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Ro Khanna Applauds 19 House Democrats Who Joined Him in Voting No on 'Bloated' $740 Billion Military Budget "They are changing the culture of endless war and calling for more investment instead in the American people." Read more |
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'This Is No Bluff': Sanders Vows to Filibuster Military Budget to Force Senate Vote on $2,000 Checks "It would be unconscionable, especially after the House did the right thing, for the Senate to simply leave Washington without voting on this." Read more |
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'Now It's the Senate's Turn': All Eyes on McConnell After House Approves $2,000 Coronavirus Relief Checks Progressives in both chambers of Congress are pressuring the GOP majority leader to urgently hold a vote on the Covid-19 legislation. Read more |
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New York Lawmakers Poised to Pass Nation's Strongest Eviction Ban as Millions Face Housing Insecurity "It is not just unconscionable to evict people during a pandemic winter, it is deadly." Read more |
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'A Tangible Way to Fight for the World I Want to Live In': Water Protector Arrested After Blockading Line 3 Pipe Yard "Profits for a few are being privileged over the well-being of all communities near and far, present and future." Read more |
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Biden Already Facing Pressure to Tackle Backlog of 'Unfunded' Toxic Waste Sites Threatened by Climate Crisis More broadly, campaigners are calling on the incoming president to deliver on the environmental justice promises he made as a candidate. Read more |
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'If You Own the Seeds You Own the Food System': Campaigners Demand Public Ownership to Counter Big Ag Privatization "Empty shelves during the pandemic made clear, allowing huge corporations to 'own' seeds is a very bad idea!" Read more |
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Conviction of Loujain al-Hathloul in Saudi Arabia Condemned as 'Blatant Attack on the Most Basic Human Rights' "We stand with the al-Hathloul family and their friends who have not given up, and continue to call on the Saudi government to free Loujain," said Ariel Gold of CodePink. Read more |
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Over a Year Away From Primaries, NY State Democratic Leader Warns AOC Against Challenging Schumer " Instead of dividing our party, the Establishment should embrace progressive ideas that over 85% of Democrats already support!" Read more |
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Perdue and Loeffler Silent on $2,000 Checks While Praising Trump for 'Leadership' on Covid Relief "Loeffler and Perdue still won't support direct $2,000 checks to Georgia working families." Read more |
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With Relief Bill Signed, Sanders Says Trump Must Get 'McConnell and His Republican Friends' to Stop Blocking $2,000 Checks "The House must pass this legislation tomorrow and the Senate must quickly follow suit. Let's get this done—NOW!" Read more |
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'A Terrible and Costly Stunt': Trump Delay in Signing Relief Bill Could Cost Millions a Full Week of Unemployment Aid "Caused needless anguish and financial distress for tens of millions of jobless living on the brink." Read more |
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After Deadly Delay, Trump Folds and Signs Coronavirus Relief Bill But only after the president "let 1,309 more people die from Covid-19 and 179,104 more people contract it," lamented Rep. Mark Pocan. Read more |
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'Surge on a Surge': Fauci Leads Health Officials Warning of Post-Holiday Coronavirus Spike "Our darkest days in the battle against Covid-19 are ahead of us, not behind us," the nation's top infectious disease expert predicted. Read more |
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'Unbelievably Cruel': Sanders Slams Trump's Intransigence as Millions Lose Unemployment Lifeline "People are losing their extended unemployment benefits," said the senator from Vermont. "They're going to be evicted from their apartments because the eviction moratorium is ending." Read more |
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Relatives, Activists, and Attorneys Demand Justice for Andre' Hill, Unarmed Black Man Killed by Columbus Police "Until we get justice for Andre' Hill, there won't be no peace in Columbus, there won't be no peace in Ohio, there won't be no peace in America," vowed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump at a Saturday vigil. Read more |
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Palestinians, Advocates Blast New U.S. Rule Requiring 'Made in Israel' Label on Settlement Goods "Such a decision attempts to legitimize settlement-manufactured goods as well as the theft of Palestinian land and products," said Palestine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more |
