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UN Chief Warns World 'Way Off Track' on Tackling Climate Crisis as New Report Underscores Need for Bold Global Action "Let us have no illusions: the climate crisis is already causing calamity and more is to come," said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. "This is a battle we can—and must—win." Read more |
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Accusing US of 'Medical Terrorism,' Iran Demands Trump Lift Drug Import Sanctions Amid Coronavirus Crisis "The oppressive and illegal American sanctions have affected public welfare and health in Iran." Read more |
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20 Top Economists Endorse Medicare for All as Best Plan to Cut Costs, Save Tens of Thousands of Lives Each Year "By eliminating insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, and lowering overall healthcare costs, Medicare for All will result in enormous savings for almost all households, all except the richest households who will pay more in taxes." Read more |
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In 20 States in a Row, Majority of Democratic Primary Voters Support Medicare for All Over Private Insurance "Let's be clear: progressive ideas are winning regardless of who the nominee is," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. Read more |
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With Big Wins for Biden and Sanders on the Ropes, 'A Very Dangerous Moment for the Democratic Party' Not bowing to the idea that Bernie's fight is over, supporters and campaign staff dismissed those treating his disappointing night—losing in Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan, and Idaho—as the end of the line. Read more |
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As Insurance Executives Waive Copays for Coronavirus, This Reminder: Medicare for All Would Eliminate All Copays Forever "Almost 1 in 3 Americans—more than 100 million people—have deficient health coverage, with copays and deductibles that effectively prevent them from seeking or receiving needed care in a timely manner." Read more |
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'Nightmare Waiting to Happen': Advocates Warn US Prison Conditions Risks Intense Coronavirus Outbreak "There is every reason to question whether American detention facilities, as a whole, are up to this challenge." Read more |
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'Corporate Socialists' Denounced as Trump Considers Fracking Industry Bailout Amid Coronavirus Outbreak "Using a worldwide public health crisis to bail out the fracking industry now would be a disgraceful waste of taxpayer dollars, and would spell further climate calamity." Read more |
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Millions of Women in Mexico Join 'Day Without Us' Strike to Protest Gender-Based Violence "In Mexico it's like we're in a state of war; we're in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed." Read more |
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'Stealth Attack on Social Security': Trump Condemned for Exploiting Coronavirus Crisis to Push Payroll Tax Cut "This is a Trojan Horse attack on our Social Security system." Read more |
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'You Wanna Go Outside With Me?' Joe Biden Tries to Fight Union Worker After Disagreement Over Gun Control The auto-worker accused Biden of plotting to take his guns away. Read more |
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With 700+ Coronavirus Cases in US and 7 in Mexico, Trump Rebuked for Again Touting Border Wall as Solution "Perhaps the wall is to protect Mexico?" Read more |
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Goaded by Fox News to Comment on Biden's Mental Stamina, Sanders Vows 'Not to Go to That Level' "I'm not going to go at that level in attacking him. That's for the people to decide." Read more |
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Biden Says 'The Bernie Bros Are Here' as Protesters Disrupt Detroit Rally to Denounce NAFTA, Champion Green New Deal Activists from various groups interrupted the campaign event to highlight the Democratic frontrunner's record on trade and climate. Read more |
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Progressives Sound Alarm to Democrats: Biden Is Not the 'Safe' Candidate Against Trump "Joe Biden is not safe. Not safe for the planet. Not safe for our health. Not safe to run against Trump." Read more |
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Hiding Behind False and Misleading Claims, Biden Refuses to Commit to Signing Medicare for All Bill as President "If Democrats passed a Medicare for All bill through the House and Senate, it would be one of the greatest legislative accomplishments in American history. It would realign American politics for a generation or more... and Joe Biden suggested that he might veto it." Read more |
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'Insane and Cruel': Watch Nurse Rip Question on How US Can Afford to Make Coronavirus Vaccine Free "We can actually go to war and not ask one question, but to prevent this kind of a disease, we have to say, 'How can we pay for it?'" Read more |
