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Sanders Proposes Slashing Pentagon Budget by 10% to Reinvest Funds in Communities 'Devastated by Poverty and Incarceration' Instead of spending $740 billion on the Department of Defense, said the Vermont senator, the United States should reinvest in "cities and towns that we've neglected and abandoned for far too long." Read more |
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Erasing 30 Years of Progress, Covid-19 Pandemic Could Lead to More Than One Billion People Living in Poverty: Study "These findings expose the extent of precarity in developing countries, but also the fragility of poverty reductions to any economic shock." Read more |
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Amid Push to 'Sell More Weapons Overseas,' Report Indicates Trump Moving to Expand Drone Exports The expansion would come after a reinterpretation of an arms agreement between 35 nations. Read more |
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Louisville Lawmakers Ban No-Knock Warrants as Advocates Escalate Demand for Arrests of Three Officers Who Killed Breonna Taylor " This is a welcomed step, but partial justice is not justice." Read more |
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Global Digital Divide a 'Barrier to Wider Equality' That Must Be Closed, Says World Wide Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee "This inequality is a barrier to wider equality, and we know it most affects those who are already marginalized." Read more |
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'This Is Cruel': DeVos Bars Certain Students, Including DACA Recipients, From Covid-19 Relief Funds "These extreme eligibility requirements will not only harm students, but they are also contrary to congressional intent," said Sen. Patty Murray. Read more |
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ICC Denounces 'Unprecedented Attacks' by Trump Administration "An attack on the ICC also represents an attack against the interests of victims of atrocity crimes, for many of whom the court represents the last hope for justice." Read more |
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New Campaign Prepares Mass Mobilization Should Trump Refuse to 'Leave Willingly' If Defeated in November "Preparing for the possibility of Trump refusing to concede isn't just reasonable, it's the responsible thing to do." Read more |
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Federal Court Urged to Hold 'Rogue' Trump EPA in Contempt for Blatant Defiance of Ban on Toxic Weed Killer "EPA needs a lesson in separation of powers and we're asking the court to give it to them." Read more |
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"He Doesn't Care, So Long as He's Not Liable": Trump Rally-Goers Required to Agree Not to Sue If They Contract Coronavirus "Immunity from lawsuits encourages irresponsible and reckless behavior, and undermines public health, as the Trump campaign is now shamefully making clear." Read more |
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Public Health Officials Urge Caution as 14 States Report Surge in Covid-19 Infections After Reopening Several of the states reporting a rise in cases will soon host President Donald Trump's campaign rallies, where social distancing is not expected to be enforced. Read more |
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'Feels Like a Desecration': Critics Denounce Racist Trump for Rally at Site of Tulsa Massacre on Juneteenth "Would a cross burning have been too subtle?" Read more |
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Bernie Sanders Calls on Congress to 'Ban Facial Recognition Technology for All Policing' "Facial recognition technology violates the privacy and civil liberties of Americans, and deepens racial bias in policing." Read more |
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'Speaking of Looting...': Trump Admin. Refuses to Disclose Corporate Recipients of $500 Billion in Coronavirus Bailout Funds "This is outrageous AND exactly what was obviously going to happen AND exactly why many of us opposed CARES as written." Read more |
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New Report Details How Tear Gas Used to 'Crush Peaceful Protests' Around the World "In too many countries tear gas is used to deny protesters their universal right to peaceful assembly." Read more |
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'Grotesque Abuse' of Authority as Trump Declares National Emergency Over ICC Probe of Alleged US War Crimes "The Trump administration's contempt for the global rule of law is plain." Read more |
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Statues Celebrating Colonialism, Racism, and Oppression Toppled Across US and Worldwide "It's a powerful thing for us to be able to dismantle the entire building of this country, the truths and the untruths that have been told about Christopher Columbus." Read more |
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'This Is How Scared They Are of Democracy': Iowa Republicans Move to Curb Mail-In Voting for November "This is nothing more than trying to rig an election." Read more |
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Kentucky's Largest Newspaper Endorses Progressive Charles Booker in Senate Race, Rejecting Corporate Democrats' Preferred Centrist "Frankly, it's time to shake up the establishment," wrote the Courier-Journal 's editorial board. Read more |
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In Landmark Ruling, European Court of Human Rights Sides With BDS Movement Over French Government "This momentous court ruling is a decisive victory for freedom of expression, for human rights defenders, and for the BDS movement for Palestinian freedom, justice, and equality." Read more |
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Trump Proposes Changes to Asylum Rules That Stand to 'Practically Write the Refugee Definition Out of Existence' "The Trump administration is doubling down on a xenophobic, anti-immigrant agenda while the president is fueling violence against Black and Brown people in our country with his racist, white supremacist rhetoric." Read more |
