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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 |
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Not Just 'Build Back Better': Climate Groups Call on Biden to 'Build Back Fossil Free' "Biden can take the bold action we need on Day One, including immediately ending new fossil fuel permits and project approvals and declaring a climate emergency to ignite our clean and democratic energy revolution." Read more |
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'Republican Party Doesn't Give a Damn About You': McConnell Admits Direct Checks Only Included to Help GOP Win in Georgia "Given that this conversion only came after 'Kelly and David got hammered,' no one should be fooled—or let him get away with it." Read more |
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'Sick': Most Profitable US Companies Fired Workers, Enriched Shareholders During Pandemic "This is a global crisis but the big companies are not treating it as one—they haven't skipped a beat." Read more |
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'We Are Not Embarrassed Enough': Ilhan Omar Slams Congress for Failing the Public on Covid Relief "It's really quite shameful that we find ourselves negotiating a deal with such a small amount of money." Read more |
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'Gratuitously Cruel': Outrage as GOP Tries to Prevent People on Unemployment From Also Receiving Stimulus Check "Funny enough, they never take issue with doubling down on corporate bailouts and tax cuts for the wealthy." Read more |
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Survey Shows Americans—Regardless of Partisan Affiliation—Don't Want Biden to Appoint a Corporate Cabinet "People across party lines want an administration that is run by people who care about the public interest—not by corporate executives, lobbyists, and consultants." Read more |
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Groups Provide Biden With Draft Climate Emergency Order to Help Put Out 'Fire Fanned by Trump' The president-elect "must take bold action the moment he steps into the Oval Office, without punting to a dysfunctional Congress." Read more |
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UN Warns New Wave of Locust Swarms Threatens Food Security of Millions in East Africa "We must not waiver. Locusts keep growing day and night and risks are exacerbating food insecurity for vulnerable families across the affected region." Read more |
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Civil Rights Groups Urge Biden to Nominate Attorney General Dedicated to 'Bedrock Principle of Equal Justice' "We need an attorney general... committed to ending discrimination; addressing white supremacy and hate violence; and advancing racial, gender, disability, ethnic, religious, immigrant, and LGBTQ justice." Read more |
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In 'Landmark' Moment, London Coroner Lists Air Pollution as a Cause of Young Girl's Death London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the coroner's report must mark "a turning point so that other families do not have to suffer the same heartbreak." Read more |
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Progressives Denounce Trump SEC's "Gift to the Oil Industry" as Anti-Corruption Rule Gets Neutered Section 1504 of Dodd-Frank requires fossil fuel companies to disclose payments to foreign governments, but outgoing SEC chairman Jay Clayton just weakened the anti-corruption rule. Read more |
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Ocasio-Cortez Warns Biden That War and Wall Street Appointees Are a 'Huge Reason We Got Trump' The congresswoman attributed the rise of Trump partly to "extreme disdain for this moneyed political establishment that rules Washington." Read more |
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Campaigners Outraged After Top UK Court Overturns Ban on 'Climate-Wrecking' Third Runway at Heathrow "It's time to take our demand straight to the government—it can still change its plans for Heathrow expansion," says Friends of the Earth. Read more |
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As Trump Continues Killing Spree, Pressley Leads Call for Biden to Immediately Abolish Death Penalty "Your historic election with record turnout represents a national mandate to make meaningful progress in reforming our unjust and inhumane criminal legal system," wrote the lawmakers to Biden. Read more |
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Study of 50 Years of Tax Cuts For Rich Confirms 'Trickle Down' Theory Is an Absolute Sham "Major tax cuts for the rich since the 1980s have increased income inequality, with all the problems that brings, without any offsetting gains in economic performance." Read more |
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Amid Mounting Progressive Pressure, Congressional Leaders Reportedly Planning to Include Direct Payments in Relief Package "I will not vote for a Covid package that doesn't include survival payments and unemployment relief for the American people. It's a red line," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read more |
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School Privatization Zealot Betsy DeVos Reportedly Urging Career Education Staff to Obstruct Biden Agenda One House Democrat said he can't wait for January 20, "when this disgrace is pushed out the door and her bags are dropped at the curb." Read more |