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'Even a Fox News Audience Agrees': Sanders Makes Case for Broad Appeal of Progressive Ideas on Eve of Michigan Primary "These are the ideas we need to bring to the general election to defeat Trump." Read more |
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As Dow Jones Drops Record 2,000 Points on Coronavirus, Progressives Say Response Should Focus 'On Helping Working People' "The folks who suffer most in a market crash are not the traders on Wall Street," said Rep. Ilhan Omar. "It is ordinary people losing their jobs, getting their pay cut, or losing their pensions." Read more |
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'About Damn Time': Detroit Pauses Water Shutoffs Amid Coronavirus Outbreak "It shouldn't take a crisis like the spread of coronavirus to restore people's right to drinking water." Read more |
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Working Families Party, Justice Democrats, Other Progressive Groups Endorse Bernie Sanders Ahead of Key Contest in Michigan "In a race where the stark contrast couldn't be clearer between Bernie and Biden, it's critical for progressives to stay in the fight." Read more |
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Boosting Electability Argument, Sanders Has Won Independent Voters in 13 Out of 16 Exit Polls So Far "The criteria by which we should judge any Democratic presidential candidate's electability is their popularity among Democratic-leaning independents and 'true independents' in swing states. And by that metric, Sanders excels." Read more |
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While Biden Says 'Happy to Talk About That Later,' Sanders Holds Coronavirus Roundtable With Medical Experts "Health experts agree that the spread of the coronavirus will likely get worse before it gets better. Donald Trump must stop spreading lies and fear, and leave the science to scientists and health professionals." Read more |
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Democrats Demand Trump Ensure Paid Sick Leave and Free Testing to Put Workers Over Corporate Profits in COVID-19 Response "This is a bare-minimum set of policies to prevent a recession and mitigate a public health emergency, and everyone up for re-election will have to tell us which side they're on." Read more |
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Progressive Activist and Longtime Common Dreams Contributor Tom Turnipseed Dead at 83 A self-identified "reformed racist' who spent decades fighting for progressive causes has died. Read more |
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Closing NYC Schools Amid Coronavirus Outbreak a 'Last Resort,' Says Official, Due to 114,000 Homeless Students With Nowhere to Go "I don't think we're prepared for the ripple effects this could have for the most vulnerable in our society." Read more |
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#UnitedAgainstYou vs. #NotMeUS: Naomi Klein Slams Cory Booker and Other Corporate Democrats for Backing Biden "We need 'unity' behind survival—not a united front against real change." Read more |
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'All You Need to Know': Biden Reportedly Weighing Billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Jamie Dimon for Cabinet Posts "The establishment wing of the party didn't fall into line behind Biden despite the fact that he'd put Bloomberg and Jamie Dimon in his cabinet. They did it because of that. This is who they are." Read more |
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Elizabeth Warren Just Seven Days Ago: Joe Biden 'A Big Risk' Who 'Will Not Meet This Moment' "No matter how many Washington insiders tell you to support him, nominating their fellow Washington insider will not meet this moment. Nominating a man who says we do not need any fundamental change in this country will not meet this moment." " Read more |
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'There Is Genuine Panic': Fears of Global Financial Meltdown as Human Toll of Coronavirus Grows President Donald Trump described as "the worst person to be in charge in this moment" as the number of known coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 500 over the weekend. Read more |
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Coalition Urges Everyone to Join Movement Supporting Sanders to Secure a 'Feminist Future' "For the nurses, teachers, cooks, domestic workers, bus drivers, farmers, librarians, organizers, caretakers, writers, sex workers, shamans, and waitresses: there's another America waiting for us and we are ready to greet her. " Read more |
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'Our Needs Are Not Moderate': Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Endorses Bernie Sanders for President "The most progressive social and economic path gives us the best chance to catch up and Senator Bernie Sanders represents the most progressive path." Read more |
