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Sanders Targets Biden Over Iraq War Vote, Repeated Attacks on Social Security "I just don't think that that kind of record is going to bring forth the kind energy we need to defeat Trump." Read more |
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After Pompeo Chides Zarif as 'Propagandist of the First Order,' US Anti-War Critic Retorts: 'Takes One to Know One' "Mike Pompeo is doing everything to get the war he's always wanted and knows his warmongering can't withstand even basic scrutiny by the eloquent Iranian Foreign Minister." Read more |
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Iran's Parliament Designates Pentagon an Official Terrorist Organization The unanimous vote was in response to Major General Qasem Soleimani's assassination, which the U.S. attempted to justify using its own terrorist designation of the Iranian military. Read more |
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London and NYC Mayors Call on Every Major City in the World to Divest From Climate-Destroying Fossil Fuels "Instead of having to move cities, let's move money!" Read more |
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Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Demands Official UN Probe of Soleimani Assassination "Messages and bilateral exchanges are not enough," said Agnes Callamard. Read more |
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More Than One Billion Animals Killed in Australia Wildfires Called a 'Very Conservative' Estimate Chris Dickman of the University of Sydney said "without any doubt at all" the animal death toll has exceeded one billion. Read more |
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'The People of This Region Want US Out': More Than 40 Iranian Mourners Killed at Soleimani Funeral Procession International tensions continue to build as mourning turns to tragedy in Iran where millions have marched to honor the slain military leader. Read more |
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'They Fear Someone Will Go There and Tell the Truth,' Says Iran's Top Diplomat as Trump White House Bars Him From US "You can speak with American people from Tehran too and we will do that," said Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Read more |
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Progressive Challenger Jessica Cisneros Denounces Democratic Incumbent Henry Cuellar for Backing Trump's Assassination of Iran General "It's not that surprising if you look closely: Rep. Cuellar is bought and paid for by the military industrial complex." Read more |
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With Bolton Willing to Testify Before Senate, Sanders Asks Trump: 'What Are You Afraid Of?' "If you are not guilty of corruption and abuse of power, you should welcome the testimony of your former national security advisor and other witnesses." Read more |
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"Withdrawal Not What's Happening": Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Letter Announcing US Troops Leaving Iraq Was a Mistake "That letter is a draft, it was a mistake, it was unsigned, it should not have been released," said Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley. Read more |
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Trump Accused of 'Disgraceful Abdication' of Duty to Protect Earth for Proposal to Neuter Landmark Environmental Law The reported plan targets the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which has been called the Magna Carta of environmental legislation, and could hasten approval of pipelines like the Keystone XL. Read more |
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Weinstein Accusers Gather at New York Courthouse to Witness 'Moment of Justice' Two Years After #MeToo Movement Began "This trial is critical to show that predators everywhere will be held accountable and that speaking up can bring about real change." Read more |
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'History Is Watching': All Eyes on Mitch 'Cover-Up' McConnell After Bolton Agrees to Testify Before Senate If Subpoenaed Will GOP "hold a fair trial that airs the evidence against Trump, or will they enable Trump's cover-up?" Read more |
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'Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,' 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse The immediate "no-regret" measures they propose include aggressively curbing planet-heating emissions and the use of synthetic pesticides. Read more |
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"Stop Making a Killing at the Planet's Expense": Climate Advocates Call for Fossil Fuel Companies to Foot Australia Fires Bill "'Whatever it takes' needs to include serious and ambitious action to reduce Australia's and global emissions." Read more |
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Expert Notes US Bombing of Iran That Didn't Target Cultural Sites Would Still Be 'Terrible and Illegal' The warning comes as President Donald Trump continued to assert the U.S. has a right to attack culturally significant sites. Read more |
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'Sea of Endless People' Mourns Soleimani Across Iran, Vowing Trump Will Be Held Accountable for Assassination "Last month Iran was protesting their government—now millions are united against the United States. Thanks to Donald Trump." Read more |
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'No Laughing Matter': Ilhan Omar Shares Searing Anti-War Standup Routine by George Carlin "I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions," said the famous standup comic in 1992 following the first Gulf War. "I don't just roll over when I'm told to. Sad to say, most Americans just roll over on command—not me." Read more |
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"You're Not a Dictator": Lawmakers and Experts Inform Trump He Can't Declare War via Tweet "The Constitution doesn't allow presidents to declare war over social media." Read more |
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Top Senate Democrats Demand Trump Declassify Decision to Kill Soleimani That Brought US to the 'Brink of War With Iran' "It is critical that national security matters of such import be shared with the American people in a timely manner." Read more |
