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Recognizing Powerful Interests Running the Joint, More Than 75% of Americans Back Campaign Finance Reform "Let's turn opinion into action by overturning #CitizensUnited and enacting public financing of elections nationwide," says Public Citizen in response to new Pew survey. Read more |
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With New Date Set for UK Visit, Brits Vow Epic Street Protests to Counter 'Exceptional Danger' of Trump "We will be joining to take a strong stand against Trump's racism, bigotry, misogyny, transphobia—as well as his ultra-corporate trade agenda." Read more |
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After Mulvaney Admitted Selling Access to Lobbyists in Congress, Warren Wants to Know If He's Doing the Same at CFPB "I'd like Mick Mulvaney to explain to the American people why almost every major decision he's made at the CFPB has benefited the lobbyists who donated thousands of dollars to his political campaigns." Read more |
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In 'Huge Win for Pollinators, People, and the Planet,' EU Bans Bee-Killing Pesticides "Authorizing neonicotinoids during a quarter of a century was a mistake and led to an environmental disaster. Today's vote is historic." Read more |
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In "Cruel Public Policy Experiment," Trump's DHS Wants to "Protect" Immigrant Children By Arresting Their Parents A new proposal would treat parents as "nefarious actors," leading asylum experts to decry the psychological toll on parents and children Read more |
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Is Paul Ryan Actually Satan? Questions Swirl Over Whether House Chaplain Was Forced to Resign After Praying for Fairer Taxes Because "no one said Paul Ryan was going to finish on a high note." Read more |
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More Than 100 Mayors Sign Open Internet Pledge as FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal Set to Take Effect "We each commit our city to take all available steps to ensure the internet remains open and to keep gatekeepers from throttling, blocking, or limiting government content," says the pledge. Read more |
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In 'Tremendous' Steps Toward Peace, North and South Korea Vow to End War and Pursue a Nuclear-Free Peninsula "Deeply touching to watch Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae shake hands, cross together on both sides of the DMZ, and make peace and history." Read more |
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With Tax Scam Complete, GOP Caucus Unveils Insane Budget Blueprint to Attack Safety Net Programs like Social Security and Medicare are gutted while tax cuts are made permanent in plan Read more |
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'Backed Up Against a Wall,' Arizona and Colorado Teachers Join Wave of Strikes to Demand Education Funding "We have educators paying 80 percent of their take home pay just on basic housing costs, student loans, buying food for the table. That is not okay." Read more |
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"Rubber-Stamping" Trump's War Cabinet, 6 Democrats Just Voted With GOP to Confirm Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State "The U.S. appears headed towards a catastrophic exit from the Iran deal in spite of the pleas of our closest allies and Mike Pompeo will only encourage Trump off the brink." Read more |
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In 'Victory for Womanhood,' Jury Finds Bill Cosby Guilty on Sexual Assault Charges "Women were finally believed." Read more |
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'Nothing More That Can Be Said,' Warns Famed Social Scientist, Humanity 'Doomed' by Capitalism and Fossil Fuels "What legacies are we leaving for future generations?" asks the influential expert. "In the early 21st century, we did as good as nothing in response to climate change. Our children and grandchildren are going to be extraordinarily critical." Read more |
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Putting Pressure on McConnell, Senate Committee Advances Bill to Protect Mueller From Trump "Now Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must put his country before his party and allow the full Senate to pass this bipartisan legislation." Read more |
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In 'Bonkers' Fox & Friends Tirade, Trump Blatantly 'Threatens to Obstruct Justice' The president threatened that "at some point" he will no longer "stay away" from the Justice Department Read more |
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This Is What It Sounds Like When a Very Powerful Democrat Tries to Force a Progressive Out of a Primary Fight "They squash progressive candidates," said Levi Tillemann, a Democratic candidate in Colorado, who was urged by Rep. Steny Hoyer and the DCCC to end his campaign Read more |