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'Holidays Can't Be Jolly If Your Family Is Not Safely Housed': Progressives Urge CDC to Extend Eviction Moratorium "Allowing tens of millions of people to be evicted in the dead of winter in the middle of a resurgence of Covid-19 cases and deaths is unconscionable." Read more |
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'A Blatant Violation': Sahrawis Dismiss Pompeo's Announcement of US Consulate in Moroccan-Occupied Western Sahara The move comes two weeks after the U.S. became the first country to recognize Morocco's claim of sovereignty in the illegally occupied territory. Read more |
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Sanders Rips GOP for Happily Endorsing Trump's Assault on Democracy But Refusing to Back His Call for $2,000 Checks "Pathetic," said the Vermont senator. Read more |
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'Shameful': Trump Golfs, Tweets Election Lies as 14 Million Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits Just After Christmas "The ability of millions of Americans to pay rent and buy groceries hangs in the balance, and Donald Trump spent the day golfing." Read more |
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'Merry... Christmas': Watch Rep. Debbie Dingell Drop House Gavel in Disgust Over GOP's Covid-19 Cruelty "I feel like she wanted to insert a choice expletive in the middle of that." Read more |
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'Complete Disregard for Human Life': US Agents Threaten Christmas Eve Raid Against Humanitarians Giving Aid to Refugees Near Border One volunteer noted the cruel irony of such actions "on the eve of a holiday meant to celebrate hospitality towards travelers from distant lands." Read more |
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Digital Watchdog Says Facebook Behind 'Intentional Decrease' in Traffic to Pro-Palestinian Pages Sada Social Center says visits to some pages have plummeted by as much as 80%. Read more |
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Amazon Workers in Alabama Clear Hurdle in Fight for Historic Union Vote The powerful company is now reportedly pushing for an in-person vote on unionizing, despite federal guidelines urging mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more |
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'Unacceptable' and 'Immoral,' Say Progressives After Biden Admits He Will Be 'Unlikely' to Cancel Student Debt While the president-elect continues to question his ability to terminate up to $50,000 in loan debt, experts say "the authority is clear." Read more |
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Civil Rights Groups Denounce Georgia Officials For Closing Early Voting Sites Ahead of Senate Runoffs "Restoring all early voting sites isn't a concession—it's restoring a baseline for voting access." Read more |
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'Trying to Kill Me': Black Doctor Who Died of Covid-19 Posted Harrowing Video Alleging Medical Racism "This is how Black people get killed, when you send them home and they don't know how to fight for themselves," said Dr. Susan Moore in a video she posted on Facebook. Read more |
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As Trump Threatens War With Iran, 150 House Democrats Endorse Biden Vow to Rejoin Nuclear Deal "Biden has a narrow window of opportunity at the start of his presidency to undo Trump's mess." Read more |
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'Unconscionable' on Christmas Eve: GOP Blocks $2,000 Direct Payments for Struggling Americans "The House GOP is spending this holiday season trying to block $2,000 survival payments for families struggling to keep food on the table." Read more |
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'Unhinged, Lame-Duck President Wants to Start a War': Warnings as Trump Blames Iran for Rocket Attack A spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry called the U.S. president's accusation "baseless" and "fabricated." Read more |
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'Our Carceral System Laid Bare': Trump Pardons Cronies Stone and Manafort as DOJ Proceeds With Lame-Duck Execution Spree "Trump is pardoning his political allies while he's executing people on death row at an unprecedented rate. His deeds are unconscionable." Read more |
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Experts on Military-Industrial Complex Blast Trump Plan to Sell Nearly $500 Million in Bombs to Criminal Saudi Regime "The United States simply should not be selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, especially given their role in exacerbating the suffering in Yemen." Read more |
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Coalition Sues Trump Administration Over 'Outrageous Assault' on Tongass National Forest Protections "Trump's reckless plan to clearcut old-growth trees in the Tongass will irreversibly damage our climate, kill wildlife, and devastate Southeast Alaska communities." Read more |
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'Our Kids Deserve Better': Despite Pandemic, Trump EPA Refuses to Strengthen Smog Standards "In the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans are more keenly aware than ever of the need to take care of our health." Read more |