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Green New Deal Champion Romanoff Claims Victory Over Ex-Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper in Senate Caucuses "In a state where politicians have put the profits of oil and gas CEOs above our health and safety," said one Sunrise Movement organizer, "Colorado proved that Hickenlooper's record supporting the fracking industry is politically toxic and voters are ready for change." Read more |
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'Chilling': Erik Prince Recruited Ex-Spies to Help Project Veritas Infiltrate Groups 'Hostile' to Trump Agenda "They didn't succeed in their attempt to hurt our union," said American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, "but note what the right wing will do to try to eliminate workers' voice." Read more |
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Sanders Unveils Plan to Address GOP Attacks on Reproductive Rights and the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis "There has been no time in the history of this country when women, especially Black women, have had the reproductive freedom and justice that they deserve. In my administration, that will finally change." Read more |
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WATCH: Biden Backer Lindy Li Criticized for Saying She Will 'Absolutely Not' Vote for Sanders If He Becomes Democratic Nominee "This is profoundly irresponsible," responded Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Sanders supporter. "Our country is not a game. Get it together." Read more |
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'We Have to Get a Climate President in Office': Jane Fonda Says Bernie Sanders Is the Only Climate Candidate The actor and activist's comments came ahead of a Fire Drill Friday rally focused on environmental racism in the Los Angeles Harbor area. Read more |
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'This Is Unacceptable': Sanders Calls On Biden to Disavow Surrogate's Racist Attack on Nina Turner "Joe must apologize to Nina and all the people of color supporting our campaign." Read more |
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Will Biden's Trade Policy Record Come Back to Haunt Him in Midwest? "I helped lead the opposition to these agreements, Joe Biden supported those agreements," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "And that is a fundamental difference about our approach toward the trade union movement and towards the needs of working people." Read more |
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'Absolutely Chilling': Reports From Frontlines of Coronavirus Outbreak Reveal Roadblocks to Testing, Lack of Safety Protocols "Recall that this refusal to test fits a pattern: This the same president who railed against attempts to count the dead in Puerto Rico post-Maria... Ignorance is a lethal political tool." Read more |
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Europe Wraps Up Warmest Winter on Record With Massive Youth #ClimateStrike in Brussels "Young people, workers, communities at the frontlines of the #ClimateEmergency are taking it to the streets. They tell E.U. leaders that they must increase weak climate targets now." Read more |
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'Plainly Ridiculous': Sanders Supporters Decry MSNBC for Not Covering Nazi Protester at Bernie Rally " MSNBC pundits likened the Bernie campaign to Nazi Germany on air weeks ago. Yesterday, someone brought a Nazi flag to a Bernie rally." Read more |
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'Outrageous,' Says Bernie Sanders as Filings Show Top Healthcare CEOs Raked in Combined $300 Million in 2019 Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, vowed to "end the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and pass Medicare for All." Read more |
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Exxon Lobbyists Pushed European Officials to Water Down Green Deal With Carbon Pricing Plan for Vehicles Climate activist Greta Thunberg called the deal, in which officials are still determining whether to apply the lobbyists' advice, a "surrender" to fossil fuel interests. Read more |
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As Its Workers Fight for Better Wages, AT&T Announces Another $4 Billion in Stock Buybacks The company's announcement this week comes amid of wave of buybacks since the "GOP tax scam." Read more |
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Russia Fears US Under Trump Now Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons as 'Viable Political Option' "This dramatically increases the chance of a nuclear exchange due to miscalculation or human error." Read more |
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After Alabama Executes Nathaniel Woods, Ayanna Pressley Leads Fresh Calls for US to Abolish Death Penalty "This INJUSTICE system is racist, sexist, and xenophobic," said the Massachusetts Democrat. "We need a system that centers shared power, freedom, equality, safety, and dignity." Read more |
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'Disturbing': Study Shows DOJ Prosecutions of White-Collar Criminals Hit All-Time Low Under Trump "Never has white-collar crime gone so ignored." Read more |
