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NYC Taxi Drivers Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge in Demand for Debt Forgiveness "We shut down the Brooklyn Bridge because only direct action will get us what we need: medallion debt forgiveness now!" Read more |
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With Nods to Country's Free Tuition and Paid Maternity Leave, Norwegian University Delivers Epic Response to Will Ferrell's Super Bowl Ad After the comedian noted that per-capita sales of electric vehicles are higher in Norway than in the U.S., a video from the Scandinavian country pointed out a few more reasons why life is better with social democracy. Read more |
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After 9th Circuit Decision, Youth Climate Campaigners Vow to Take Landmark Case to Supreme Court "The 9th Circuit failed to correct the legal errors in the panel decision," said the lead attorney in the case, who added that the case is now up to the nation's highest court. Read more |
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'The Fight Is Not Over': Prominent Women's Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul Released From Saudi Prison "Her ordeal remains a flagrant miscarriage of justice." Read more |
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At Confirmation Hearing, Bernie Sanders Calls Out Neera Tanden's History of 'Vicious Attacks' on Progressives The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee also pressed Tanden on her think tank's prolific fundraising from such corporate giants as Amazon, Walmart, and JPMorgan Chase. Read more |
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Fossil Fuel and Other Polluters Gave Tens of Millions in Campaign Cash to GOP Lawmakers Opposing Biden's Leasing Freeze "Our elected officials are sold out to Big Oil," said Public Citizen. Read more |
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Local Georgia Prosecutor Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump's Request to 'Find' the Votes The former president also faces the ongoing U.S. Senate impeachment trial as well as civil and criminal probes in New York. Read more |
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WATCH LIVE: On Day Two of Trump Trial, House Dems Set to Unveil New Footage of 'Extreme Violence' The new footage, said one Democratic aide, "shows a view of the Capitol that is quite extraordinary." Read more |
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America 'Should Be Ashamed': Texas Teen Forced to Use College Savings to Prevent Mom's Eviction "Americans owe $70 billion in back rent that they won't be able to pay. If we don't get them relief, there will be millions of stories like these." Read more |
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'Free Assange' Demands Grow as Biden DOJ Says It Will Continue to Seek Extradition "None of this is inevitable. At every step of the way, individuals with agency are actively choosing to continue the political case against Julian Assange that will have alarming consequences for journalism around the world." Read more |
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'Maybe We Ought to Go to $20 an Hour. Why Stop at $15?' Scoffs House Republican Arguing Against Wage Hike The Republican lawmaker didn't acknowledge that had the federal minimum wage kept pace with productivity, it would be around $24 an hour today. Read more |
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Just Six GOP Senators Join Democrats in Reaffirming Trump Impeachment Trial as Constitutional Sen. Bill Cassidy, the only Republican to change his vote from last month, said that "the House managers made a compelling, cogent case—and the president's team did not." Read more |
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House Democrats Ask DeJoy to Answer For Spike in Coronavirus Infections and Deaths Among Postal Workers "In view of these troubling reports, we request a briefing by March 1, 2021, on Covid-19 infections and deaths affecting postal workers, as well as the impact on mail service that the pandemic has had." Read more |
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Watch Jamie Raskin Deliver 'Heartbreaking' Personal Account of Insurrection on Day 1 of Trump Trial "This cannot be the future of America," the Maryland Democrat said. "We cannot have presidents inciting... mob violence against our government and our institutions because they refuse to accept the will of the people." Read more |
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'Show the Video to Someone You Know': Watch Democrats' Must-See Exhibit A at Trump Trial "If the pursuit of justice does not fuel you, let the rage and horror of this piece of testimony do it." Read more |
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'The Senate Must Convict. America Is Watching': Watchdogs Demand Trump Be Held to Account "The president of the United States incited a murderous insurrection, then used his bully pulpit to fan the flames of hatred." Read more |
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Study Finds Climate Crisis Driving Great White Sharks Into Colder Waters, With Devastating Effect on Wildlife "Climate change is scrambling our ocean ecosystems and sometimes it produces surprises with a whole lot of teeth," said one marine researcher. Read more |