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Senior UN Human Rights Official 'Deeply Concerned' by Trump's Pardons for Mercenaries Who Massacred 17 Iraqi Civilians "Pardoning them contributes to impunity and has the effect of emboldening others to commit such crimes in the future." Read more |
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In 'Emblematic Parting Blow,' Trump Moves to Take $700 Million Per Year Out of Tipped Workers' Pockets "This rule change will make tipped workers even more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse," said Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage. "What workers need now, more than ever is a full, fair minimum wage." Read more |
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Teachers' Unions See Biden Choice of Cardona for Education Secretary as Promising Path for Change "Unlike Betsy DeVos, Secretary-designate Cardona will ensure that the federal government's role in education is to ensure access and opportunity for every student." Read more |
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EU Ramps Up Fight Against Pollution With Ban on Plastic Waste Exports to Poorer Countries "This is an important milestone in fighting plastic pollution, transitioning shifting to a circular economy, and achieving the aims of the European Green Deal." Read more |
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Climate Groups Call on Biden to Nominate Andy Levin as Labor Secretary "He has a long record of fighting for working people, and understands the climate imperative but knows the transition won't happen without proper buy-in and support." Read more |
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'Move, Mitch, Get Out the Way': McConnell and McCarthy Under Fire for Obstructing $2,000 Relief Checks "If you don't see that in your bank account, you have Mitch McConnell to thank." Read more |
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Climate Cost of Organic Meat Is Just as High as That of Conventionally Grown Animals: Study "The prices are lying," said one of the study's researchers. "Climate costs are rising and we are all paying these costs." Read more |
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'Long Awaited and Long Overdue Victory for Democracy' as New York Approves Automatic Voter Registration "At a time in our country when voting rights are under assault, New York is living up to our potential as a progressive leader." Read more |
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'Yes, Exactly,' Say Progressives After Pence Warns Democrats Will 'Make Rich Poorer and Poor More Comfortable' "You have to be all sorts of twisted to think 'making poor people more comfortable' is a bad thing." Read more |
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Medicare Fraudster Who Exploited the Elderly in $1.3 Billion Scheme Embodies 'Grotesque' Corruption of Trump Clemency Orders "The corrupt, the criminal, murderers of children—that's who Donald lets off the hook. We can never forget and never forgive the unspeakable cruelty." Read more |
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'$600 Is a Joke': Georgia Democrats Ossoff and Warnock Embrace Push for $2,000 Stimulus Checks as Runoff Nears "We need additional, substantial direct Covid relief and the only way we'll get it is by winning these two Senate races in Georgia." Read more |
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Leaving Out Assange, Who Exposed US War Crimes, Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Jailed for Massacring Iraqi Civilians "While U.S. Army contractors convicted of massacring civilians in Iraq are pardoned, the man who exposed such crimes against humanity, Julian Assange, rots in Britain's Guantanamo." Read more |
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'This Is a No-Brainer': House Democrats Announce Effort to Pass $2,000 Payments as Trump Demands Bigger Checks "We can pass $2,000 checks this week if the Senate GOP agrees to stand down," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read more |
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Warren Leads Call for DOJ to Probe 'Frenzied and Unprecedented' Spree of Federal Executions Under Trump In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, despite public health concerns, the Trump administration ended a 17-year hiatus on federal executions. Read more |
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ACLU Reminds Biden of 'Moral and Legal Imperative' to Reverse Trump's Unlawful Asylum Policy The civil liberties group stressed the new administration must "restore the right to asylum and end the government's ongoing violations of law." Read more |
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Failed Trump Coup Gives Way to 'Brazen Attempt' by GOP to Undermine Voting Rights "This appears to be laying the groundwork for what may be a more massive and coordinated voter suppression effort in the new year." Read more |
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New York's Suspension of Facial Recognition Surveillance in Schools 'Should Serve as a National Model,' Says Advocate Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a first-of-its-kind moratorium on biometric surveillance tools, passed by state legislators in July. Read more |