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Calling Soleimani Assassination an 'Act of War' Without Authorization, Omar and Lee Announce War Powers Resolution to Stop Trump "Trump's reckless military actions, without Congressional approval or authorization, have caused this crisis," said Rep. Barbara Lee. "We have been down this dangerous path before in Iraq, and we cannot afford another ill-advised, destructive, and costly war in the Middle East." Read more |
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Trump Threatens Iraq—Previously Decimated by US Sanctions—With Sanctions 'Like They've Never Seen Before' "First we invade you, then we break you, and then sanction you." Read more |
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Openly Threatening a War Crime, Trump Says US Prepared to Strike '52 Iranian Sites' "Not only does Congress need to halt this march to war and atrocity, they need to get him out of office." Read more |
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Thousands Take to Streets in More Than 70 Cities Across US to Protest Trump's "Reckless Acts of War" Against Iran "The American people have had enough with U.S. wars and are rising up to demand peace with Iran." Read more |
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Attorney Who Sued Bush Over Iraq War Says US Assassination of Soleimani Was a 'Violation of Human Rights Law' "As a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, the United States has the ability at any time to discuss threats against it. It has chosen not to do this, instead using almost-certainly illegal force against another U.N. member country. The consequences will be grave." Read more |
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Undermining White House's Public Line, US Officials Say Justification for Soleimani Assassination 'Razor Thin' "They're lying to distract from impeachment. They're lying to get us to war. They're lying to shore up reelection. Don't buy any of it." Read more |
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'Virtually Unstoppable' Blazes, Record Heat, and Mass Evacuations as Australia Wildfires Intensify "We are still yet to hit the worst of it," said Gladys Berejiklian, premier of New South Wales. Read more |
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'If You Are Wondering Who Benefits': Weapons Makers See Stocks Surge as Trump Moves Closer to War With Iran "Stocks for weapons manufacturers began to rise as soon as Soleimani was killed," said Rep. Ro Khanna. Read more |
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Sanders and Khanna Introduce New Bill to 'Stop Donald Trump From Illegally Taking Us to War Against Iran' "We know that it will ultimately be the children of working-class families who will have to fight and die in a new Middle East conflict—not the children of the billionaire class." Read more |
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Sen. Tim Kaine Files War Powers Resolution to Stop Trump From 'Stumbling Into a War With Iran' "Congress cannot be a bystander," said Quaker lobbying group FCNL. "The #EndlessWars must stop!" Read more |
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Birthday Cheers for Greta Thunberg as 2020's First #FridaysForFuture Strikes Take Place Across Globe "Happy birthday to Greta, who stood today, as every Friday, refusing to be neutral," wrote musician Patti Smith. Read more |
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'Right Now Is the Moment to Decide If You Are Pro-Peace or Not': Ocasio-Cortez Joins Progressive Chorus Against War With Iran "Congress now has a moral and legal obligation to reassert its power to stop this war and protect innocent people from horrific consequences." Read more |
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"Latest Step on Trump's March to War": US Sends 3,500 More Troops to Middle East The announcement comes a day after the U.S. killed Iran's top military leader Qassem Soleimani. Read more |
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Corporate Media Turns to Warhawks, Including Former Bush Officials, to Beat Drums of War on Iran "Nothing's been learned from 2003. Nothing." Read more |
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Groundbreaking Study Finds 'Fingerprint' of Human-Caused Climate Change in Global Daily Weather "This new development means that every day will be marked by the impacts of #climatechange," tweeted Congresswoman Deb Haaland, calling on her colleagues to pass bills addressing the crisis. Read more |
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"Don't Shoot the Messengers": Amazon Accused of Threatening to Fire Climate Activists "Hey @JeffBezos, which side are you on? Climate denial and delay or humanity's?" Read more |
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'A Dangerous Escalation': Bernie Sanders, in Iowa, Addresses Iran Crisis "As we all remember, Trump promised to end endless wars. Tragically, his actions now put us on the path to another war." Read more |
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Praising Indigenous 'Understanding About Sustainability,' Bernie Sanders Tells Native Community in Iowa 'They Will be Part of Discussion' "Young people all over the world are looking to the Native American community for leadership." Read more |
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Hundreds of Thousands of Iranians Flood Streets to Condemn US Assassination of Qassem Soleimani The massive rallies discredited U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim that the people of Iran would "view the American action last night as giving them freedom." Read more |
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Bombshell Report on Emails About Ukraine Aid Freeze Provokes Fresh Calls for Fair Senate Impeachment Trial "The American people deserve a fair trial that gets to the truth, not a rigged process that enables a cover-up." Read more |
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Video of Trump Warning 'Our President Will Start a War With Iran Because He Has Absolutely No Ability to Negotiate' Resurfaces "The only way he figures that he's going to get reelected—and as sure as you're sitting there—is to start a war with Iran," Trump said of Obama in 2011. Read more |
