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'We Have Got to Act Now': As GOP Introduces Weak Relief Bill, Sanders Says Dems Already Have Enough Votes to Pass Stronger Package "We made promises to the American people. We're going to keep those promises." Read more |
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'We Should All Be Water Protectors': Ilhan Omar Visits #StopLine3 Organizers Day After Activists Block Enbridge Worksites "We owe it to future generations, to the Indigenous communities we've signed treaties with, and to every living being on this planet to stop building fossil fuel infrastructure." Read more |
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'There Must Be Consequences for Her Actions': Demands for Marjorie Taylor Greene's Removal Grow "Marjorie Taylor Greene is a seditious, hateful, QAnon-supporting, racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic congresswoman and she deserves to be expelled from the House." Read more |
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New Report From Rep. Katie Porter Reveals How Big Pharma Pursues 'Killer Profits' at the Expense of Americans' Health "It's time we reevaluate the standards for approving these mergers. It's time we pass legislation to lower drug prices. And it's time we rethink the structure of leadership at big pharmaceutical companies." Read more |
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Freshmen Dems Lead Resolution to Censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Call for Her Resignation "Congresswoman Greene should resign immediately to allow someone to fill her seat who believes in upholding the Constitution and the mission of this legislative body to serve all people, not harm them." Read more |
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After Altercation, Rep. Cori Bush to Move Office Away From Far-Right Marjorie Taylor Greene for Team's Safety Bush cited Greene's support for executing Democrats and "renewed, repeated antagonization of the movement for Black lives." Read more |
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Progressives Applaud Rob Malley, Key Nuclear Deal Negotiator, as Biden's Special Envoy for Iran "Malley should be celebrated for his ability to understand how adversaries see problems and find common ground, for this is the art of diplomacy." Read more |
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'Gut Punch': Invite-Only Vaccine Clinics in Seattle Area Spark Ire "The rich got advantages in the healthcare system long before Covid, but when we're in a plague you expect everybody to follow the rules." Read more |
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Amid Broader Concerns Over Biden USDA Nominee, Watchdog Flags 'Disturbing Suppression' of Science by Vilsack "Unless he pledges to implement significant safeguards for scientists, Tom Vilsack should not be confirmed. The days in which federal agencies function as scientific gulags should be behind us." Read more |
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#TheWorldIsWatching: Youth Activists Direct Ire Over Climate Inaction at WEF Elite "If only leaders were as good [at] taking real action as they were giving speeches," said Greta Thunberg. Read more |
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Yemeni Families File Petition Against US for 'Unlawful' Killing of Scores of Relatives "It's a life with constant fear," one of the petitioners said. "You're always afraid to leave the village because you think you might be mistaken and targeted." Read more |
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New 'Treason Caucus' Campaign Targets Cruz, Hawley, and Others for Role in Deadly Capitol Insurrection "If we don't take action now, Cruz and his band of conspiracy theorists will still maintain power in an office they dishonored and don't deserve to hold." Read more |
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"After 13 Years, Justice!" Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil to Pay for Harm Done to Nigerian Farmers "Victims of environmental pollution, land grabbing, or exploitation now have a better chance to win a legal battle against the companies involved." Read more |
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'How About a Counter-Argument Based on Fact?': Warren Destroys CNBC Host Over Two-Cent Wealth Tax Criticism "The wealthiest in this country are paying less in taxes than everyone else," said the Democratic senator. "If they added a two-cent wealth tax, they'd still be paying less than most of the people in this entire nation." Read more |
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As Fears Grow Over Covid Vaccine Delays, Watchdog Asks: 'Why Are We Allowing Big Pharma's Patents to Artificially Limit Supply?' "It's just wrong that big business is deciding who gets vaccinated, with zero transparency. We must scrap patents and massively scale up production globally." Read more |
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Parents of Sandy Hook Victims: Naming of Marjorie Taylor Greene to Education Panel an Attack on All 'Whose Loved Ones Were Murdered in Mass Shootings' "Hateful conspiracy theories and suggestions that our children's violent deaths never happened have no place in our society, much less the United States Congress." Read more |
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'Cry Me a River': Sanders Hits Back as Billionaire Investor Whines About Potential Tax Hikes Amid GameStop Fiasco "Oh look, another billionaire is mad that he might have to pay more taxes while children in America go hungry and veterans sleep on the street." Read more |
