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'Day of Rage': Palestinians and Global Allies Rise Up Against Annexation Plan and Israeli Apartheid "The Palestinian struggle today is not just about fighting annexation, which we must continue to do. It is about dismantling the entire system of apartheid." Read more |
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'Deplorable Act in Face of Global Crisis': Trump Condemned as US Buys Up Nearly Entire Supply of Covid-19 Drug "It's a very concerning precedent because if we see the vaccine coming from a U.S. company, we're likely to see the same type of behavior and hoarding by the U.S. and other developed countries." Read more |
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'The People Have Spoken': Thwarting GOP Push for Cuts, Oklahoma Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion "Voters are tired of politicians ignoring the problem or worse, trying to take their healthcare away, and they're rejecting that approach in even the deepest of red states." Read more |
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Sanders Files Amendments to Force Pentagon to Pass Clean Audit, Require Mass Production of Free Masks for All "National security," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, "means doing everything we can to improve the lives of our people, many of whom have been abandoned by our government decade after decade." Read more |
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'A Very Strong Run,' But Booker Falls Short to Establishment-Backed McGrath in Kentucky Primary "McGrath's campaign collapsed just a bit too late for Booker." Read more |
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'America Isolated Under Trump': Citing Soaring Covid-19 Rate, EU Bar US Travelers The decision, said one foreign correspondent, "is certainly an indication about how the rest of the world, particularly Europe, sees the United States right now." Read more |
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'Beyond Outrageous,' Says Sanders, That Trump Officials Ignored Labor Safety Complaints as Health Workers Died From Covid-19 Senator's condemnation came in response to an investigation into the handling of over 4,100 OSHA complaints from frontline workers. Read more |
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'Attacking the Very Foundations' of Church-State Separation, SCOTUS Delivers 'Seismic Shock' Ruling on Religious Schools "Today's ruling is perverse," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent. Read more |
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Pressed by Sanders, Trump Health Officials Agree Everyone in US Should Be Able to Get Covid-19 Vaccine Regardless of Income "We need to manufacture and distribute free, high-quality masks and guarantee free vaccines to everyone in America." Read more |
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Progressive Lawmakers Call on US to 'Take a Clear Stand' by Suspending Military Aid If Israel Carries Out 'Illegal' Annexation "American taxpayers shouldn't be supporting policies that undermine our values and interests, in Israel, in Palestine, or anywhere." Read more |
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New Flu Virus Reported in China Highlights Risk of Animal-Borne Pandemic Originating in Factory Farms "We are constantly at risk of new emergence of zoonotic pathogens and that farmed animals, with which humans have greater contact than with wildlife, may act as the source for important pandemic viruses." Read more |
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'Brutal Pandemic Reality Check': Top CDC Official Gives Grim Assessment on Coronavirus Containment CDC principal deputy director Dr. Anne Schuchat said we're "not even beginning to be over this." Read more |
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'Green Light to Suppress Votes': Federal Court Reinstates Wisconsin GOP's Early Voting Restrictions Amid Pandemic "They let this case collect dust for three years. And they decide today, four months out from Election Day, that 'early voting is not a fundamental right' in the middle of a pandemic. Just outrageous." Read more |
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'Genocidal Negligence': New Democratic Climate Action Plan Criticized as Woefully Inadequate The roadmap "underscores the establishment's continuing refusal to address this existential crisis with the scale, speed, and intensity required to ensure a future for our next generation." Read more |
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Progressive Groups Say Biden-Warren Ticket Best Way to Excite Voters and 'Win the White House' "For voters and activists who supported Bernie Sanders in the primary, it's vital that Biden choose a running mate with a longstanding progressive track record of fighting for the working families of this country." Read more |
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60+ Groups Demand Senate Pass Sanders Amendment to Slash 'Out of Control' Pentagon Budget by $74 Billion "The current moment should force us to confront the reality that, for too long, we have invested in the wrong priorities, the wrong tools, and the wrong solutions." Read more |
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Progressive Challenger Kreibich Slams Right-Wing Democrat Gottheimer for "Trump Values" Voting Record "Josh Gottheimer should be ashamed of his pro-Trump record," Kreibich said. "NJ-5 deserves a real Democrat who will stand tall for health care for all and bold climate action." Read more |
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Federal Court Rules Trump Effort to Detain Man Indefinitely Without Charges 'Cannot Withstand Constitutional Scrutiny' Held without charges or evidence since 2017—and imprisoned overall for nearly two decades—the judge ordered, pending an appeal, for the U.S. government to release Adham Hassoun. Read more |
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Analysis Warns 11% of Those Unemployed Due to Pandemic Have 'Zero Chance' of Getting Job Back "The 10.7% number represents the hard floor that we'll bump up against when the virus vanishes, leaving us in a Great Recession level unemployment situation." Read more |