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Hundreds Mourn 'Despicable' Killing by Israeli Forces of Gaza Journalist Covering Border Protest Ahmed Abu Hussein is the second journalist killed by Israeli troops since a wave of demonstrations began on March 30 Read more |
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Amid Renewed Scrutiny, Qatari Man Tortured on US Soil Demands Justice "I do not need apologies, I need accountability," he says. "What they said and did to me was torture." Read more |
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'This Is on Trump': VA Pick Ronny Jackson Withdraws as Reports of Misconduct and Lack of Vetting Swirl "Don't blame anyone but the Trump administration and their complete lack of professional vetting and experienced personnel." Read more |
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'Staggering' Development as Trump Personal Lawyer Michael Cohen to Invoke Fifth Amendment "It cannot be over exaggerated. It cannot be overstated. This is a big deal." Read more |
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'The Stuff of Slumlords': Ben Carson Unveils Plan to Triple Rent on Poor Americans Using Housing Assistance "It is ironic that a man who used taxpayer dollars to buy a $30,000 dining room table for the federal agency he leads wants to raise rent on poor people." Read more |
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Attorney General Sessions Won't Say If He Would Resign in Protest If Trump Fired Mueller or Rosenstein "That calls for a speculative answer... I'm just not able to do that." Read more |
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Despite 'Unprecedented' Windfall From Corporate Tax Cut, AT&T's Workers Forced to Wage Fierce Fight to Keep Their Jobs A union representing thousands of AT&T workers is preparing to strike and pointing out broken promises related to the #GOPTaxScam Read more |
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For Openly Admitting Corruption 'That Makes Americans Furious,' Senator Demands Mick Mulvaney Resign The Ohio senator also called on the White House to nominate a CFPB director who actually has a "moral compass" Read more |
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As Online Misogynists Praise Toronto Attacker, Authorities Urged to Examine Link to Anti-Woman Worldview "If involvement in misogynistic online communities is indeed part of the picture here, we need to resist any narrative that would push this into the background." Read more |
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Confirmation of Latest Right-Wing Judge for Lifetime Post 'Should Send Shockwaves Across the Nation' "Time and again, Mr. Duncan has been on the wrong side of justice," says Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Read more |
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Under 'Media-Bashing' Trump, US Falls Even Further in Global Press Freedom Index "The unleashing of hatred towards journalists is one of the worst threats to democracies." Read more |
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As Joy-Ann Reid Stands by 'Hacking' Claim, LGBTQ Group Rescinds Award Over Anti-Gay Blog Posts The prominent MSNBC host claims her blog was hacked, but critics have noted that the supposedly doctored posts are consistent with her previous anti-gay writings Read more |
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Four Years Since Flint Crisis Began, Ellison Unveils Bill Declaring 'Clean Water a Right for All' "A waning federal commitment to public water infrastructure in recent decades has created a growing water crisis in our country, and our most vulnerable communities are taking the brunt of this disinvestment." Read more |
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Defending Nuclear Pact, Iran's Rouhani Says Trump Has 'No Clue' About International Treaties or Law "You are just a businessman, a tradesman," Iranian president declared, addressing Trump. "You are a tower builder. How is he going to pass judgment on international issues?" Read more |
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Pruitt Unveils Another Brazen Attack on Science With Polluter-Friendly Rule Change A former EPA scientist warns it will "mean throwing out the studies we rely on to protect the public, for no good reason," which will "have an enormous and negative impact on the EPA's ability to enforce the law and protect people's health." Read more |
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'Open and Flagrant Corruption': Mulvaney Admits to Bankers He Only Met With Lobbyists Who Gave Him Cash "In a sane political system Mulvaney would be investigated if not fired immediately, but open and flagrant corruption are why the Trump administration exists." Read more |
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Scott Walker Said Foxconn Would Be Great For Wisconsin. So Why Are These People Losing Their Homes? "The governor intentionally misrepresented the benefits of the deal. It is impossible that Foxconn could have the economic impact in our state that Walker promised us." Read more |