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Climate Campaigners Say 'Listen to the Science' as New Study Shows Earth Now Warmer Than Any Time in Last 12,000 Years The study "changes the baseline and emphasizes just how critical it is to take our situation seriously," its lead researcher said. Read more |
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'Fight Against This Deadly Virus Far From Over': First Cases of South African Variant Detected in US "Unless we truly, as a nation, come together and follow public health guidance to flatten the curve, as that strain becomes more commonplace, we will see the numbers go up dramatically." Read more |
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'A Win for Reproductive Freedom': Rights Advocates Applaud After Biden Rescinds Global Gag Rule Advocates are also urging the president and Congress to go further to protect and expand rights and access to reproductive healthcare. Read more |
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'Roadmap to Freedom': Jayapal and AOC Lead Progressive Dems With Visionary Immigration Reform Bill "I know that we must do far more than simply reverse the harmful, xenophobic policies of the Trump administration." Read more |
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Ted Cruz: 'You Almost Had Me Murdered... You Can Resign' The Squad member once again implored Cruz to quit after he tweeted agreement with her call for a probe of the GameStop stock trading controversy. Read more |
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Applause as Biden Withdraws 'Horrific' Trump Rule Attacking Social Security Disability Recipients "Wonderful news," said one activist. Read more |
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'This Is Unacceptable': AOC, Tlaib Demand Hearing Into Robinhood Blocking Customers From GameStop Trades "They're blocking the ability to trade to protect Wall St. hedge funds, stealing millions of dollars from their users to protect people who've used the stock market as a casino for decades." Read more |
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If Someone Like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene 'Shoots and Kills Me,' Says David Hogg, 'Politicize My Death' to Strengthen Gun Laws The Parkland mass shooting survivor's comments come as a March 2019 video of Greene chasing after and yelling at him circulates online. Read more |
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'Appalling': Dems Incensed as GOP Appoints Marjorie Taylor Greene—a Sandy Hook Massacre Denier—to Education Committee "The focus has to be on the Republican leadership of this House of Representatives for the disregard they have for the death of those children," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Read more |
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New Government Report Details How Trump Failed Covid-19 Response 'Across the Board' The GAO reveals that even after the agency "made 27 different recommendations aimed at improving the response, the Trump administration failed to implement them." Read more |
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'Temporarily' Not Good Enough: Corporate America Called to End Political Giving Once and for All "The attack at the Capitol warrants more than shallow promises to merely pause political donations. We must rededicate America's grand experiment to its foundational principle—government of, for, and by the people." Read more |
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As White House Floats Skimpier Relief Bill in Bid for GOP Support, Progressives Warn Going Small Would Be 'Catastrophic' "Congress should err on the side of offering generous relief to a larger pool of people, rather than too little." Read more |
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How the Ongoing GameStop Fiasco Highlights the Sinister Nature of Modern Casino Capitalism "Wall Street and stock market are metaphors for a society rotting from self-indulgence, greed, widening inequality, and financial entrepreneurship that builds nothing, improves nothing, creates nothing, and solves nothing." Read more |
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'Kevin McCarthy Answers to These QAnon Members': AOC Rips Republicans for Embracing Violence, Misogyny, and Racism "No consequences means that they condone it." Read more |
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Saying 'Peace Not Going to Break Out... Anytime Soon,' Raytheon CEO Sees 'Solid Growth' in Middle East The head of the world's fourth-biggest arms maker showed no concern that the Saudis can't buy his bombs—for now. Read more |
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Human Rights Campaign Launched to Prevent Facebook From Adding Word "Zionist" to Hate Speech Policy "Treating 'Zionist' as a proxy for 'Jew' would undermine efforts to dismantle real antisemitism... and help the Israeli government avoid accountability for violations of Palestinian rights." Read more |
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'Good': Anti-War Democrats Applaud Biden for Freeze on US Arms Sales to Saudis and UAE "This is an important first step in ending our material support for war globally, and the genocide in Yemen in particular," said Rep. Ilhan Omar. Read more |
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'This Is Not a Game': Internet Defenders Warn Against Gutting of Section 230—Key Law for Online Speech "Section 230 is one of the most important laws protecting freedom of expression and human rights in the digital age." Read more |
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Denouncing 'Handouts to Big Oil,' Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels "Biden campaigned on eliminating fossil fuel giveaways, and voters agree by a huge margin," said one climate activist. Read more |