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'World War III' Trends as Hawks Rejoice at Trump Decision to Assassinate Iranian Military Leader "Hawks are celebrating Soleimani's assassination not because they believe it weakened Iran...But because they believe we have passed an irreversible point of escalation." Read more |
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Bernie Sanders Condemns Trump for Putting US on Path to 'Another Disastrous War in the Middle East' "Trump promised to end endless wars, but this action puts us on the path to another one," 2020 Democratic candidate said of Trump's order to assassinate top Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. Read more |
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'An Explicit Act of War': US Kills Senior Iranian Military Official Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad Drone Strike "It's like Iran killing the head of the CIA or the Mossad on foreign soil." Read more |
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Two Right-Wing Democrats Join Republicans in Asking Supreme Court to Consider Overturning Roe v. Wade "It's happening, people. This is what's at stake in 2020." Read more |
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Chelsea Manning Says She Is 'Never Backing Down' in Face of US Detention Meant to Break Her "My long-standing objection to the immoral practice of throwing people in jail without charge or trial, for the sole purpose of forcing them to testify before a secret, government-run investigative panel, remains strong." Read more |
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'War Hawks Must be Celebrating': Trump's Defense Secretary Claims US Ready to Strike Iranian-Backed Militias in Iraq "We're back to preemptive wars now! Dick Cheney might as well be president." Read more |
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German Rail Company Cuts Long-Distance Fares by 10% in Response to Government Climate Package The move drew frustrated comparisons to the U.K., where a 2.7% rise in train ticket prices for the new year impacts millions of commuters. Read more |
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With New Plan, Warren Pledges to End 'Shameful' Economic Injustices for Americans With Disabilities "People with disabilities are still fighting for economic security, equal opportunity, and inclusion—and they’re not fighting alone." Read more |
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'We Will Not Change a Damn Thing': Sanders Campaign Vows No Pivot to Big Money in General Election "If you have Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden telling you that they need to kowtow at the altar of the rich to fundraise in the general election, they're wrong. We're upending those notions." Read more |
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Heckled for Insufficient Response to Bushfires by Residents of Devastated Community "You're not welcome, you fuckwit." Read more |
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Flooding From What Officials Called 'Not Ordinary Rain' Kills Dozens and Displaces Thousands in Jakarta Greenpeace Indonesia demanded climate action "in accordance with the advice of world scientists," warning that "otherwise disasters like this will only become more frequent and worse." Read more |
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After Year-Long Run as Outspoken Advocate for Immigrants and the Poor, Julián Castro Suspends Presidential Campaign "We've shaped the conversation on so many important issues in this race, stood up for the most vulnerable people, and given a voice to those who are often forgotten." Read more |
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"Netanyahu Knows He's Guilty": Israeli Prime Minister Asks Parliament for Immunity From Corruption Charges "Trump claims absolute immunity. Sounds like he and his buddy, Netanyahu, have the same cheat sheet." Read more |
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Sanders Announces 'Staggering' $34.5 Million Fourth-Quarter Haul, With Average Donation of Just $18.53 "Bernie Sanders is closing the year with the most donations of any candidate in history at this point in a presidential campaign," said campaign manager Faiz Shakir. Read more |
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'Entire Species Are Being Wiped Out': Ecologists Say Half a Billion Animals May Have Been Killed by Australia Wildfires "The fires have burned so hot and so fast that there has been significant mortality of animals in the trees, but there is such a big area now that is still on fire and still burning that we will probably never find the bodies." Read more |
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Outrage and Disgust After 'Serial Killer' Navy SEAL, Pardoned by Trump for War Crimes, Rebrands as Conservative Influencer "Everything's a grift today. Even, it seems, for pardoned war criminals." Read more |
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Touting 5 Million Individual Contributions, Sanders Campaign Celebrates Fundraising Milestone "What we are proving on this campaign is that one does not need to beg the wealthy and the powerful for campaign contributions in order to win elections." Read more |
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'Ideology Trumping Science': Independent Advisory Board Says Trump EPA Is Ignoring Scientific Evidence as It Shreds Regulations Former members of the agency's Science Advisory Board say EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is "sidelining" the panel. Read more |
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'Just the Beginning': Illinois Gov. Pardons Over 11,000 on Eve of Recreational Cannabis Legalization "This is just the first wave of Illinoisans who will see a new world of opportunities emerge as they shed the burden of their nonviolent cannabis-related convictions and records." Read more |
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Smoke From Australia Fires Delivers Capital 'Worst Air Quality on Record'—With More to Come Over 2,500 miles away, in New Zealand, smoke from the fires blotted out the sun at the Tasman Glacier. Read more |