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Targeting Shareholders Meeting, Protesters Say 'Time Is Up for Wells Fargo's Shady Dealings' At the bank's annual gathering in Des Moines, a coalition of progressive community organizations demanded divestment from fossil fuels, private prisons, and the gun industry Read more |
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In Win for Women, New Jersey Enacts Nation's Strongest Equal Pay Law "At a time when women's rights are under attack in most of our country, New Jersey has become an exciting exception." Read more |
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'Wake Up America': Trump's Attack on Nuclear Deal Putting US on Path to War of Choice Against Iran Trump creating "dangerous catch-22," warns expert, by "threatening war if Iran restarts nuclear activities on one hand while he unravels the very agreement that prevents a nuclear-armed Iran on the other." Read more |
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In First Joint Appearance, Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg to Talk Nuclear War "The fact that Noam and Dan share a history related to the Pentagon Papers will certainly add a historical significance to the event." Read more |
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That Time Trump Picked Dandruff Off French President Emmanuel Macron During White House Press Availability "We have to make him perfect," Trump said after doing so. "He is perfect." Read more |
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Fulfilling 'Feedback Loop' Fears, New Study Shows Melting Ice Could Spell Disaster Faster Than Previously Thought "Trying to dismiss the idea that it has anything to do with global warming is very difficult." Read more |
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Amid Allegations of Misconduct, Did Trump Just Throw His VA Nominee Under the Bus? Concerns about Dr. Ronny Jackson have stemmed, at least in part, from observations shared by whistleblowers inside the White House that "suggest a pattern of behavior, not just one or two isolated incidents." Read more |
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State Appeals Court Rules Valve Turners Can Proceed With Necessity Defense for Pipeline Protest "This is an important opportunity for the legal system to acknowledge the climate crisis." Read more |
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'Fox & Friends' Has Total Meltdown Over Sanders Plan to Guarantee Every American a Decent-Paying Job Decrying the plan as a "vote-buying operation," the Fox panel was particularly appalled by the idea that the rich might be required to pay a bit more in taxes to fund the jobs program Read more |
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As Corruption Allegations and Federal Probes Pile Up, Green Groups Say Scott Pruitt's Days 'Numbered' at EPA "He should have been dismissed long ago." Read more |
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Citing FEC's Refusal to Act, CREW Files Suit Against Paul Ryan-Aligned Dark Money Group Calling situation an emergency, the lone Democrat on the Federal Election Commission endorsed the lawsuit Read more |
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Report Shows Nation's Richest—Including Trump—About to Enjoy $17 Billion Windfall Thanks to Huge Tax Loophole "At this point, it's just brazen." Read more |
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Thanks to Rand Paul's "Cowardly Flip-Flop," Senate Committee Approves Warmonger Pompeo "In voting to recommend Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted against diplomacy today, and for a foreign policy even more inclined towards war." Read more |
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'Pressure Works': Kamala Harris Becomes Fifth Likely Democratic 2020 Contender to Swear Off Corporate Cash "Any other Democrat who wants to run in 2020 should make the same pledge" to reject corporate PAC money, progressives say Read more |
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Federal Court Blocks Trump's "Bizarre Attempt to Encourage Toxic Tailpipe Pollution" Appeals court ruling hailed as win for consumers, public health, and planet Read more |
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Embracing 'the Sort of Bold Thinking We Need,' Sanders to Introduce Plan to Guarantee Every American a Job "Proponents trace the idea back to the New Deal Era, when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt pitched a 'Second Bill of Rights' to Congress in 1944. First on the list: the 'right to a useful and remunerative job.'" Read more |
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As Wave of Teacher Strikes Slated to Continue, GOP State Lawmakers Aim to Jail Protesters Republican state legislators in Colorado seek to punish educators for demonstrations despite new polling that shows majority of Americans support pay raises Read more |