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Top UN Anti-Torture Official Urges Trump to Send Message of 'Justice, Truth, and Humanity' by Pardoning Julian Assange "WikiLeaks fights secrecy and corruption throughout the world and, therefore, acts in the public interest both of the American people and of humanity as a whole." Read more |
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'No More Caving' to Austerity Warns Sanders After Biden Lauds Paltry Covid-19 Relief Deal as 'Model' Legislation "If we allow Republicans to set the parameters of the debate going forward, like they did in this current Covid relief bill, the next two to four years are going to be a disaster." Read more |
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Number of Journalists Murdered in Retaliation for Their Work More Than Doubled in 2020: Report "The fact that murder is on the rise and the number of journalists imprisoned around the world hit a record is a clear demonstration that press freedom is under unprecedented assault." Read more |
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Biden Taps Bruce Reed, Deficit Hawk and Longtime Enemy of Social Security, for Deputy Chief of Staff "You cannot have Bruce Reed in your administration and pretend Social Security is safe." Read more |
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Class-Action Suit Sought Over 'Disturbing Pattern of Inhumane Medical Abuse' of ICE Detainees Including Forced Hysterectomies "In many instances the medically unindicated gynecological procedures," the filing states, "amounted to sexual assault." Read more |
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From "Day One" to We Will "Need Time," Team Biden Walks Back Vow to End Trump Attack on Asylum Seekers "It appears that the inclusion of a policy in a campaign platform, or a promise by a candidate trying to win votes, doesn't actually mean that's what will be done once the person is in power." Read more |
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After Four Years of 'Outright Grift' Under Trump, Trio of Democratic Senators Urges Biden to 'Padlock the Revolving Door' To improve outcomes for people in the United States, the lawmakers wrote, the next administration must "stop special interests from profiting off of the public service of government officials." Read more |
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Cruz and Graham Working to Block Biden From Rejoining Paris Climate and Iran Nuclear Deals The president-elect has vowed to return to both international agreements, which were finalized during the Obama administration. Read more |
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From Stopping Endless Wars to Providing Real Covid-19 Relief, People's Agenda Details Crucial 'Way Forward' "This people-first legislative roadmap for the first six months of 2021 is an urgent, brave, and just agenda." Read more |
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'DeJoy Is the Real Life Grinch': Postmaster General's Pre-Election Sabotage Fuels Christmas Delivery Delays "No parcels are moving at all. As bad as you think it is, it's worse." Read more |
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'Pathetic': Congress Passes Covid Relief Bill With Billions in Gifts for the Wealthy, $600 Checks for the Working Class "You're getting a one-time $600 check to survive a pandemic, but hey, at least lobbyists can get their three-martini lunches delivered." Read more |
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In 'Important Step Forward,' Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Removed From U.S. Capitol "Confederate images do not represent who we are in Virginia, that's why we voted unanimously to remove this statue," said state Sen. Louise Lucas. Read more |
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'This Is Atrocious': Congress Crams Language to Criminalize Online Streaming, Meme-Sharing Into 5,500-Page Omnibus Bill "These types of decisions should never be made in closed-door negotiations between politicians and industry or rushed through as part of some must-pass spending package." Read more |
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Justice Democrats, Sunrise Movement Applaud Latest Economic Council Picks by Biden as 'Major Win' "President-elect Biden is entering the White House amid one of the greatest economic crises in our history, and it is critical that he has a team of advisors who are prepared to invest in workers, raise wages, and take on the 1%." Read more |
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House Oversight Chair Says 'Grave Concerns' Trump Team Trashing White House Records In a letter to the U.S. government archivist, Rep. Carolyn Maloney says her committee "has no visibility into what is happening" in terms of record-keeping for administration documents. Read more |
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Human Rights Advocates to Biden: No Torture Defenders Allowed "Their appointment would undermine the rule of law and U.S. credibility around the world. It would be a callous rebuke to... all those who care about human rights and the protection of basic dignity." Read more |
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With New Covid-19 Strain 70% More Transmissible, Nations Rush to Contain Spread From UK "Scientists should watch and worry, yes, but the rest of us need not panic." Read more |