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'Fundamentally Inequitable': Democratic Lawmakers Decry Trump's Proposal to Hike Immigration Fees "When viewed as a whole," the lawmakers wrote, the slate of changes "appears to be a pretext to make the U.S. immigration system inaccessible to working class families and children." Read more |
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Federal Judge Blocks NC's Voter ID Law, Citing State's 'Sordid History' of Racist Voter Suppression Judge Loretta Biggs said the law's provision preventing voters from showing public assistance ID cards to vote was "particularly suspect." Read more |
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As Embassy Protests in Iraq Continue, US Deploys 750 Troops to Middle East and Reportedly Readies Thousands More Security forces around the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad fired tear gas and stun grenades at demonstrators who gathered for a second day straight. Read more |
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'An Act of Mass Surveillance': India Use of Facial Recognition Tech Against Protesters Angers Privacy Advocates Privacy advocates on Monday raised concerns over reports that Indian security forces used facial recognition technology to identify dissidents at a political rally in December and warned that if left unchecked the government would continue to suppress dissent. "The use of the system for profiling... Read more |
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'Fight Hard and Win': In New Year's Eve Speech, Warren Calls on Voters to Imagine a Better World "If you were no longer stretched to make ends meet, who would you be? A coach? A volunteer? A parent?" Warren asked Americans. "And if you could make these changes, what opportunities would it open up, for you?" Read more |
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Sanders Vows to Create National Clean Drinking Water Standards to End Corporate Contamination "Corporate greed is threatening one of the most basic necessities of life: clean water." Read more |
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UN Researcher Hails ICC's Pursuit of War Crimes Probe in Palestine as 'Momentous Step' for Accountability "Accountability has, until now, been largely missing in action" during Israel's 52-year occupation, said Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk. Read more |
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Uber-Postmates Lawsuit Targeting New California Labor Law Decried as 'Greedy Scheme' Against Workers "Gig companies like Uber and Postmates are literally banking on the exploitation of workers who live beneath the poverty line." Read more |
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'Tasteless': Australian PM Condemned for Hosting Fireworks-Laden Party While Country Burns "It is time to declare a National Climate Emergency." Read more |
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Trump Denounced for Doing Nothing as AT&T Moves to Outsource Thousands of Jobs in 2020 "American workers are tired of waiting for President Trump to do something on this issue." Read more |
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UN Expert Calls Detention of Chelsea Manning 'Open-Ended, Progressively Severe, Coercive Measure Amounting to Torture' In a letter to the U.S. government, the special rapporteur on torture called for the immediate release of the whistleblower. Read more |
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Without Evidence, Trump Accuses Iran of 'Orchestrating an Attack' on US Embassy in Iraq as Fears of War Grow "This may be the beginning of the end for the U.S. occupation." Read more |
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A Call to Action as Planet's Essential Groundwater is Being Rapidly Depleted Changes in groundwater flows due to climate change could have a very long legacy. This could be described as an environmental time bomb Read more |
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Thousands of Koalas Feared Dead in Australia Wildfires Record wildfires continue: "I think this is the single loudest alarm bell I've ever heard on global heating." Read more |
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"Don't Tell Me We Can't Afford Medicare for All," Says Sanders, After NYT Details Insanely Higher Costs of US Healthcare The report compares prices of hospital care, outpatient procedures, and prescription drugs in the United States with other countries. Read more |
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Because Bernie 'Constitutionally Incapable of Sucking Up,' Anti-Corruption Champion Zephyr Teachout Endorses Sanders "That's why people love him," says progressive activist and legal scholar. "They know he'll always be on the side of the little guy against big agriculture, big banks, big pharma, big tech, hate, and fear." Read more |
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Amazon and Ring Hit With Lawsuit After Camera Hacks Confirm Worst Fears of Privacy Advocates "These devices are not safe," said Evan Greer, deputy director of Fight for the Future. Read more |
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'Victory for Our Oceans': US Court Upholds Ruling on Vast Marine Monument Established by Obama "This decision upholds protections for one of the most fragile and scientifically important areas in the North Atlantic from destructive activities like oil drilling and industrial fishing." Read more |
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Denouncing Corporate Climate Profiteers, Comedy Icon Lily Tomlin Arrested at #FireDrillFriday Protest in DC This week's civil disobedience organized by Jane Fonda came as youth activists took to streets worldwide for the final #FridaysForFuture protests of the year. Read more |
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Just Days After Mar-a-Lago Visit, Leaked Videos Show Fellow Navy SEALs Describing War Criminal Pardoned by Trump as 'Freaking Evil' "You could tell he was perfectly ok with killing anybody that was moving," a medic from Gallagher's platoon told Navy investigators. Read more |
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Amid Whispers of Presidential Potential, AOC—Not Buttigieg—Called 'Future of the Democratic Party' Politico reports that the New York Democrat and high-profile 2020 surrogate for Bernie Sanders is generating buzz as a future White House contender. Read more |