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'This Is Your Brain on Capitalism': CNBC Market Analyst Rick Santelli Calls for Infecting Global Population With Coronavirus to Help Wall Street "The projected death of 11 million Americans would be a fair price to pay for better long term stock growth, says a capitalist extremist." Read more |
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'Absolutely Sickening—and Scary': Man Unfurls Nazi Flag at Bernie Sanders Rally, Heightening Security Concerns "All people of conscience must condemn this anti-Semitism against the most visible Jewish politician in the country." Read more |
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'I Like That': Trump Hails Economic Impact of Deadly Coronavirus, Says People Are Now 'Spending Their Money in the US' "The human impact is an afterthought." Read more |
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'Warning Shot to Our Party': Sanders Says Trump's Latest Vow to Cut Social Security Exposes Biden's General Election 'Vulnerability' "One of us has a history of not only fighting cuts to Social Security but working to expand benefits," said Sanders. "And that's why we are the campaign best positioned to defeat Donald Trump." Read more |
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'Don't Look Away. This Nation Is So... Cruel': Rights Advocates Decry Execution of Nathaniel Woods by Alabama "Not justice. Not closure. Not peace. Just more pain, more trauma, more death. Shameful." Read more |
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70+ Groups Demand Trump Prohibit Coronavirus Profiteering by Big Pharma "We the People have driven coronavirus research and development—not pharma corporations." Read more |
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Following Warren Exit, Dying Medicare for All Activist Ady Barkan Says, "I'm All In" for Bernie Sanders "It's not about him. It's about us." Read more |
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Markets Plunge as Critics Say Trump's "Keep the Stock Market Calm" Approach Has Backfired "Trump staking his presidency on a good stock market was once just an annoying tic," said The Nation 's Jeet Heer. "But now there's a situation that makes it actively harmful." Read more |
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'We Know She'll Continue the Fight Alongside Us': Progressive Chorus for Warren to Join Forces With Sanders Intensifies Sanders, for his part, said that " I know that she'll stay in this fight and we are grateful that she will." Read more |
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UN Women Imagines 'Equiterra,' A New Utopian World Where Gender Equality Reigns "Seems like such a nice place... When can the world move in?" Read more |
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MLK Jr's Son Among Justice Advocates Urging Alabama Governor to Halt Execution of Nathaniel Woods "Killing this African American man, whose case appears to have been strongly mishandled by the courts, could produce an irreversible injustice. Are you willing to allow a potentially innocent man to be executed?" Read more |
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'Hospitals Not Prepared,' Warn Nurses as Nationwide Survey Shows 'Fractured' System Amid Coronavirus Outbreak "We just don't have the capacity in the hospitals and health systems to deal with a massive influx of patients and keep them isolated." Read more |
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Elizabeth Warren Ends 'Brilliant' and Issue-Focused Presidential Campaign—What Does She Do Next? "I will not be running for president in 2020," Warren said, "but I guarantee I will stay in the fight for the hardworking folks across this country who have gotten the short end of the stick over and over. That's been the fight of my life and it will continue to be so." Read more |
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'Total Win!': Human Rights Groups Welcome ICC Probe of US Torture and War Crimes in Afghanistan "This decision vindicates the rule of law and gives hope to the thousands of victims seeking accountability when domestic courts and authorities have failed them." Read more |
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'Give Us an Hour on MSNBC': Sanders Says He Would Love to Debate Medicare for All vs. For-Profit System With Joe Biden "We're spending twice as much per capita on healthcare as the people of any other country and yet 27 million are uninsured, 30,000 people die, half a million people go bankrupt every year because of medical-related debt, and we spend far and away the highest prices in the world for prescription... Read more |
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As CDC Says 'Do Not Go to Work,' Trump Says Thousands With Coronavirus Could Go to Work and Get Better "These are really dangerous lies." Read more |
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Pro-Choice Advocates Demand Reproductive Justice as Supreme Court Hears First Abortion Case With Trump Appointees on Bench "We refuse to allow judges who know nothing about us and politicians who care little about us to control our reproduction." Read more |
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'Alarming': Tropical Forests in Shift From Carbon Sponge to Carbon Source "We've found that one of the most worrying impacts of climate change has already begun." Read more |