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House Democrats Subpoena HHS and CDC Chiefs Over Alleged Political Interference in Covid-19 Response "The subpoenas were necessary because... efforts to interfere with scientific work at CDC were far more extensive and dangerous than previously known," asserted Rep. James Clyburn. Read more |
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'Slap in the Face for People Suffering Across the Country': Critics Slam Watered-Down Covid Relief Deal "Congress must pass this bill to address the immediate need, but let's be clear: this should be considered a down payment at best." Read more |
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'$600 Is Not Enough,' Say Progressives as Congressional Leaders Reach Covid Relief Deal "How are the millions of people facing evictions, remaining unemployed, standing in food bank and soup kitchen lines supposed to live off of $600? We didn't send help for eight months." Read more |
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As Congressional Leaders Strike Relief Deal, AOC Slams Democrats for Trying to 'Lock Their Left Flank in the Basement' Ocasio-Cortez said that while Republicans "leverage their right flank to gain policy concessions and generate enthusiasm," Democrats shut progressives out. Read more |
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Trump Reportedly Floated Michael Flynn's "Martial Law" Suggestion During White House Meeting "A week ago 126 of my Republican colleagues violated the Constitution by supporting Trump's attempt to steal the election. How many support Trump's discussion of military dictatorship?" asked Rep. Bill Pascrell. Read more |
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Day After GOP Senator Blocked Direct Payments Twice, Poll Shows 88% of Likely Voters Support More $1,200 Checks "Maybe—just maybe—it's time Congress listened to the American people," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Read more |
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Anger Mounts as Democrats Accuse GOP of Imperiling Covid Relief With Effort to 'Sabotage a Biden Presidency' "After weeks of refusing to acknowledge Biden's victory, some Republicans have now decided that sabotaging his presidency is more important than helping our economy recover." Read more |
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'This Is His Top Priority': McConnell Advances Another Trump Judge as Covid Relief Bill Remains Unfinished "As a government shutdown looms, and as the pandemic rages on across America, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to push through Trump's judges until the very end." Read more |
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With Perdue and Loeffler Under Fire for Shady Transactions, Warren Intros Bill to Ban Lawmakers From Trading Stock "With U.S. senators brazenly trading stocks to profit off a raging pandemic, the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act is more urgent than ever." Read more |
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Fewer Jobs, Rising Poverty: Scathing Report Finds Trump Economic Legacy 'One of the Worst Among All US Presidents' "American businesses and workers are struggling to survive because President Trump refused to listen to advice from public health experts and economists about the best way to handle the coronavirus." Read more |
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'A Catastrophe for Millions of Workers': McConnell Trying to Block Extension of Paid Sick and Family Leave The paid leave benefits have helped prevent thousands of coronavirus cases each day, but Republicans want them to expire. Read more |
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After Billionaires Gained $1 Trillion in Wealth, Says Sanders, It Is Not 'Radical' to Demand More $1,200 Stimulus Checks "The American people cannot wait any longer. They need economic relief now." Read more |
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Because 'It Is the American Healthcare System,' Experts Anticipate Surprise Medical Bills for Covid-19 Vaccines " The vaccine must be free and available for everyone," said Medicare for All advocate Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "But we also need to fix a broken, for-profit healthcare system that allows loopholes and surprise bills to happen." Read more |
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To Help 'Reshape How America Engages a Changed World,' Biden Given Slate of Progressive Foreign Policy Picks "There are, in fact, an impressive number of people who could legitimately fill those jobs and question the dominant perspective on foreign policy and national security." Read more |
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In Appeal to Biden, Khashoggi's Fiancée Calls for Release of CIA Report on Brutal Saudi Murder Ahead of the November election, the president-elect said that "Jamal Khashoggi and his loved ones deserve accountability." Read more |
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Republican Senator Who Voted for Trump's $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut for the Rich Blocks $1,200 Stimulus Checks "Millions are falling into poverty, and Ron Johnson—who loves tax cuts for the rich—is blocking help." Read more |