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Amazon's One-Year Ban on Police Use of Its Facial Recognition Software Denounced as 'Nothing More Than a Public Relations Stunt' "The reality is that facial recognition technology is too dangerous to be used at all." Read more |
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'We Must Act Now': Sanders Demands Congressional Ban on Police Use of Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Against Protesters "The American people are rightly demanding justice and an end to police brutality and murder. The U.S. Senate has got to act now, has got to hear the cries for justice that are coming from the streets of this country." Read more |
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1,250 Former DOJ Officials Demand Investigation Into Barr's Involvement in Violently Dispersing Demonstrators Near White House "None of us would ever have considered directing or engaging in such actions to be consistent with our oaths to support and defend the Constitution." Read more |
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'Grim Situation' of Spiraling Instability in Brazil Could Be Precursor of Coup, Observers Warn President Jair Bolsonaro's son Eduardo said the question was not "if, but when this will happen." Read more |
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Chicago Mayor Announces $5 Million Fund for City Residents Excluded From Federal Covid-19 Relief The program to serve undocumented individuals, people who were formerly incarcerated, and others is just the latest local initiative launched amid a lacking federal response to the pandemic. Read more |
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Ousted IG Says State Dept. Tried to Bully Him Into Dropping Saudi Arms Probe Steve Linick, one of the victims of the president's watchdog purge, told lawmakers, "I've been given no valid reason that would justify my removal." Read more |
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Progressives Have Good Chance to Move a 'Receptive' Biden to the Left, Says Sanders "It is not good enough just to elect Joe Biden. We've got to continue the movement in this country for transformative change." Read more |
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Listen to the 'Calls Ringing Out in the Streets Across the World,' Says George Floyd's Brother in Emotional Testimony Before Congress "The people marching in the streets are telling you enough is enough." Read more |
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'Stay in the Streets': Black Lives Matter Movement in Seattle Occupies Six Block 'Autonomous Zone' and Floods City Hall "We cannot have a pacified movement." Read more |
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Teachers Union Warns Safely Reopening US Schools During 'Triple Crisis' Could Cost $116.5 Billion "Public schools are centers of their communities and essential to repairing our nation's fraying social fabric. And the economy won't recover fully unless school buildings reopen." Read more |
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With Joblessness at Highest Level Since Great Depression, Wyden Rips GOP for Acting Like 'Mission Accomplished' "Congress cannot abandon families in the midst of this ongoing economic crisis." Read more |
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'A Battle Cry From Appalachia': Progressive Paula Jean Swearengin Wins US Senate Primary in West Virginia "This campaign has always been about the movement for a better future," said the victorious Democrat who ran on Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. Read more |
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'Exceptionally Troubling': Researchers Show Hack-for-Hire Operation Targeted Groups Fighting for Climate Action and Net Neutrality "If the investigation demonstrates that Exxon is behind these attacks, it only shows how far the fossil fuel industry will go to silence critics." Read more |
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'This Is by Design': Georgia Election Disaster Condemned as Result of Deliberate GOP Voter Suppression "It's their test run for November," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read more |
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'Lethal Inequality': New Study Shows Millions at High Risk of Covid-19 in US Lack Adequate Health Insurance "It's not just Covid care that's unaffordable. Patients with heart disease, asthma, and diabetes need protection too. Medicare for All is the long-term answer." Read more |
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'Efforts at Incremental Reform Have Failed': Minneapolis City Council Members Declare Intent to Disband Police Department "Our commitment is to end our city's toxic relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department and to work toward ending policing as we know it." Read more |
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Defending Assault on Peaceful Protesters in DC, William Barr Falsely Claims Pepper Spray 'Not a Chemical Irritant' "Barr is lying. Pepper balls contain chemical irritants. They are paint balls stuffed with oleoresin capsicum. Pepper spray is also a chemical irritant." Read more |
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'No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed': Thousands in Spain and UK Rally at US Embassies in Solidarity With America's Anti-Racist Uprising "There's children of all ages and older adults here. They are going to experience what we have experienced and we have to try to make that not happen." Read more |
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'Gross Abuse of Authority': AOC, Pressley Join Probe Into Trump Use of Predator Drones to Surveil Protesters "This administration has undermined the First Amendment freedoms of Americans of all races who are rightfully protesting George Floyd's killing." Read more |
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'This Is Incredible': Enormous Crowds Flood Streets Across US Demanding End to Police Brutality and Justice for George Floyd "It feels like it's more than just a moment. Finally, finally it's more than just a moment." Read more |
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'American Secret Police'? Trump Deployment of Unidentified Law Enforcement Officials Across DC Sparks Alarm "The United States would normally condemn this tactic if used by dictators of other countries, and its use here directly threatens our democracy." Read more |