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'Two Powerhouse Leaders': Environmentalists Applaud Biden Selections of Granholm, McCarthy for Key Climate Posts "Joe Biden's entire government must be dedicated to mobilizing for an end to the fossil fuel era, and these announcements are a step in the right direction." Read more |
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Months After AOC Demand and Federal Suit, USPS Releases DeJoy Calendar That Is 'Almost Entirely Redacted' "Haul Louis DeJoy in front of a criminal grand jury for his postal sabotage and subversion of our elections," said Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. Read more |
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'Let's Do This!': Progressive Powerhouses Swiftly Endorse Nina Turner After She Announces House Run Rep. Ro Khanna said that the former Ohio state senator "will bring a phenomenal commitment to a $15 minimum wage, Medicare for All, and free public college." Read more |
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Calls for 'Direct Payments of at Least $2,000' for Working Families "Congress cannot continue to ignore the hunger, pain, and economic uncertainty that millions of people are facing," argues a grassroots coalition. Read more |
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With $4.2 Billion in Direct Giving, MacKenzie Scott, Formerly Bezos, 'Puts Shame to the Billionaire Class' "The bulk of these gifts are to the works of mercy during this pandemic—food banks, direct social service organizations, emergency funds, and support services for the most vulnerable." Read more |
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Despite 90% Population Plunge, Trump Admin Refuses Monarch Butterflies Endangered Species Protection "The immediate answer is two things. One, we restore a lot of habitat. And two, we try to convince our fellow citizens and particularly our politicians that we have to do something about greenhouse gases." Read more |
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New 'Trump Lame Duck Temper Tantrum' Tracker Will Document Final Gasps of Nation's Infantile Outgoing President The online tool "will help journalists and all Americans track the final, vindictive actions of this hateful administration." Read more |
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'Raking in Cash From Major Financial Interests': Wall Street Gives Millions to Georgia Lawmakers in Bid to Maintain GOP-Controlled Senate "Conservative outside groups are also raking in cash from major financial interests for the Georgia Senate runoffs in an attempt to keep these seats—and the Senate—for the GOP." Read more |
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'Political Consolation Prize'? Biden Picks Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary Despite His Lack of Relevant Experience "Uber and Lyft must be ecstatic. If you have a newfangled scheme to undermine workers by deploying the language of management consultants and futurism... Pete is the credulous mark you seek." Read more |
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Researchers Warn of Looming Oil Spill Four Times Larger Than Exxon Valdez If Urgent Action Not Taken A "regional environmental and humanitarian disaster" is guaranteed should the oil escape from an aging tanker in the Red Sea. Read more |
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'The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Terrified': Gas Company Sues to Destroy Small Town's Rights of Nature Law "PGE throwing another lawsuit at us to try to bring us to heel, when our community has overwhelmingly said 'hell no' multiple times." Read more |
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'Most Anti-Wildlife President in History' Puts Out Lame Duck Rule to Gut Species Protection "Today's rule will have devastating consequences for some of America's most iconic species, including the grizzly bear, whooping cranes, and Pacific salmon." Read more |
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'A Troubling Indication of What Could Be to Come': Biden Quietly Adds Goldman Sachs, Big Tech Officials to Transition "We cannot move forward in a new direction with just the same people, including some of the people who are responsible for the mess we are in." Read more |
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'On the Verge of Global Vaccine Apartheid': Rich Countries Hoard Supplies as Poorest Left Out "Unless something changes dramatically, billions of people around the world will not receive a safe and effective vaccine for Covid-19 for years to come." Read more |
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Biden Urged to Stand Against Line 3 as Water Protectors Battle Dirty Tar Sands Pipeline "We fight on because we must." Read more |
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Wall Street Titan Gloats Over Pandemic Profits From Rentals as Eviction Tsunami Looms "Blackstone was a huge winner coming out of the global financial crisis, and I think something similar is going to happen," said the private equity firm's billionaire CEO Stephen Schwarzman as millions brace for eviction. Read more |
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Calling for End to 'Economic War,' Rouhani Says Iran Will Rejoin Nuke Deal If Biden Agrees "Either everyone will implement the JCPOA as it is or they don't. If they do, we will too," said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Read more |