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With 10-Point Declaration, Global Coalition of Top Energy Experts Says: '100% Renewables Is Possible' "The solutions will not only save consumers money, but also create jobs and provide energy and more international security, while substantially reducing air pollution and climate damage from energy." Read more |
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Study Shows Fossil Fuel Pollution Killed 8.7 Million People in 2018—Almost One-Fifth of Global Deaths "Now more than ever we can see the healthier, more just and sustainable world that climate actions can deliver," said one Harvard doctor. Read more |
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Indigenous Youth Embark on Sub-Zero, 93-Mile Run to Protest Dakota Access Pipeline "They are running because of one simple fact: DAPL IS AN ILLEGAL PIPELINE." Read more |
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As Trump Trial Begins, Impeachment Officials Promise 'Devastating' New Evidence "I think it very well may be the case that reluctant senators change their mind and vote to convict," prosecution aides said. Read more |
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To Make 'Most Compelling Case' for Conviction, Progressives Say Trump Trial Must Include Witnesses "The Senate, and the nation as a whole, need to hear from witnesses who can testify not only about the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, but also about Trump's actions leading up to that attack." Read more |
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Outrage After ICE Accused of Deporting 'Defenseless Babies' to Haiti During Pandemic Rep. Mondaire Jones demanded the immediate return of "wrongfully deported" as Rep. Ayanna Pressley denounced ICE as "rogue agency." Read more |
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As Progressives Secure $15 Wage in House Covid Bill, Jayapal Says 'Democrats Have to Fight' to Make It Law "We shouldn't care whether Republicans are gonna vote for this or not. The vast majority of the American people support this package, Republicans and Democrats." Read more |
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New Campaign Targets Wall Street Funding to Stop Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline "We are going to do everything in our power to make it loud and clear to bank executives: They must walk away from Line 3―or there will be consequences." Read more |
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Press Freedom Groups Urge Biden DOJ to Drop 'Disastrous' Charges Against Assange "Now more than ever, it is crucial that we protect a robust and adversarial press," the letter states. Read more |
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Schumer: GOP Embracing 'Fringe Legal Theory' With Claim That Trump Trial Is Unconstitutional "Given that the Constitution permits the Senate to impose the penalty of permanent disqualification only on former officeholders, it defies logic to suggest that the Senate is prohibited from trying and convicting former officeholders." Read more |
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"The People's Champion": Labor Leader Karen Lewis—Who Fought for Students, Teachers, and Community—Dies at 67 "She fearlessly confronted the powerful." Read more |
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Green Coalition Threatens to Sue Biden Administration Over Trump-Era Permits That 'Jeopardize' Wildlife If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "continues to ignore its duty to properly account for the harm Nationwide Permit activities pose to species, then litigation may be necessary," the groups said. Read more |
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Budget Chair Sanders Hails CBO Score as Proof Congress Can Pass $15 Minimum Wage Through Reconciliation "I look forward to working with my colleagues in the House and the Senate to end the crisis of starvation wages in America and raise the minimum wage to a living wage of at least $15 an hour." Read more |
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Iran Foreign Minister Tells Biden US 'Violated' Nuclear Deal, So It Is US 'That Has to Return' "If the United States and its partners return to the deal," said the nation's top diplomat, "Iran will reverse its actions. All the actions we are taking are reversible." Read more |
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Experts Say Burst India Glacier Shows 'Catastrophic' and Deadly Cost of Inaction on Climate Crisis "These events will occur more frequently and will become overall more destructive if measures are not taken to mitigate these risks," said one researcher. Read more |
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As DeJoy Readies New Assault on Postal Service, Pressure Grows for Biden to 'Clean House' "My solution starts at the top: firing the whole board who presided over Trump and DeJoy's wrecking of USPS," said Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. Read more |
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Ilhan Omar Warns Progressives Will Revolt If Dems 'Poison' Relief Bill by Curbing Eligibility for $1,400 Checks "Democrats with a slim majority in the Congress can't pass this bill without progressives and must resist suggestions that will ultimately tank this relief bill." Read more |