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Undermining Human Rights and Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Supreme Court Affirms Anti-Prostitution Pledge Critics called the ruling "a step back for human rights and public health." Read more |
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'The Poster Company for US Fracking Has Fallen': Chesapeake Energy Files for Bankruptcy "Meanwhile the Trump administration continues to try and bail out this garbage fire industry with our tax dollars." Read more |
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As Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana's Anti-Choice Law, Reproductive Rights Groups Breathe Sigh of Relief—and Prepare for Continued Fight "The court's legitimacy in the eyes of the public will be threatened if they follow through on Trump's promise to end legal abortion," said NARAL Pro-Choice America. Read more |
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'Absolute Robbery': Gilead Announces $3,120 Price Tag for Covid-19 Drug Developed With $70 Million in Taxpayer Support "Taxpayers provided funding for the development of this drug. Now Gilead is price-gouging off it during a pandemic. Beyond disgusting," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Read more |
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'Abdicating Its Moral Responsibility,' SCOTUS Paves Way for Resumption in Federal Executions "The death penalty has no place in a just society," said Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass). Read more |
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'Not Even Close to Being Over': WHO Chief Says Despite Some Progress, 'Pandemic Is Actually Speeding Up' The warning from Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus came after global Covid-19 cases topped 10 million and the death toll passed 500,000. Read more |
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Victory for "Wall Street's Army of Lawyers and Lobbyists" as Supreme Court Puts CFPB Chief Under Trump's Control "The far right has been trying for decades to do away with government protections for consumers so big corporations can run roughshod over all of us. This ruling just gave them a serious leg up." Read more |
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'Full-Blown Homelessness Crisis' Coming, Warns John Oliver as Eviction Tsunami Fears Grow "The situation is looking really dire." Read more |
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'Annexation Is Illegal. Period.': UN Human Rights Chief Slams Israeli Government Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to begin implementing the annexation plan July 1, despite mounting international outcry. Read more |
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'Incredible Green Wave' in French Elections Celebrated as 'Mandate to Act for Climate and Social Justice' "Today, ecology is taking a big step. A giant step." Read more |
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Iran Issues 'Murder and Terrorism' Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Soleimani Assassination "His prosecution will be pursued even after the end of his term in office." Read more |
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'Time Is Now to #PassTheDamnBill': 116 California DNC Delegates Demand Pelosi Hold Floor Vote on Medicare for All "Our privatized, employer-based health coverage model is an international embarrassment. It economically crushes working families for the private profits of a few elites." Read more |
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Pence Praises Texas Governor for Reopening That Fueled Massive Surge in Covid-19 Cases and Hospitalizations "The head of the Covid Task Force just commended our governor for his role in opening the economy and creating the largest outbreak to date." Read more |
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#DropOutHickenlooper, Say Indigenous Activists, After 'Disgraceful' Photos Surface of Former Gov in Imitative Native American Dress "These actions are not missteps. They are not one-time, isolated incidents." Read more |
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Global Covid-19 Cases Top 10 Million As HHS Secretary Warns 'Window is Closing' to Get Disease Back Under Control in US "This is a very, very serious situation." Read more |
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'Far-Right Ideology' of Trump Public Lands Nominee Why Senate Must Reject Him, Say Groups "William Pendley is uniquely unqualified for this position." Read more |
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'Bigot. Racist. Swine': Trump Comes Under Fire for Approvingly Sharing Video of Supporter Shouting 'White Power' "If it wasn't already clear, Trump is now openly campaigning as a white supremacist candidate." Read more |
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'Warning Sign of Major Proportions': Number of Siberian Forest Fires Increase Fivefold in Week Since Record High Temperature "The Arctic is figuratively and literally on fire." Read more |
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'Not Good Enough': Protesters Demand More Action After Officers Who Killed Elijah McClain Taken Off Streets "Elijah McClain and his family deserve justice." Read more |
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Because Covid-19 Leaves 'No More Time for Half Measures,' Judge Orders Release of Children Held by ICE Advocates are calling on the agency to also immediately release parents. Read more |
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'Not On Our Watch': AOC, In Powerful Floor Speech, Declares House Democrats Will Protect Civil Rights Law From Trump "There is a difference between saying that we believe in the inherent dignity, equality, and value of our black brothers and sisters and actually committing to it." Read more |
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After Attacking Medicare for All as 'Unrealistic' During Primary, Biden Says Healthcare a 'Right for All' Amid Pandemic " And the natural idea that follows from that is....?" Read more |
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"He Couldn't Breathe": Graphic Video From April Police Killing of Carlos Ingram Lopez in Tucson Draws Outrage "Carlos Ingram Lopez should still be alive today." Read more |