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'Illegally' Turning Back on Refugees, Trump Orders DHS to Bar Migrants Fleeing Violence From Entry "The biggest flaw in Trump's thinking is that there is nothing illegal or improper about people in fear for their lives asking for protection." Read more |
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In Ad Airing on 'Fox & Friends,' Green Group Says Congress Must Fire Pruitt If Trump Won't Act "Scott Pruitt is the most corrupt administrator in the history of the EPA. Americans are sick of it, and we will not let up the pressure until Congress does the right thing and fires Pruitt." Read more |
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Denouncing Pompeo's 'Disturbing' Pro-War Record, Grassroots Groups Pressure Democrats to Unite Against His Confirmation The confirmation of Pompeo and Trump CIA pick Gina Haspel would "normalize torture" and "increase the likelihood of war," more than 50 progressive organizations warned Read more |
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Key West Greets Trump With Collective Middle Finger and Chants of 'Love Trumps Hate' Protesters yelled obscenities at the presidential motorcade as Trump arrived to tout his border wall plan at an anti-drug trafficking facility Read more |
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In Decline "Invariably of Humanity's Making," 1 in 8 of World's Bird Species Threatened by Extinction Emphasizing concerns about the man-made climate crisis, experts note that "while the report focuses on birds, its conclusions are relevant to biodiversity more generally." Read more |
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US-Backed Coalition Bombs Wedding Party in Yemen, Killing Dozens A bride was among those killed at a wedding party, and at least 45 were wounded according to reports Read more |
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Citizen Scientist Who Helped Expose Flint Water Crisis Honored With Goldman Prize When LeeAnne Walters and her children got sick, she recruited a team of experts to test lead levels in her Michigan city's water supply Read more |
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Urgent Demands for Congress to Act as Net Neutrality's "Slow and Insidious" Death Begins "Momentum is on our side, but time isn't. Members of Congress need to know that there will be a price to pay for being on the wrong side of internet history." Read more |
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On Earth Day, Trump Gives Giant Pro-Capitalism 'Middle Finger' to Entire Planet And so at least a few people gave it right back. Read more |
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Democratic Socialists Aren't Just Demanding #MedicareForAll, They're Organizing For It With chapters and community members mobilized nationwide, Democratic Socialists of America is knocking on doors for a healthcare system that prioritizes "the health of working-class Americans over the profits of insurance companies and their billionaire executives" Read more |
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Zarif: Trump Just 'More Explicit' About Long-Held US Desire for 'Regime Change' in Iran Iranian Foreign Minister also says that his country is ready to respond if Trump pulls out of nuclear pact but added that, with or without agreement, Iran "will never seek nuclear weapons" Read more |
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For Refusing to 'Ignore or Accept Racial Discrimination,' Amnesty International Honors Colin Kaepernick With Highest Award "When high profile people choose to take a stand for human rights, it emboldens many others in their struggles against injustice." Read more |
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Fear Not, Says Trump, Personal Lawyer Michael Cohen Won't "Flip" President lashes out after story suggests his high-profile attorney may not be as loyal as many have assumed Read more |
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Challenging Cuomo From Left, Cynthia Nixon Gets Big Applause for Going Huge on Climate "We must transition from an economy based in toxic carbon emissions toward an economy that protects workers, our communities, and our planet," said Nixon. "It won’t be easy. But we don't have a choice." Read more |
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'Trump Agenda Is Dead,' Declares Sanders, If Democrats Do What It Takes To Win in 2018 While noting the possibility of a wave big enough to take back the House, Senate, or both, Sanders openly worries about the party clinging to its "tendency to believe that more conservative candidates are better positioned to win." Read more |
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CIA Operative Gina Haspel Who Tortured, Ordered CIA Torture Tapes Destroyed, and Now Wants To Lead CIA Did Nothing Wrong, Says CIA "Torture was illegal and immoral after 9/11, and it still is now," warn critics. And Gina Haspel "should never be allowed to work for the American people again." Read more |