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'Not a Radical Idea': Budget Chair Sanders Says 'Room Full of Lawyers' Working to Ensure $15 Wage Bill Survives Senate Rules "It says so much about how utterly rigged the system is that it takes a team of lawyers to figure out some hail-mary-pass way to raise the minimum wage." Read more |
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'We Want Democracy!': Despite Internet Blackout, Tens of Thousands Protest Military Coup in Myanmar "The Myanmar military has engaged in a naked power grab that if not reversed will set back democracy and the protection of human rights for a generation," warned one human rights advocate. Read more |
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'Unbelievable,' Says Sanders, That Some Dems Want to Further Limit Eligibility for Covid-19 Relief Checks "In other words," noted the Senate Budget Committee chair, "working-class people who got checks from Trump would not get them from Biden." Read more |
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'Better Late Than Never': Palestinians Welcome ICC Decision Enabling War Crimes Probe of Israel An investigation "would not, for sure, bring my kids back to life," said a survivor of an Israeli airstrike. "However, I am certain that I need to continue to try to find some sort of justice." Read more |
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Citing Humanitarian Impact, Biden Reverses 'Dangerous' Designation of Houthis as Terrorist Group Moving forward, said one expert, "the international community needs to stop fueling the conflict, generously fund Yemen's humanitarian response, and prioritize peace." Read more |
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Leading Digital Rights Group Warns Section 230 Reform Bill Will Boost Big Tech While Crushing Smaller Sites "This bill, as written, would have enormous unintended consequences for human rights and freedom of expression," warned Fight for the Future's Evan Greer. Read more |
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'Downright Scary': In 2021 Alone, GOP Introduces 100+ Voter Suppression Bills in 28 States "Democrats have a clear choice. They can get rid of the filibuster to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the For the People Act to stop GOP voter suppression, or they can allow the GOP to undermine democracy for the next decade." Read more |
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After Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Operating Illegally, Dems Demand Biden It Shut Down "You can continue to show your administration values the environment and the rights of Indigenous communities more than the profits of outdated fossil fuel industries." Read more |
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After Biden Move, Anti-War Groups Call on Boris Johnson to End UK Support for Saudi Assault on Yemen "Johnson and Raab have blood on their hands. Their support for the carnage in Yemen must end immediately." Read more |
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60+ Groups and Unions to Senate Democrats: End Harmful 'Gridlock and Dysfunction' by Eliminating the Filibuster "It is truly outrageous that we still allow a partisan minority to block legislation at will and wholly prevent our government from functioning. Kill the filibuster." Read more |
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'Enough Is Enough': 8 Senate Dems Slammed for Going 'Hand-in-Hand With GOP' to Oppose Covid Relief for Undocumented Workers "Let us be clear on this. Not only do undocumented community members pay taxes, they are also suffering as much as anyone else because of this pandemic." Read more |
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Under Pretext of Pandemic, Babies Born in US—Legal American Citizens—Expelled With Mothers to Mexico "For all intents and purposes, that child is stateless, which is going to create a whole host of barriers... because they're unable to establish citizenship." Read more |
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Rejecting Trump's "Callous Disregard for Human Life," Biden Significantly Raises Refugee Cap "The action today by President Biden will save lives. It's that simple." Read more |
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Congressional Report Reveals Manufacturers 'Knowingly' Sold Toxin-Tainted Baby Food "This is what happens when you let the food and chemical companies, not the FDA, decide whether our food is safe to eat." Read more |
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'Definition of Malpractice': GOP Senators Under Fire for Obstructing Biden HHS Pick as Pandemic Rages "Delaying a hearing for the head of Health and Human Services in the middle of a pandemic that has claimed more than 450,000 American lives is negligence in plain sight." Read more |
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'Giant First Step': After 14+ Hours of Votes, Senate Approves Covid Relief Resolution With Zero GOP Support "We have the opportunity to give hope to the American people and restore faith in our government by telling them that... we understand the pain that they are experiencing and we are gonna do something very significant about it," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Read more |