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'Disgusting Legacy and Stain on Democracy': As Barr Resigns, Democrats and Rights Groups Say Good Riddance "Bill Barr won't be missed. He is a corrupt liar who attacked our democracy and did an injustice to justice in this country." Read more |
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Bipartisan Relief Package Includes Plan to Retroactively Immunize Corporations From Coronavirus Lawsuits One worker advocate warned that, if passed, corporate liability protections would "lead to more illness and death." Read more |
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'They Don't Care About the Little Guy': Progressives Take Aim at Greed of GOP Senators in Crucial Georgia Runoffs To win on January 5, organizers say, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock should focus on getting direct economic relief to struggling Americans, raising the minimum wage, and the greed of the Republican Party. Read more |
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'Grossly Insufficient': ExxonMobil Lambasted Over Emissions Reduction Plan That Pledges No Reduction in Absolute Emissions "Any company that fails to keep pace with what science demands threatens its future while endangering the rest of us with escalating climate impacts and systemic risks to the global economy." Read more |
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'The Will of the American People': Official Electoral College Vote Finalizes That Biden Won and Trump Lost Despite a "cacophony of lies and disinformation" from the outgoing president, said one campaigner, the results are clear. Read more |
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'It Never Had to Be Like This': 300,000 Dead in US From Covid-19 Under Donald J. Trump "It is equal to a 9/11 attack every day for more than 100 days." Read more |
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Report Details 'Staggering' Number of Attacks on US Journalists, Press Freedoms in 2020 "This report shows an unprecedented press freedom crisis engulfing the United States." Read more |
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'Unreasonable in the Extreme': Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Yet Another Trump Attempt to Undo Biden Victory The state's high court dismissed the Trump campaign's challenge as "meritless on its face." Read more |
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From 'Alternative Facts' to 'Alternate Electors': Stephen Miller Pushes Absurd New Strategy in Face of Trump Loss "They're actively attempting a coup. It's extremely stupid. But that is what it is and it's beyond troubling." Read more |
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Sanders Says Congress 'Cannot Go Home for Christmas Holidays' Without Delivering $1,200 Direct Payments "Congress should be working 24 hours, seven days a week until we pass a bill that provides emergency assistance to the American people in their time of need." Read more |
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13 Million More Girls Expected to Be Forced Into Marriage Due to Covid-19 Lockdowns and Economic Hardship "I believe that a whole lot of girls would have gone through early marriage silently because movements were restricted and we can't reach them," Sierra Leonean First Lady Fatima Maada Bio said. Read more |
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Assange's Partner Decries 'Atrocious' Prison Conditions in Appeal for Australian Intervention "The Australian government should just pick up the phone and speak to its closest allies and show its concern and secure his safe release," said Stella Morris. Read more |
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'The Actual Scandalous Headline Is Medics Need Two Jobs to Survive': AOC Defends Paramedic Outed by NY Post "It's not like she does anything shameful for money, like writing for the New York Post ." Read more |
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Due to 'Credible Threats of Violence,' Michigan Capitol Shuttered as Electoral College Meets to Confirm Biden Victory "It is a sad fact that the shameful actions by certain Republicans to smear our democratic institutions and deny the clear will of the voters has undeniably created this dangerous, hostile atmosphere." Read more |
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Thanks to GOP Stonewalling, Experts Say Congress 'Already Too Late' to Prevent Lapse in Unemployment Benefits "We will find ourselves early next year in the midst of a humanitarian crisis brought upon by cruel indifference." Read more |
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Warren Joins Chorus Urging Biden to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour for Federal Contract Workers on Day One "While the president cannot—without Congress—increase the federal minimum wage, the president can, through executive power, increase the minimum wage of workers on federal contracts." Read more |
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'What a Failed State Looks Like': GOP Under Fire for Blocking Necessary Funds as Covid Vaccine Distribution Begins "The end of a tragic, crippling pandemic is in sight and Senate Republicans can't get around to authorizing any money to complete the job." Read more |
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'Ridiculous': Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Businesses Got Millions in Federal Coronavirus Relief, Analysis Reveals "Now, the government is doing even more to help hate groups by handing them millions of dollars in forgivable loans." Read more |