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'100 Seconds to Midnight': Doomsday Clock Reveals Humanity Closer Than Ever to the Apocalypse Citizens must "demand... that their governments reorder their priorities and cooperate... to reduce the risk of nuclear war, climate change, and other global disasters, including pandemic disease." Read more |
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'Now Is the Moment to Deliver': Sunrise Movement Says Biden Climate Ambitions Require Abolition of Senate Filibuster "Our generation will not accept any excuses for delay or inaction on delivering historic legislation to build back better." Read more |
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Largest-Ever Climate Poll Shows 64% of Global Public Believes Warming Planet Is an 'Emergency' "The voice of the people is clear—they want action on climate change." Read more |
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'Not Just Bad Economics, But Terrible Politics': Khanna Warns Democrats Against Restricting Eligibility for $1,400 Checks "Have we learned nothing?" Read more |
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'You Stole a Supreme Court Seat': Critics Pan McConnell Threat to Sabotage Senate If Democrats Target Filibuster "Blocking needed relief for Americans has nothing to do with 'consent and comity' and everything to do with destroying democracy." Read more |
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Report Reveals Racist Conspiracy Theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Showed Support for Murdering Democrats "We're trending towards 'execute our opponents' as [a] not entirely fringe GOP... position," tweeted one prominent journalist. Read more |
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'We Need to Continue to Fight': Federal Judge Blocks Biden's 100-Day Freeze on Deportations "Judge Tipton's decision to block the nationwide deportation moratorium will be remembered as one of the last gasps of the Trump administration's racist, xenophobic legacy." Read more |
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After Delaying Trump Impeachment Trial, All But 5 GOP Senators Vote in Favor of Saying Now It's Too Late "McConnell delayed the trial and then voted in favor of a point [of] order to dismiss it because it was...starting too late." Read more |
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'A Big Step': Progressives Welcome Biden Executive Order Ending DOJ Private Prison Contracts, But Say This Is Just the Start "There's more to be done to end the for-profit caging of people in the U.S.," stressed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read more |
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Now Make It 'Permanent': Environmental Groups Applaud Biden's Plan to Pause New Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands "The simple truth is that we need to stop drilling and fracking everywhere, as soon as possible." Read more |
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As Planet Cooks, One of the World's Coldest Towns Bids to Host 2032 Summer Olympics "If we stand back and do nothing, letting global warming prevail, we will lose our identity, and the town we love—as well as many others around the world—will cease to exist as we know it," said the mayor of Salla. Read more |
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More US Lawmakers Urged to Speak Out Against 'Vaccine Apartheid' for Palestinians "This cruelty is another reminder of why the occupation must end," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman. Read more |
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NYC Pension Funds Set 'New Bar for Climate Finance Action' With Approval of $4 Billion Fossil Fuel Divestment "Fossil fuels are not only bad for our planet and our frontline communities, they are a bad investment," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. Read more |
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As World Demands Peace and Aid for Yemen, Biden Told to 'End Every Aspect of This War' Over 385 groups from across the globe are calling for an immediate halt to the U.S.-backed Saudi coalition's relentless attack—an armed conflict that is only intensifying the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe. Read more |
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'Time for Talk Is Over. No More Excuses,' Says Sanders as Lawmakers Intro $15 Minimum Wage Bill "We can no longer tolerate millions of workers not being able to afford to feed their families or pay the rent." Read more |
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Majority in US Want Senate to Convict Trump, Bar Him From Holding Office Ever Again: Poll "Convicting Donald Trump to save our democracy is not a distraction," said Rep. Mondaire Jones. "It's essential." Read more |
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On Eve of Fossil Fuel Lease Moratorium, Biden Urged to Permanently Protect US Coast From Offshore Drilling "President Biden has an incredible opportunity to act on climate change and protect our coasts once and for all by closing the chapter on future offshore oil leasing." Read more |
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'Incredible': Schumer Says Biden Should Declare a Climate Emergency "If ever there was an emergency, climate is one," the Senate Majority leader said. Read more |
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Report Warns 'Vaccine Nationalism' of Rich Nations Could Cost Global Economy Over $9 Trillion "Truly, no one is safe until everyone is safe." Read more |
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'Unseemly' $1.1 Trillion Billionaire Wealth Gain During Pandemic Could Fully Fund Biden Relief Plan for Working Class: Report "We should tax these windfall gains to pay for recovery." Read more |