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In Fiery Floor Speech, Cori Bush Demands Accountability for Every Republican Who Incited 'Vile White Supremacist Attack' of January 6 "We can't build a better society if members are too scared to stand up and act to reject the white supremacist attack that happened right before our eyes." Read more |
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'Perjury City': Trump Refuses to Testify in Upcoming Senate Impeachment Trial "Trump won't testify because he is a coward and also because there is no question he would incriminate himself. If his lawyers know one thing, it is that he is incapable of telling the truth." Read more |
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Ocasio-Cortez Says Stripping Marjorie Taylor Greene of Committees Isn't Enough—'She Must Be Expelled' House Democrats and 11 Republicans came together Thursday to remove the GOP congresswoman from her committee assignments. Read more |
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Bernie Sanders Says Biden Decision on Yemen a Tribute to 'So Many Activists Over the Years' "Yemen needs food, medicine, and healthcare—not bombs and blockades," said Sanders. Read more |
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'It Was That Bad. It's Actually Worse': Ocasio-Cortez Hits Back After Republicans Challenge Her Capitol Attack Story "You previously told reporters yourself that you barricaded in your office, afraid you'd be hurt," the New York congresswoman told one of her Republican colleagues. Read more |
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New Bill From Blumenauer, Ocasio-Cortez, and Sanders Demands Biden Declare a National Climate Emergency The Sunrise Movement's executive director called it "a good sign that our leaders are finally understanding what young people and climate activists have been shouting from the rooftops for years." Read more |
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Impeachment Managers Call On Trump to Testify Under Oath for Senate Trial "You have... attempted to put critical facts at issue notwithstanding the clear and overwhelming evidence of your constitutional offense," the letter to Trump says. Read more |
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'A Day Peace Activists... Have Been Waiting For': Biden Vows to Curb US Support for Saudi-Led War on Yemen "This decision is the result of years of activism from Yemeni Americans and grassroots activists all over the world. Congrats to lovers of peace everywhere who know #YemenCantWait." Read more |
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Warnings of Growing 'Surveillance Empire' as AI Van Cameras Give Amazon 'Roaming Eyes in Every Neighborhood' "Amazon will have the perfect panopticon in place to sweep up unprecedented amounts of data en masse," says Fight for the Future. Read more |
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Top Democrats in Congress Call On Biden—'With the Stroke of a Pen'—to Cancel Up to $50,000 in Student Debt Sens. Warren and Schumer, along with Rep. Pressley, are leading the push for the president to "lift this impossible burden" on borrowers. Read more |
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'Politically It's Suicidal': Frustration Grows as Biden Entertains Narrower Eligibility for $1,400 Checks "Let's be really, really clear. Doing this will cost Democrats control of the Congress in 2022 and the White House in 2024... It is a colossally bad idea." Read more |
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'The Q Party Is Born!': Progressives Slam GOP for Giving Marjorie Taylor Greene Standing Ovation Instead of Discipline "The Republican Party backed Greene's run for Congress. Party bigwigs campaigned for her. The party faithful apparently would be happy to make Greene president in the future. They are now the RepubliQan Party." Read more |
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'So Utterly Disingenuous': Republicans File Slew of Unrelated Amendments as Dems Push Ahead With Covid Relief "If the GOP actually wanted to provide Covid relief, they'd introduce amendments to do so. Instead they're going to introduce what they believe are gotcha amendments to try to trip up Dems." Read more |
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In First Speech as Budget Chair, Sanders Rebuffs 'Partisanship' Complaints From GOP That Unilaterally Passed $1.9T Gift for Rich "Eighty-three percent of the benefits of the Trump tax plan went to the 1% and large corporations... There was not one Democrat that voted for that bill." Read more |
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Biden Boots 'Union Busters and Anti-Government Ideologues' From Key Labor Panel Labor leaders called for replacements "with a background in labor-management relations who are not hostile toward unions." Read more |
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After 412 Years and 1,391 Executions, Virginia Poised to Abolish Death Penalty as Senate Passes Historic Bill "We're going to look back 50 years from now, and that electric chair and that lethal injection table, they're going be sitting in a museum," predicted Sen. Scott A. Surovell. Read more |