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GOP Lawmaker Claims 'Trump Is Listening to the Many of Us Who Are Urging Him to #PardonSnowden' The NSA whistleblower has used his platform to pressure the president to pardon someone other than himself: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Read more |
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"In Case There Was Any Doubt Regarding 'Stand By'": Four People Stabbed After Pro-Trump DC Rally "This is all on you, Republicans. You have enabled all of this." Read more |
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'Can Anybody Still Deny That We Are Facing a Dramatic Emergency?' Asks UN Chief at Climate Summit "If we don't change course," he warned, "we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than 3 degrees this century." Read more |
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As FDA Gives Pfizer and BioNTech the Green Light, Global Calls Continue to Mount for a #PeoplesVaccine Campaigners are warning that nine out of 10 people in poor countries are set to miss out on Covid-19 vaccine in 2021. Read more |
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'Exactly What the Country Needs Right Now': SCOTUS Rejects Texas Suit Challenging Election Results "It's over over over over and 90% of GOP needs to recognize reality." Read more |
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With Endless War Abroad and Endless Suffering at Home, Peace Group Warns Against Making NDAA Fight All About Trump "While we commend Congress for not ceding to Trump's demands, particularly on the question of Confederate base names, we must not lose sight of the fact that the FY21 NDAA is about much more than that." Read more |
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Citing 14th Amendment, Pascrell Says These GOP House Members Shouldn't Even Be Sworn In "The text of the 14th Amendment expressly forbids members of Congress from engaging in rebellion against the United States. Trying to overturn a democratic election and install a dictator seems like a pretty clear example of that." Read more |
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Question: How Should the Left Judge Biden's Success? Answer From a Leftist: 'How Many People Stop Going Hungry' Is One Good Way "Honestly, if Biden is able to keep his own campaign promises," says Justice Democrats co-founder Saikat Chakrabarti, "that'll be pretty good." Read more |
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In Just 'Two-Ish Minutes,' AOC Details Progressive Accomplishments From First Two Years in Office Often accused of being ineffective by conservatives and centrists, the congresswoman highlighted her work passing legislation, serving her constituents, and leading House investigations into corruption and fraud. Read more |
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'Seems Like a Good Policy!' CBO Shows Medicare for All Could Cover Everyone for $650 Billion Less Per Year The analysis shows that administrative costs under a single-payer healthcare system "will be lower than what even the most rabid Medicare for All supporters have traditionally claimed." Read more |
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'Without Decency and Without Dignity': German Newsweekly Der Spiegel Names Trump 'Loser of the Year' "The country is more divided than ever since the times of the Civil War. This is not a by-product of Trump's politics, it is their goal." Read more |
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220,000+ Sign Petition Demanding Biden 'Clean House' of Trump Social Security Appointees on Day One "Donald Trump's political appointees are undermining our Social Security system, and Biden must remove them immediately." Read more |
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'Harebrained' Texas Election Lawsuit a Serious GOP Attack on Democracy, Warn Experts "Trump will leave office in January. But the attorneys general who are aiding his failed coup are just getting started." Read more |
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Trump Deal to Trade Occupied Western Sahara for Morocco Normalizing Ties With Israel Denounced Worldwide "Only the people of Western Sahara can decide their own future as they have an inalienable right to self-determination recognized by the U.N.," said one Sahrawi official. Read more |
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'There for His Donors, But Not for Us': Ossoff Ad Blasts Perdue Over Opposition to $1,200 Stimulus Checks "We needed our senator's help, but for David Perdue, we weren't the priority." Read more |
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'We Need to Get Off the Current Road to Hell,' Say Former UN Climate Leaders Global ambition to avert climate catastrophe "must shift quickly to another scale, beyond recognition." Read more |
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Noting Nation's Unparalleled Contributions to Global Crisis, 100+ Groups Push Biden to Commit US to 'Fair Share' of Climate Action The letter to the president-elect calls for not only rejoining the Paris agreement, but also "bold, equitable, and ambitious emissions reductions and a commitment to support less wealthy countries to do the same." Read more |
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Calls to "Abolish the Death Penalty" Grow as Trump's Last-Minute Execution Spree Kills Brandon Bernard "In a world of incredible violence, the state should not be involved in premeditated murder," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Read more |
