Read more |
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Stores Accused of Price Gouging in Wake of Hurricane Harvey "Best Buy doesn't need to sell water at $43 a case. They don't need the money." Read more |
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As Historic Flooding Grips Texas, Groups Demand Nuclear Plant Be Shut Down "This storm and flood is absolutely without precedent even before adding the possibility of a nuclear accident that could further imperil millions of people who are already battling for their lives." Read more |
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Group Vows to Expose Why Trump Ditched Flood-Protection Rule "The death and destruction in south Texas offer a grim preview of the human cost of Trump’s denial of science." Read more |
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'A Class of Its Own': No Storm in US History Has Unleashed More Rain Than Hurricane Harvey "The 3-to-4 day rainfall totals are simply mind-blowing." Read more |
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Flouting International Law, Netanyahu Says West Bank Settlements Will Remain 'Forever' "Israel finally admits it will never remove illegal settlements from occupied West Bank." Read more |
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While Most Crave Diplomacy, Trump Warns 'All Options on Table' for North Korea Most Americans favor non-military approach to tensions with North Korea Read more |
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Harvey Triggers 'Unbearable' Pollution as Refineries Spew Cancer-Causing Chemicals "Air pollution is one of the unseen dangers of the storm." Read more |
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Warning Against Complacency, Michael Moore Says Trump Could Win Again in 2020 Trump's poll numbers are low—but no lower than they were just before he won the 2016 election Read more |
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Extreme Storms Like Harvey and Climate Change: 'This Is the New Reality' "This is the new reality. And the challenge is how we address it. How rapidly we're going to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy." Read more |
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'Two-Faced' Texas GOP Seeking Hurricane Relief After Rejecting Sandy Aid Ted Cruz, who voted against a relief package for states impacted by Hurricane Sandy, urged President Trump on Friday to quickly deliver aid to Texas Read more |
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With Enormous Harvey Damage, Naomi Klein Warns Against 'Disaster Capitalism' Redux Now is exactly the time to speak out against free-market exploitation, says author of 'The Shock Doctrine' Read more |
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In 'Huge Leap Forward,' Illinois Becomes 10th State With Automatic Voter Registration "This is what democracy looks like!" Read more |
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ACLU Sues Trump Over 'Appalling' and 'Bigoted' Transgender Ban "Every claim made by the President Trump to justify this ban can be easily debunked by the conclusions drawn from the Department of Defense's own review process." Read more |
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Drones Offer Devastating Footage of Damage Harvey Has Wrought As flood waters continue to rise, aerial footage reveals a region devastated by historic rains, swelling bayous, and inundated coastline Read more |
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As Trump Bullies Over Border Wall, Mexico Offers Aid for Harvey Victims The United States' southern neighbor responded with diplomacy to the president's latest Twitter attack Read more |
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In 'Open Effort to Escalate Racial Tensions,' Trump to Fully Militarize Police Trump's plan to reverse ban on transfer of military equipment to police denounced by civil rights groups as "exceptionally dangerous and irresponsible" Read more |
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'Unprecedented' Rainfall and 'Catastrophic' Flooding Devastate the Gulf Coast "There is very little doubt that Texas is in for one of the worst rainfall and flood events in its history." Read more |
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Charlottesville Coalition to March 10 Days to DC to Confront White Supremacy "We know that this is a very dangerous moment in our nation's history, a moment that requires action." Read more |
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Thousands of San Franciscans Celebrate After Far-Right Group Cancels Rally Bay Area residents gathered in support of "equal rights for all," marched against white supremacy, and even dressed as clowns to "spread joy, love, and celebrate living in diversity." Read more |
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Trump's "Pioneering" Hurricane News Dump Fails to Prevent Controversy "This Friday night news dump in the middle of a category 4 hurricane will be taught in political classes for years." Read more |
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'Law Is Dead in America': Presidential Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio Widely Condemned "Trump's pardon of Arpaio is an official endorsement on racial profiling and the abuse of immigrants and people of color." Read more |
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'Not One Penny' More Ads Target GOP Over Tax Cuts for Rich "The American people are sick and tired of the wealthy and well-connected not paying their fair share." Read more |
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Warnings of Slippery Slope Fulfilled as Germany Shutters Anti-Capitalist Website "This is what advocates of censorship are spawning." Read more |
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Outside Trump's White House, Dreamers Vow to 'Fight Like Hell' to Defend DACA "This is all one and the same fight, and it's part of Trump's white supremacist agenda." Read more |
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Trump Labor Department to Honor Anti-Labor President Ronald Reagan Announcement of Reagan's induction into the Hall of Honor leaves out his firing of 11,000 striking workers Read more |
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Warnings Pile Up Against Trump's Really Horrible Pick for Top USDA Scientist Trump pushing for Sam Clovis to serve as the USDA's top scientist is "a direct attack on science and our food and farm system," coalition says Read more |
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Bernie Sanders, Nation's Highest Profile Socialist, Once Again Voted Most Popular Sanders has repeatedly topped the charts on similar surveys and can now safely claim being the nation's most liked politician Read more |
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'Time to Redistribute Wealth': 1% Thriving While 78% Living Paycheck to Paycheck As President Trump flaunts booming stock market, most U.S. workers as vulnerable as ever Read more |
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Defunding Clinics, GOP Governor "Throws Women Under the Bus" in South Carolina Facing a tough primary challenge, Gov. Henry McMaster accused of "political stunt" for banning public funds for state's abortion clinics Read more |
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'Positively Evil': Immigrant Checkpoints to Remain Open as Harvey Forces Evacuations "Safety should be a priority regardless of immigration status." Read more |
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Rightwing Protesters to Be Welcomed in San Francisco... With Piles of Dog Poop Bay Area dog owners plan to let their pets do their business on Crissy Field ahead of a rightwing rally planned for Saturday Read more |
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With Trump in Charge, Heightened Fears of a Hurricane Harvey Petrochemical Nightmare The president's aggressive deregulatory push "has increased the risk of environmental disaster without increasing disaster preparation" Read more |
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In Latest 'Giveaway to Corporate Polluters,' Zinke Calls for Carving Up National Monuments "Another in a long line of blatant handouts to the oil and gas industry," says green group Read more |
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As Calls Grow, Former Adviser Warns of Armed 'Insurrection' If Trump Impeached GOP operative Roger Stone declares that any lawmaker voting for president's removal "would be endangering their own life" Read more |