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Democrat Heitkamp Backing War Hawk Pompeo Because Trump 'Entitled to His Own Cabinet' A day after becoming first Democrat to say she would vote to confirm hawkish CIA director to be Trump's next secretary of state, Senator from North Dakota stumbled to explain why Pompeo's troubling record on torture and NSA spying would not dissuade her. Then quickly walked away. Read more |
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Displaying 'Hostility' Towards Women's Rights, Trump's State Dept. Omits Reproductive Freedoms From Annual Report "From the beginning, this administration has sent the message that the United States will no longer prioritize efforts to hold the global community to account for human rights." Read more |
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'Incredible' News as Banking Giant HSBC Ditches New Coal, Tar Sands, and Offshore Arctic Drilling Projects The development is "yet another signal to Donald Trump and the rest of the world that, despite their worst laid plans, the era of fossil fuels is coming to a close." Read more |
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Blaming Russia and WikiLeaks For 2016 Loss to Trump, DNC Files Lawsuit Riddled With 'Crazy' and 'Dangerous' Theories Press freedom advocates denounced the claims advanced in the suit, arguing they would implicate journalists and newspapers that report on or publish classified information Read more |
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As International Outrage Grows, Israeli Soldiers Injure Hundreds in Fourth Week of Gaza Protests Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman was among those to express concern over the continuous violence Read more |
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Marijuana Decriminalization Strides Forward as Schumer Announces New Federal Bill Schumer, the top Senate Democrat, says it's "simply the right thing to do." Read more |
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Demanding Arizona Put Schools Over Corporate Tax Cuts, Teachers Approve Statewide Strike "After years of starving our schools, some classes are stuffed with kids, while others sit empty because there isn't a teacher to teach." Read more |
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'Win for Science and Democracy' as Court Rules California Can List Glyphosate as Probable Carcinogen "Monsanto doesn't get to tell California how to protect its people from dangerous chemicals or how to run the Prop 65 list." Read more |
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Wells Fargo's $3 Billion Tax Windfall 'More Than Offsets' Trump's Paltry $1 Billion Fine One analyst said the penalty is quite possibly "just a one-off for the CFPB to point to whenever the administration is criticized for being too friendly to Wall Street." Read more |
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#NationalSchoolWalkout Underway Because "Guns Don't Die. Children Do." Students demand legislation to end gun violence and remember victims on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school massacre Read more |
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Trump Officially Unveils Policy to Expand Sale of Killer Drones "Countries may be more willing to use military force when they can do so without risking their own people." Read more |
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Showing 'Total Disregard for Indigenous Rights and Public Wishes,' Trump Moves to Open Alaska Wildlife Refuge to Drilling Critics warn that drilling in the region will threaten hundreds of species, violate the human rights of Native people, and further exacerbate the climate crisis Read more |
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Recognizing Working Class Pain 'That Doesn't Make CNN,' Sanders and Rev. Barber Call for Building Truly Moral Economy "A moral economy is one that says, in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, all of our people should be able to live with dignity and security." Read more |
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Memo Says Trump Suggested Journalists Be Raped in Jail To Make Them "Talk" and Comey Just Laughed "Not just prison rape, but specifically sending journalists to prison with the goal of them being raped so they will give up sources." Read more |
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From 'Deeply Disappointing' to 'Disgusting,' Heitkamp Draws Ire as First Democrat to Back Pompeo Virtually ensuring Trump's hawkish CIA director will become next secretary of state, North Dakota senator blasted for "vote she will not be proud of when she looks back on her career" Read more |
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Despite GOP Griping, Duckworth Drags US Congress 'Into 21 Century' by Bringing Newborn Baby onto Senate Floor Advocates express hope that "this is just the beginning of Congress' efforts to protect all new parents from discrimination and ensure new parents can do their jobs in a supportive family-friendly environment" Read more |