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After Senate Effort Fails, Biden Urged to Block 'Corrupt and Dangerous' $23 Billion Weapons Sale to UAE "Our government should not sell a single bullet to the UAE, much less billions of dollars in deadly military equipment." Read more |
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AOC Slams House Republicans for Spending Their Time Trying to Overturn Trump Loss While 'People Are Starving' More than half of the House GOP caucus has endorsed a likely doomed-to-fail Texas lawsuit seeking to undo the results of the November presidential election. Read more |
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'Congress Cannot Go on Recess Without Providing This': Sanders, Hawley Move to Attach $1,200 Payments to Must-Pass Spending Bill "It would be outrageous and simply unacceptable for members of Congress to go home to their families when tens of millions of working-class families in this country are facing economic desperation." Read more |
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Biden Provokes Frustration by Sidestepping Rep. Fudge for USDA, Treating HUD as 'Consolation Prize' "His transition team has made a completely avoidable, self-inflicted injury by appointing Tom Vilsack to USDA." Read more |
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With Baseless Claims of 'Irregularities,' 100+ House Republicans Sign Onto Texas Lawsuit to Overturn Election Results "Millions face joblessness, foreclosure, or eviction. And 100 House Republicans are focused today on insisting the election was rigged." Read more |
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'Not $300. Not $600. $1,200 at a Minimum': Bernie Mobilizes Progressive Forces for Direct Cash Stimulus "Corporate welfare? Endless amounts of money," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Now when children are going hungry in America and so many families are struggling, suddenly we don't have enough money?" Read more |
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CDC Official Says She Was Told to Delete Email on Kids' Covid-19 Risk to Match Trump's School Reopening Message "Federal employees have affirmative obligations to preserve documents, and destruction of federal records is potentially illegal," warned Rep. James Clyburn. Read more |
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'Pass the Damn Covid Relief Bill': Shoplifting of Essentials on Rise as Millions Struggle to Feed Families "This state of austerity is an artificial cruelty designed to redistribute wealth, enrich the obscenely wealthy, and keep us under the thumb of employers and politicians." Read more |
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In Must-Watch Video, Greta Thunberg Warns Humanity 'Still Speeding in Wrong Direction' on Climate The global crisis, says the youth leader, "cannot be solved without system change. That's no longer an opinion. That's a fact." Read more |
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In 'Big Win for Religious Freedom,' US Supreme Court Rules Muslims Put on No-Fly List Can Sue FBI "For decades now, government surveillance and anti-Muslim policies have been an unavoidable fact of life for American Muslims. Because of this ruling, American Muslims now know that they can speak out and fight back in court against injustice." Read more |
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Boasting of 'Combat Power' to Threaten Iran, US Flies Two Massive B-52 Bombers Over Persian Gulf The Pentagon predictably described the maneuver as defensive, even though it was the U.S. that pushed the two nations to the brink of war repeatedly over the past several years. Read more |
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With Senate—and Nation's Future—at Stake, Corporations Pouring Money Into Georgia for GOP From Ford to Visa to Verizon, journalist Judd Legum reports corporations are spending big "to keep McConnell in charge." Read more |
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New Report Shows How Banks and Financial Firms 'Gambling Away Our Future' by Bankrolling Oil and Gas Projects "The only reasonable decision for investors in this situation is to green their portfolio and to quit companies planning new fossil investments now." Read more |
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Climate Action, Indigenous Rights Groups Among Those Championing Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary "It's time that Indigenous people have authority over stolen land." Read more |
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Receiving Nobel Prize, World Food Programme Chief Warns 'We Are Losing Battle Against Hunger' "We are losing the battle against hunger as never before," warned WFP's David Beasley. "And we are losing it most in Yemen." Read more |
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'Deeply Disturbing' Surge in Layoffs Spotlights Cruelty of Trump-GOP Refusal to Boost Unemployment Benefits "The nation's health and economy are going backwards, not forwards, because Republicans and the leader of their party have spent months doing the very opposite of what is needed." Read more |
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'Shameful': Senate Republicans—and Two Democrats—Kill Effort to Stop Trump's Lame-Duck Sale of F-35s and Drones to UAE "The United States should be working to deescalate conflict in the Middle East, not fueling it by selling more and more weapons to regimes using them to kill civilians," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Read more |