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'Makes Us All Safer': Biden Admin Announces Five-Year Extension of New START Nuclear Treaty With Russia "This welcome step is the start of our efforts to pursue effective arms control that lowers the risks of war and helps prevent arms races," said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Read more |
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'Eviction Moratorium Is Not Enough': 200+ Groups Demand Rent Cancellation, Debt Relief "To prevent an eviction disaster and the public health crisis that would come with it, we need immediate action that provides full debt relief." Read more |
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After 'Bitterly Disappointing' Court Ruling on Line 3, Biden Urged to Shut Down Pipeline Project 'Once and for All' After a Minnesota court allowed construction to continue, Rep. Ilhan Omar appealed to President Joe Biden to stop the contentious project. Read more |
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To Secure Lasting Peace in Afghanistan, Task Force Proposes Prolonging Longest US War "This recommendation is a practical guarantee that U.S. troops will be in Afghanistan until the sun explodes," said one expert. Read more |
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'A Desperate Smear': Ilhan Omar Slams GOP Over Attempt to Distract From Bigotry of Marjorie Taylor Greene "Republicans will do anything to distract from the fact that they have not only allowed but elevated members of their own caucus who encourage violence." Read more |
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Sens. Whitehouse and Warren Push Treasury Secretary Yellen to 'Rein In Abuse' of Dark Money Groups "The IRS's regulation and enforcement related to 501(c)(4) organizations has been woefully inadequate in the post- Citizens United era." Read more |
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'How Greedy Can Amazon and Bezos Get?': Corporate Behemoth to Pay $62 Million Fine for Stealing Drivers' Tips What needs to happen "is for the government to step in and take much more serious action than it's ever really contemplated to restrain, control, and ultimately break up Amazon," said Public Citizen's Robert Weissman. Read more |
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Congressional Staffers Implore Senators to Convict Trump 'For Our Sake and the Sake of the Country' "The use of violence and lies to overturn an election is not worthy of debate," the staffers wrote. "Either you stand with the republic or against it." Read more |
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Joining Powerful Finance Committee, Warren Vows to Introduce Wealth Tax as 'First Order of Business' "It is time to make the ultra-rich pay their fair share." Read more |
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New Bill Aims to Scrap 'Ludicrous' Mandate Forcing Postal Service to Prefund Retiree Benefits Decades in Advance "The unreasonable prefunding mandate has threatened the survival of the USPS and placed at risk vital services for the millions who rely on it." Read more |
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120 Democrats Demand Repeal of 'Obscene' Tax Cut for Millionaires That GOP Buried in Previous Covid Relief Bill "This would save over $250 billion, which should be repurposed to help Americans who have lost income due to the pandemic and its economic fallout." Read more |
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'Will End Up Hurting Tens of Millions': Progressives Push Back as Dems Weigh Lower Income Cutoff for Relief Checks "Means testing is a form of austerity. Scaling back on stimulus would be a mistake." Read more |
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Over 50 Water Protectors in Minnesota March Onto Line 3 Pipeline Easement to Stop Construction "We are endangering future generations," said Charles King, who locked himself to construction equipment, "and that's got to stop." Read more |
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman Calls On Israel to Vaccinate Occupied Palestinians Against Coronavirus "Israel, as an occupying power, has a responsibility to provide vaccines to the Palestinian people," the first-term congressman asserted in a letter to Israel's acting consul general. Read more |
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Critics Lambaste Errors—Both Spelling and Legal—in Trump Impeachment Defense Filing "Lawyers are paid to make the best case they can for their clients. If this is Trump's best case, he's lucky that nearly half the jurors who will evaluate it are already firmly in his camp." Read more |
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'We Will Hold Him Accountable Until He Does': 110+ Groups Demand Biden Close Gitmo Without Delay Rights advocates urged the president to act "in a just manner that considers the harm done to the men who have been imprisoned without charge or fair trials for nearly 20 years." Read more |
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Warren Blasts 'Unconscionable' $740 Billion Pentagon Budget While Millions Suffer From Poverty, Joblessness, and Covid-19 "A budget is about priorities," said the Democratic senator. Read more |