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'This Bill Should Immediately Pass': Applause for New US Legislation to Ban Facial Recognition "No one should have to fear the government tracking and identifying their face wherever they go." Read more |
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Texas Gov. Abbott Warns Covid-19 Getting 'Out of Control.' Yes, Say Critics, Because You Knowingly 'Unleashed It' "The out of control spread of Covid-19 in Texas was preventable if Abbott had listened to public health experts. People are becoming sick and many will die because of this absolute failure in leadership." Read more |
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Why a Socialized System Like Medicare for All Beats For-Profit Healthcare in One Chart of Covid-19 Infection Rates "All countries successfully combatting this virus have robust public health systems, which provide for coordination of effort." Read more |
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DC Sues Fossil Fuel Giants for Decades of Spending Millions to 'Mislead Consumers and Discredit Climate Science in Pursuit of Profits' "Climate denial is not a victimless crime. Now, one by one states and local governments are stepping up to hold the perpetrators accountable." Read more |
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Potential Political 'Earthquake' Brewing as Booker Takes Lead Over McGrath in Kentucky "What's going on in Kentucky, you ask? Something big." Read more |
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Betraying 'Bedrock Principle' of Due Process, Supreme Court Allows Fast-Tracked Deportations "This decision means that some people facing flawed deportation orders can be forcibly removed with no judicial oversight, putting their lives in grave danger." Read more |
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Movement to Remove Police From Schools Gains Momentum as Seattle and Oakland Boards Sever Ties With Departments "Something has really shifted here. These are material gains." Read more |
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States Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Pandemic Face Another Health Hazard as Massive Dust Plume Heads Toward Southern US People with respiratory ailments in Texas and Florida, where hospitals are nearing capacity with Covid-19 patients, may find little healthcare support if the dust plume exacerbates their conditions. Read more |
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White House Vows to Veto DC Statehood Bill Ahead of Historic Vote "Make no mistake: one of the many ways our country has silenced Black voices and suppressed Black votes has been by preventing D.C. statehood." Read more |
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'Free Handout to Insurance Industry': Trump Administration Tells Insurers They Don't Have to Cover Covid-19 Tests for Workers "According to the Trump administration, insurance company profits are more important than the lives of nursing home residents and workers." Read more |
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As Coronavirus Cases and Unemployment in the US Climb, 39 Groups Launch Coalition for Clean Energy and Healthy Communities "The Covid-19 pandemic has made clear that the health of nature, the health of people, and the health of our economy are all deeply connected, and this fact should guide and inform the U.S. government's response." Read more |
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Press Freedom Advocates Say New US Indictment Against Julian Assange 'Could Not Be More Dangerous' "We know Trump has been privately musing about how to jail journalists. We know an Assange conviction under the Espionage Act—whether you like him or not—could be used against the New York Times and many other outlets." Read more |
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'Downright Dangerous': Trump Moves to End Federal Support for Testing Sites as US Sees Record Daily Spike in Covid-19 Infections "The pandemic is clearly getting worse in states nationwide—and instead of trying harder to stop it, President Trump is apparently trying harder to hide it." Read more |
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'Vindication': Bayer Reaches $10 Billion Settlement Over Roundup Cancer Lawsuits The deal includes $1.25 billion to cover potential future settlements. Read more |
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'Still Much to Be Done': After Latest Primary Wins, Progressives Take Aim at Next Round of Centrist Incumbents "Imagine the country we could build if our policy decisions were rooted in love and care for each other." Read more |
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Barr Agrees to Testify on Politicization of DOJ as Judiciary Chairman Slams Attorney General as Trump's "Fixer" A Justice Department spokesperson said the attorney general will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on July 28. Read more |
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ICC Condemns 'Unlawful' US Attempt to Block Court's War Crimes Investigation Via Threats and Coercion Nearly 70 of the court's member states signed a statement in support of the ICC. Read more |
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'A Historic Day': Boston City Council Bans Facial Recognition Surveillance "Boston should not use racially discriminatory technology that threatens the privacy and basic rights of our residents." Read more |
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In Minnesota, Ellison Announces Climate Lawsuit Against Exxon, Koch, and API "There are no more worthy targets of a climate fraud lawsuit than Exxon, Koch Industries, and API: the unholy trinity of climate denial." Read more |
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ACLU Demands Lawmakers Act After Michigan Man Wrongfully Arrested 'Because Face Recognition Can't Tell Black People Apart' "It's past time for lawmakers to prevent the continued use of this technology. What happened to the Williams family should never happen again." Read more |