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Ahead of Nationwide Walkout, Study Shows More Mass School Shooting Deaths So Far This Century Than Entirety of Last Research bolsters the demands driving the student-led protests that have taken the nation by storm since mid-February Read more |
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With Deadline Approaching, 500+ European Lawmakers Tell Congress to Stop Trump From Ripping Up Iran Nuclear Deal "The message to Trump/Pompeo/Bolton is clear: You do this and you're on your own." Read more |
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Vowing to Defend Ideals of Socialist Revolution, Miguel Diaz-Canel Steps in as Cuba's New President "In Cuba there is no space for those who aspire for a restoration of capitalism." Read more |
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A 'Defining Moment' to Stand Against Torture as Human Rights Groups Demand Senate Reject Gina Haspel for CIA "Haspel chose to embrace a program that, as she knew better than most, was brutally dismantling other human beings both physically and psychologically." Read more |
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Where Is the Body of This Man Tortured to Death by the CIA? The family of Gul Rahman is demanding answers as lawmakers prepare to revisit the agency's legacy of torture during Gina Haspel's confirmation hearing Read more |
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'Cardi B Is Right': Sanders and Rapper Call Attention to Social Security and Urge Strengthening of System The pair agree: "If we are really going to make America great we need to strengthen Social Security so that seniors are able to retire with the dignity they deserve." Read more |
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Facebook Wants to Be Better About Privacy, Just Not With These 1.5 Billion Users The social media giant is changing its terms of service to put 70 percent of its users "out of reach" of the European Union's sweeping new privacy law Read more |
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'Beyond Comprehension': In Just Two Years, Half of All Corals in 'Forever Damaged' Great Barrier Reef Have Died Global warming, researchers warn, "is rapidly emerging as a universal threat to ecological integrity and function." Read more |
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Trump's Corporate-Friendly NAFTA 2.0 Would Be Total Climate Disaster, Report Warns "We cannot shift to a clean energy future if a corporate trade deal tethers us to the fossil fuel past," says lead author of new trinational report. Read more |
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'Momentum for Better Elections' as Maine Supreme Court Approves Ranked-Choice Voting for 2018 Elections Decision by the Maine Supreme Court confirms that voters "are sovereign and have the final say" Read more |
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With Vote to Kill Guidance Against Racist Auto Lending, Senate GOP Takes War on Regulations to 'Vicious' New Level "This may end up being the most vicious hardball escalation and norm-breaking of Trump's first two years." Read more |
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'Total Failure of Governance' by Trump: Island-Wide Blackout Deepens Puerto Rico Crisis As privatization fears loom, the U.S. territory is "still dealing with an unstable and unreliable power grid." Read more |
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Message Is Clear as Trump Plays Weapons Salesman: 'Buy American...Tanks, Drones, Bombs, and Guns!' Though the U.S. is by far the biggest arms exporter in the world, the Trump administration has pushed the notion that restrictions on weapons deals need to be loosened—likely at the expense of human rights Read more |
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With Committee One Vote Shy of Rejecting Pompeo, Will Senate Democrats Unite Against Trump War Cabinet? "A vote to confirm Pompeo will be a vote of approval for Trump's disastrous foreign policy and the war cabinet he is building around him." Read more |
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Because 'Climate Leaders Don't Build Pipelines,' Greenpeace Greets Trudeau in London With 'Crudeau Oil' Protest With fake pipeline wrapped around Canadian High Commission in Trafalgar Square, climate campaigners bring North American opposition to London. Read more |
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Net Neutrality Advocates Hopeful as California Bill Advances Despite Lobbyists' Attack "Their army of lobbyists was no match for California residents." Read more |
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Arms Control Experts Demand "Urgent Steps" to Constrain New Nuclear Arms Race "Leaders in Washington and Moscow cannot afford to ignore their legal and political commitments on nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament." Read more |
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As Workers See Crumbs, Biggest Wall Street Banks Have Already Pocketed $2.5 Billion From Trump Tax Scam "This bill was always a scam on the American people." Read more |