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'Pressure Works. And He's Going to Need a Lot More': Manchin Backs Fast Track Process for Covid-19 Relief The West Virginia senator also said he opposes raising the federal minimum wage to $15, setting up a potential clash with Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives. Read more |
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Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Latest Blockade of Merrick Garland's Senate Confirmation "If Sen. Graham refuses to work in good faith to quickly confirm President Biden's highly qualified nominees, then it's time for him to step aside and let more serious legislators get to work." Read more |
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House Impeachment Managers Argue Trump Aimed Violent Mob at Capitol 'Like a Loaded Cannon' Pre-trial brief says the former U.S. president bears "singular responsibility" for inciting January 6 insurrection. Read more |
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'Kids Deserve a World Without Diesel Emissions': Report Offers Roadmap for Electric School Bus Transition "Only by working together can we tackle the existential threat of climate change and accelerate the process towards a zero-emission future." Read more |
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Obsession With GDP, Disregard of Nature Leading Towards Ecosystem Collapse: Report "Securing nature is investing in our self-preservation." Read more |
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In Victory for Public Health, Federal Judge Scraps Trump's Polluter-Friendly 'Censored Science' Rule "Science matters again, and it will again guide how to best protect people from dangerous pollution and toxic chemicals." Read more |
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'Get These Agencies Under Control Immediately': Despite Biden Moratorium, ICE and CBP Deport Hundreds "Don't. Look. Away. We can't trust ICE and CBP, even if their boss is a Democrat." Read more |
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Republicans Who Incited Insurrection Still a 'Danger to Their Colleagues,' Warns AOC in Harrowing Account of Mob Attack "My story isn't the only story, nor is it the central story of what happened on January 6th. It is just one story of many of those whose lives were endangered at the Capitol by the lies, threats, and violence fanned by the cowardice of people who chose personal gain above democracy." Read more |
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'Now Is Not the Time to Count Pennies': Sanders Says GOP Relief Plan Won't Cut It, Urges Democrats to Keep Election Promises "What the Republicans are talking about is just totally inadequate to meet the unprecedented crises that we're facing." Read more |
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'The House Must Step In': Dems Introduce Resolution to Oust Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees "We can't stop her from speaking. What we can do though, is essentially render her nearly powerless. That's what the intent of this resolution is." Read more |
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As GOP Senators Push Smaller Covid-19 Relief Package, Dem Leaders Move to Advance Biden's Bolder Plan "Congress must pursue a bold and robust course of action. It makes no sense to pinch pennies when so many Americans are struggling," said the Senate majority leader. Read more |
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Biden Urged to 'Be the Hero' to Save American Bumblebee From Extinction "It is our hope that the Biden administration grasps the gravity of this moment." Read more |
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'Inhumane': As CBO Warns Employment Won't Recover Until 2024, GOP Offers Mere 3-Month Extension of Jobless Aid "Workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own shouldn't be constantly worrying that they are going to lose their income overnight." Read more |
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Showing 'Better, More Just World Is Possible,' Oregon Decriminalizes Low-Level Possession of All Drugs "Today, the first domino of our cruel and inhumane war on drugs has fallen—setting off what we expect to be a cascade of other efforts centering health over criminalization." Read more |
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'That Hurricane Is Coming': Leading Expert Says More Contagious UK Covid-19 Variant Could Portend Deadliest US Surge Yet "We are going to see something like we have not seen yet in this country," warned Dr. Michael Osterholm, who advised President Joe Biden's transition team. Read more |
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'These Officers Should Be Fired and Indicted': Outrage After Rochester Police Pepper Spray Handcuffed 9-Year-Old Child "Just pepper spray her at this point," one officer can be heard saying about a young girl already in the backseat of a cruiser, just before another officer says, "I got her. I got her." Read more |
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Bolstering Reconciliation Case, Study Shows $15 Wage Would Boost Federal Budget By $65 Billion "My Republican colleagues used reconciliation to give almost $2 trillion in tax breaks to the rich and large corporations... You know what? I think we can use reconciliation to protect the needs of working families." Read more |