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In Super Tuesday 'News Dump,' EPA Expands Rule Limiting Science the Agency Can Use to Make Public Health Policy Decisions "Now is not the time to play games with critical medical research that underpins every rule designed to protect us from harmful pollution in our air and in our water." Read more |
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'Devastating': Great Barrier Reef in Danger of Catastrophic Bleaching as Temperatures in Australia Remain High "It's a sobering reality we're in." Read more |
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'Absolutely Unconscionable': Hourslong Lines to Vote in Texas on Super Tuesday 'Point to a Bigger Systemic Problem' "That problem, to put it bluntly, is that the people in power in state government have no interest in making it easier for Texans to vote." Read more |
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Pelosi Carries Right-Wing Rep. Henry Cuellar Over Finish Line to Defeat Progressive Jessica Cisneros "Pelosi, the DCCC, and Charles Koch all teamed up for Cuellar." Read more |
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After Billionaire Bloomberg Ends Bid to Buy Election, Biden Endorsement Shows 'Where the Big Money Is Going' "Democracy should not be purchasable." Read more |
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'What More Do You Need to Know?' Health Insurance Stocks Drive Wall Street Rebound on Biden Super Tuesday Wins "Biden is the preferred candidate for the financial markets." Read more |
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Sanders Kicks Off New Phase of Campaign With Ad Blitz Challenging Biden in March Primary States The ads follow a memo from Sanders campaign leaders declaring that "we are now entering the phase of the primary in which the differences between Bernie and Biden will take center stage." Read more |
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Warren Urged to Help Form 'Progressive Front' With Sanders as Big-Money Establishment Fuels Biden Surge "If she can make the case for Sanders, she'll help build a progressive front against a moneyed and well-organized moderate force." Read more |
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'Absolutely Outrageous': Trump White House Bars Press From Filming or Recording Coronavirus Briefing "We need transparency. Instead we are getting this." Read more |
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Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Trump Vows to 'See If We Can Help' the Uninsured as He Attempts to Rip Insurance From 20 Million "The number of uninsured Americans has gone up by seven million people during Trump's presidency, complicating the response to the coronavirus. But don't worry, they're gonna see if they can help them out." Read more |
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In Every Super Tuesday State With Exit Polls, Majority of Democratic Voters Support Eliminating Private Health Insurance "Medicare for All is winning," said Alyssa Kang, community organizer with the California Nurses Association. Read more |
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Super Tuesday Sets Stage for Biden vs. Bernie: 'A Two-Person Race for Future of Democratic Party and the Country' While Sen. Bernie Sanders laid claim to the big-delegate prize in California, former Vice President showed with multiple wins in key states that he is now the corporate Democrat's only hope. "May the best candidate win." Read more |
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Feminist Icon and 'Vagina Monologues' Playwright Eve Ensler Delivers 'Must Watch' Endorsement for Bernie Sanders "Do you feel that energy? That's the energy of the people of America who got left out, finally finding each other." Read more |
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Ocasio-Cortez: 'I Understand Disaffected Voters Because I Once Was One' Democratic congresswoman from New York issues powerful warning against nullifying voters clamoring for transformative change. Read more |
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Sanders and Warren Earn Highest Grades on Immigration Justice Scorecard by Texas-Based Rights Group "Over the past four debates, the media has refused to ask questions about this important issue... We have decided to break down the policies to inform voters where candidates stand." Read more |
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You'll Never Guess How Big Banks Want the Fed to Handle the Coronavirus: More Wall Street Deregulation "Surely, the big banks aren't craven enough to use COVID-19 as an excuse to lobby for long-sought regulatory rollbacks, right? Wrong!" Read more |
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'Organized Money vs. Organized People': New Sanders Memo Details Stark Choice Between Biden and Bernie "Voters face a decision between Bernie's working-class movement and his message of change, and Biden's effort to—in his own words—make sure that 'nothing will fundamentally change' for the billionaire class." Read more |