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Cementing GOP Takeover of Courts, Senate Confirms 'Anti-Voting Rights Extremist' as Trump's 200th Federal Judge "Wilson's record against civil rights and healthcare, and his lack of judicial temperament and experience, should have disqualified him." Read more |
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'We Are On the Verge of Something Big': Late Booker Surge Against McGrath Leaves Kentucky Primary Too Close to Call "This is a sign that the times are changing." Read more |
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'Bowman Wins. Mondaire Wins. AOC Absolutely Crushes It': Progressive Wave Sweeps NY Primary "There is no question about the direction of the Democratic Party." Read more |
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With Demand 'Echoing Across the World,' UN Chief Calls on Israel to Abandon Illegal Annexation Plan European MPs and international NGOs have also denounced annexation and demanded a "just solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more |
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'What Voter Suppression Looks Like': Do NY and Kentucky Primary Issues Foretell a Disaster for November? "Today shows that vulnerable communities face barriers to the vote. Long lines, late poll openings, and more show voter suppression is a threat to democracy." Read more |
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'Dismal' and 'Grim' Sign for Trump as National Poll Shows Biden Leading by 14 Points "One of the most grim polls I can think of seeing recently for an incumbent." Read more |
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'Money Couldn't Buy a Movement': AOC Trounces Wall Street-Backed Democratic Primary Opponent "Tonight we are proving that the people's movement in New York isn't an accident. It's a mandate." Read more |
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Vowing to Take on Corrupt System 'That's Literally Killing Us,' Jamaal Bowman Jumps Out to 25-Point Lead Over Rep. Eliot Engel "Everything that keeps the majority of us oppressed is what we designed this campaign to fight against." Read more |
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As EU Looks to Reopen Borders, US Covid-19 Surge Means Americans May Not Be Welcome "I can't say I'm surprised," said a pathology expert at Johns Hopkins University. Read more |
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Report on Broken Windows Spending Bolsters Call to Redirect $1 Billion of NYPD Budget to Harmed Communities City leaders are urged to direct the money to "more relevant city agencies, harm reduction programs, and community-based organizations who are better trained and equipped to actually keep our communities safe." Read more |
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DNC 'Snubs' Climate Movement Just as Greenpeace Endorses Democratic Panel's Visionary Plan "There are more big bank executives on the Democratic platform drafting committee than there are climate activists or millennials." Read more |
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'This Is Why We March': Poll Shows Overwhelming US Support for Police Reform, Increased Accountability Among other major changes, large majorities of the American public want clear standards for police misconduct and prosecution of officers guilty of excessive force. Read more |
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Trump Doubles Down on Claim He Ordered Slowdown in Covid-19 Tests Just as Fauci Testifies: "It's the Opposite. We're Gonna Be Doing More" "To my knowledge, none of us have ever been told to slow down on testing," Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Read more |
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Lawmakers Welcome IG Probe Into Violent Police Clearing of Lafayette Square "The White House narrative is contradicted by video evidence, eyewitness accounts, and even its own past statements. Frankly, it has no credibility at this point." Read more |
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Nadler Says 'Waste of Time,' But Progressives Say 'Impeach Barr'—and Do It Now "Investigating and impeaching Barr ahead of the November election would be a powerful sign that the work of restoring the rule of law in America is well underway, even before the first presidential ballot is cast." Read more |
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WATCH LIVE: Fauci and Redfield Testify Before Congress on Failures of Trump Response to Covid-19 "There have been a lot of unfortunate missteps in the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic," said one Democratic lawmaker ahead of the hearing. Read more |
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'Exploitation of a Pandemic to Reshape Immigration Law': Trump Order on Worker Visa Restrictions Sparks Outrage "As long as the Trump administration is in office, they will continue to look for excuses to justify extending this ban." Read more |
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Judge Rules California Requirement of Cancer Warning Label for Glyphosate Violates Corporate 'Free Speech' The World Health Organization's cancer research arm classified glyphosate—the active ingredient in weed-killers like Bayer's Roundup—as probably carcinogenic for humans. Read more |
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'A Water Emergency Threatens Every Corner of Our Country': Analysis Shows 80% Spike in US Utility Bills Over 8 Years "Let us go forward together, and demand that Congress finally make the necessary investments in clean water for all Americans, putting human lives ahead of corporate profits." Read more |
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New Amnesty Map Documents 'Shocking Extent' of US Police Violence Against Black Lives Matter Protesters Denying people's constitutional rights "with physical violence, tear gas, and pepper spray is a hallmark of repression," said one Amnesty researcher. Read more |
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Secret Service Forces Press to Leave the White House as Police Use Pepper Spray and Batons to Beat Back Protesters "The move to force members of the media off White House grounds is highly unusual," CNN reported after two of its journalists were removed. Read more |