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Investigative Reporting Details Massacres, Reign of Terror by US-Backed Death Squads in Afghanistan The Americans, said the head of one provincial government, "step on all the rules of war, human rights, all the things they said they'd bring to Afghanistan," and are "conducting themselves as terrorists." Read more |
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'A Moral Necessity': House Dems Introduce Resolution Pushing Biden to Cancel Up to $50,000 of Student Loan Debt "Starting on January 20, it's up to us to rebuild the bridge to the middle class for millions of Americans. Let's start by cancelling the debt." Read more |
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Supreme Court Punts on Trump Attempt to 'Use the Census as a Political Weapon to Disempower Communities of Color' "If this policy is ever actually implemented, we'll be right back in court challenging it," vowed the ACLU attorney who argued the case. Read more |
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As Pandemic Rages On, Analysis Finds 1 in 5 People in US Prisons Infected With Covid-19 The new data follow the ACLU's warning that America's "unique obsession with incarceration has become our Achilles heel when it comes to combating the spread of Covid-19." Read more |
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'Baffling': Trump Admin Reportedly Slashing Vaccine Allocations to States While Millions of Doses Sit on Shelves "We have millions more doses sitting in our warehouse but, as of now, we have not received any shipment instructions for additional doses," Pfizer said. Read more |
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In Secret-Ballot Vote, House Democrats Overwhelmingly Deny AOC a Powerful Committee Seat "It is very clear the party leadership is working to shut out progressives and has no intention of working with the left to 'build back better.'" Read more |
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Last-Minute GOP Push to End Emergency Lending Programs Condemned as Effort to 'Sabotage the Economy,' Undermine Biden "Republicans are threatening to blow up an agreement to provide basic relief to Americans now if they can't cripple the ability of Biden administration and the Fed to offer more help next year." Read more |
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Democrats Urged to Fight for Bigger Relief Checks as Lame-Duck Trump Privately Backs Payments as Big as $2,000 "Pro-tip for Democrats: Don't ever let Donald effing Trump be pushing for bigger direct relief checks than you are," said one progressive activist. Read more |
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Guantánamo Defense Attorney Implores Biden to Stop Cycle of Impunity by Holding Trump Accountable for His Crimes "The only way to demonstrate that America believes in the rule of law, and to achieve eventual unity, is to hold people accountable," argues Alka Pradhan. "Otherwise, a 'more perfect union' will forever be out of reach." Read more |
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'We Are at a Monumental Turning Point': Sued by 38 Attorneys General, Google Hit With Third Antitrust Case "Google's anti-competitive actions have protected its general search monopolies and excluded rivals, depriving consumers of the benefits of competitive choices, forestalling innovation, and undermining new entry or expansion." Read more |
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'A Perfect Choice': Progressives Applaud Biden Pick of Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary "We can make real progress on stopping climate change and ensure sovereignty and dignity for all native people and justice for all." Read more |
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Michael Regan, the NC Official Reportedly Tapped to Be Biden's EPA Head, Urged to 'Genuinely Address Environmental Injustice' "Regan and the rest of the Biden-Harris administration need to pair their lofty rhetoric on environmental justice with consistent action." Read more |
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People's Action Calls On Biden to Transform Labor Dept Into Agency That Protects Workers—Not Corporations "While we at People's Action believe that Senator Bernie Sanders is an example of the type of person ready to transform the landscape for working people in solidarity with the movement, we're ready to welcome any labor secretary ready to do the same." Read more |
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Palestinians Left to Wait—and Die—as Israel Prepares to Vaccinate Against Covid-19 "Israel has the legal, moral, and humanitarian responsibility to vaccinate the Palestinian population, which lives in distress under its control," wrote the editors of one leading Tel-Aviv paper. Read more |
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Under Pressure From Climate Activists, World's Largest Insurance Market to Ditch Coal, Tar Sands, and Arctic Projects "An Insure Our Future welcomed the step but also said that "Lloyd's 2030 deadline is not justified by climate science and the urgent need for action." Read more |