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'Just Rich People vs Everyone Else at This Point': Bloomberg Backer Judge Judy—Worth $440 Million—Tells Sanders Supporters to 'Grow Up' Multi-millionaire TV star stumps for multi-billionaire presidential candidate on MSNBC. Read more |
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Nation's Fractured Public Health System Under Trump 'Woefully Unprepared' for Coronavirus, Nurses and Experts Warn "It is critical that the federal government take quick and meaningful steps to urgently protect the public from this outbreak." Read more |
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Tired of Corporate Propaganda? Progressive Media Outlets Join Forces for Super Tuesday Coverage "Democracy depends on a free and independent press that can hold power accountable, but sadly, the corporate media does not meet that standard." Read more |
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'I Am Proud of My Record': Sanders Takes Just Two Minutes to Provide Long List of Achievements "We're gonna run on that record. But most importantly, we need a new vision for America, a vision that tells the corporate elite and the one percent that this country belongs to all of us, not just a handful of billionaires." Read more |
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'About Time': Women's Groups Applaud Resignation of MSNBC Host Chris Matthews After 'Decades-Long History of Misogyny' "For decades, Chris Matthews has used his position to harass women with sexist and predatory comments, while undermining women serving in public office." Read more |
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'The Door Is Open, Come On In,' Sanders Says to Buttigieg and Klobuchar Supporters as Centrists Line Up Behind Biden Sanders said the former candidates' supporters "understand that we have got to move toward a government which believes in justice, not greed." Read more |
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'Which Side Are You On?' Ask Progressives as Health Insurance Stocks Spike After Centrists Coalesce Around Biden "People are gleefully gambling that the health insurance CEOs will be able to continue to profit off of killing our friends and family." Read more |
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Record-Breaking Warm Weather Expected Around Globe As Human-Caused Climate Crisis Now As Powerful As El Niño's Effects, Says WMO The world's top meteorological experts issued the warning as cities and countries around the world reported record-breaking warm winters. Read more |
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As Wells Fargo Joins Banks Rejecting Funding of Arctic Drilling, Pressure Heats Up on Others to 'Do Their Part' Bill McKibben called the development a "victory for the Gwich'in, the wildlife, and the planet." Read more |
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'Inhumane' and 'Reckless': Amnesty International Condemns Greece's Measures to Block Migrants at Turkish Border "People seeking asylum are once again being used as bargaining chips in a callous political game." Read more |
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"They're Desperate to Beat Bernie": Amy Klobuchar Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Primary, to Endorse Biden "Key question: will Warren eventually do the same for the progressive side, to block Biden, if it is indeed a two-horse race come Wednesday morning?" Read more |
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Democracy for America Endorses Sanders in 'Wake-Up Call to Broken, Visionless, Corporate Democratic Establishment' "Bernie Sanders has built a powerful multi-racial, multi-generational movement and we're excited to join the campaign at this critical moment in the Democratic race." Read more |
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'Deadly Consequences': Critics Sound Alarm as Trump Prioritizes Politics Over Public Safety in Coronavirus Response "It's no surprise that the president has viewed the emerging coronavirus pandemic through the lens of what would damage or benefit him politically." Read more |
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In Blow to Administration's "Xenophobic Agenda," Federal Judge Says Cuccinelli Unlawfully Installed as Immigration Agency Head The ruling was heralded as "a major win for immigrants and asylum-seekers." Read more |
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Civil Rights Advocates Shut Down Klobuchar Rally, Demanding Justice for Teen She Helped Sentence to Life in Prison "There is an entire community that suffered under her leadership, and she has refused to accept accountability for the harm that she caused." Read more |
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Activists Urging Barclays to 'Stop Funding the Climate Emergency' Shut Down Nearly 100 Branches Across UK "It's time Barclays pulled the plug and backed away from funding fossil fuels for good," said a local Greenpeace campaigner. Read more |
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'Why Are We Being Charged?' Surprise Bills From Coronavirus Testing Spark Calls for Government to Cover All Costs "Huge surprise medical bills [are] going to make sure people with symptoms don't get tested. That is bad for everyone." Read more |