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Labor Bureau Says 'Misclassification Error' Is Making Unemployment Rate Look Lower Than It Really Is "Long story short, BLS is telling us that we're at 16 percent unemployment." Read more |
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'These Unions Dishonor the Labor Movement': Nearly 200 Academics, Lawmakers, and Activists Demand AFL-CIO Expel Police Unions "The AFL-CIO cannot stand for criminal justice reform, while at the same time allowing police unions to use your power to impede reform." Read more |
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Condemning Police Conduct as 'Disgusting,' Federal Judge Bars Denver Cops From Using Chemical Weapons on Protesters "Citizens should never have to fear peaceful protest on the basis of police retaliation, especially not when protesting that very same police violence." Read more |
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'Quietly Putting Hundreds of Species at Risk,' Trump Opens 5,000 Square Miles of Atlantic Ocean to Commercial Fishing "Ancient and slow-growing deep sea corals, endangered large whales and sea turtles, and an incredible array of fish, seabirds, sharks, dolphins and other wildlife—these are the species and habitats that will pay the price." Read more |
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As Americans Rise Up Against Racial Injustice, International Crisis Group Calls on Trump to 'Stop Making Situation Worse' "Sometimes, sitting by quietly and saying nothing is not an option," the International Crisis Group wrote. Read more |
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Groups Denounce Gutting of Environmental Rules 'When Trump Thinks No One is Paying Attention' Order denounced as "latest in string of outlandish authoritarian acts" from the U.S. president. Read more |
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By Pouring Billions Into Fossil Fuel Industry, EU's Central Bank Accused of 'Playing Both Firefighter and Arsonist' "By recklessly buying billions in fossil fuel bonds the bank is propping up the single biggest obstacle to tackling the climate crisis." Read more |
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"When They Say We Don't Have the Right to Protest," Says Naomi Klein, "That's the Moment to Flood the Streets" As Trump declares "law and order" clampdown against peaceful demonstrations, author and activist reminds people of most important lesson she's learned studying history of shock doctrine tactics. Read more |
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Amid Covid-19 and Nationwide Protests, America's Billionaires Got $79 Billion Richer Over the Last Week "Surging billionaire wealth juxtaposed with the suffering and plight of millions undermines the social solidarity required for us to recover together in the years ahead." Read more |
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Ilhan Omar Criminal Justice Reform Bills Offer 'Systemic Solutions to Systemic Problems' "If we are to change this pattern of violent racism, we need to fundamentally restructure our criminal justice system." Read more |
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'This is Huge': Move to Defund Police Gains Support Nationwide "In moments of crisis, people want services and resources that go directly to help people rather than police that surveil, brutalize, and kill us." Read more |
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Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Jamaal Bowman's Progressive Primary Challenge Against Longtime Rep. Eliot Engel "This moment requires renewed and revitalized leadership across the country AND at the ballot box." Read more |
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Staffer Outrage, Sickout Spurred by NYT Publication of Sen. Cotton 'Send in the Troops' Op-Ed "Running this puts @nytimes' Black staff in danger." Read more |
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Fossil Fuel Industry Could Face $25 Trillion Collapse Due to Clean Tech, Climate Policies, and Covid-19 Pandemic "It's time for a #GreenRecovery: resilient, fair, sustainable economies that meet the climate crisis," declared Greenpeace's executive director. Read more |
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AFL-CIO's Veteran Council Demands Resignation of Defense Secretary and Joint Chiefs Chair Over Violent Clearing of Lafayette Square "President Trump has set a violent and misguided tone in the wake of George Floyd's tragic murder. It is time for our leaders at every level to challenge and repudiate this dangerous rhetoric—and for those at the top of our military, who failed in this responsibility, to step down." Read more |
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'The Planet Is at Stake': DNC Panel Pushes Biden to Back $16 Trillion Plan to Fight Climate Crisis "Trump's going to call Biden a lefty no matter what, right? So let's energize our base, let's energize the middle. Let's do what's right." Read more |
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'What Authoritarianism Looks Like': Trump Condemned as Busloads of US Soldiers Arrive in Nation's Capital "The numbers of U.S. military security forces in D.C. right now is just ridiculous. This is pure intimidation. Trump is very afraid. The longer we stay in the streets, the more frightened he gets." Read more |
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'This Isn't Going Away': Defying Curfews and Police Brutality in Relentless Push for Justice, Uprising Over Killing of George Floyd Keeps Growing "Essential workers are exempt from the curfew, and what we are doing here is essential." Read more |
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NYT Rebuked for Tom Cotton Op-Ed Calling for US Military to Use 'Overwhelming Show of Force' Against Protests "This is the most openly authoritarian piece of writing I've read from an American politician who has been in power during my lifetime." Read more |
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'Yes, I Will Name Names': AOC Leads Charge Against Empty Corporate Claims of #BlackLivesMatter "This moment calls for transformation," Ocasio-Cortez said. "Give people change." Read more |