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McConnell Caves on Filibuster After Democrats Manchin and Sinema Reiterate Opposition to Scrapping 'Jim Crow Relic' "McConnell engaged in the most blatant, ridiculous act of obstructionism imaginable, and instead of telling him that if he kept it up, they'd take that power from him, key Dems reassured him that they'd never take that power from him." Read more |
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As House Sends Impeachment Article, Schumer and McConnell Told to 'Remove Seditious Senators' From Trump Trial "Senators who supported Trump's insurrection cannot also be his judges," argues MoveOn's Rahna Epting. Read more |
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Enough 'Blah Blah Blah' From Global Elites, Greta Thunberg Declares at Digital Davos "I'm only here to once again remind you of the emergency we are in. The crisis that you and your predecessors have created and inflicted upon us." Read more |
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Groups Launch Grassroots Campaign Urging Senators to Reject Tom 'Mr. Monsanto' Vilsack for USDA Chief "Tom Vilsack has proven not to be the leader we need." Read more |
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As Kerry Touts US Commitment to Climate Diplomacy, Biden Urged to Follow EU Lead by Ending Dirty Energy Subsidies "Biden should act boldly on his campaign commitments to end finance for dirty energy projects." Read more |
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'Poverty Mode': App-Based Drivers Slam Lyft's Latest Pay Cut Scheme "The digital economy today is part of the problem and not the solution," argues one labor advocate. "It's not too late to change that." Read more |
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Canadians Against War on Yemen Block Shipment of Armoured Vehicles Headed to Saudi Arabia The direct action in Hamilton, Ontario coincides with hundreds of events to pressure the new Biden administration and other world governments to stop arming Saudi Arabia. Read more |
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UN Labor Agency: Pandemic Job Losses Four Times Higher Than After 2009 Financial Collapse "This has been the most severe crisis for the world of work since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Its impact is far greater than that of the global financial crisis of 2009." Read more |
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Amnesty Calls on Biden to Close Guantánamo and End Military Commissions 'Once and For All' The group says the prison symbolizes U.S. "use of torture, rendition, and indefinite detention without charge or trial—in complete violation of internationally agreed-upon standards of justice and human rights." Read more |
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Inspector General Launches Probe Into Whether DOJ Officials Tried to Overturn Presidential Election "Unconscionable a Trump Justice Department leader would conspire to subvert the people's will," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in response to allegations against former Acting Assistant AG Jeffrey Clark. Read more |
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Biden Urged to Fire Entire Postal Service Board for Complicity in 'Devastating Arson' by Trump and DeJoy "Trump confessed he was wrecking USPS to rig the election. His toady Postmaster General DeJoy carried out that arson. It's time to clean house." Read more |
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French Court Hears Case Against Chemical Corporations Over Agent Orange Use in Vietnam "I'm not fighting for myself, but for my children and the millions of victims," explained plaintiff Tran To Nga. Read more |
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'Abolish Billionaires': Oxfam Report Shows Combined Pandemic Wealth of Richest 10 People Could Pay to Vaccinate Entire World "Rigged economies are funnelling wealth to a rich elite who are riding out the pandemic in luxury, while those on the frontline of the pandemic... are struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table." Read more |
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'That's Insane... He Still Has the Money': SCOTUS Tosses Emoluments Lawsuits Targeting Trump One watchdog critic angered by the court's decision said, "Congress must act now to ensure that no future president can profit off the presidency." Read more |
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Members of Congress Reportedly Facing Death Threats Ahead of Trump Impeachment Trial Amid "ominous chatter about killing legislators or attacking them outside of the U.S. Capitol," thousands of National Guard troops are expected to remain in Washington, D.C. as Trump's trial proceeds in the Senate. Read more |
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"The 'I'm Rubber You're Glue' Defense to Treachery": Hawley Files Ethics Complaint Against Dems Who Filed One Against Him The Missouri Republican is facing growing calls for his resignation or removal from the Senate for inciting the deadly mob attack on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Read more |
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Susan Collins, Supporter of $1.5 Trillion in Tax Cuts for the Rich, Claims $1,400 Survival Checks Not 'Targeted' Enough "Weird that Susan Collins didn't care so much about the 'rich people getting more than they need' issue when it was massive upper income tax cuts on the table." Read more |
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Budget Chair Sanders Dares GOP to Criticize Him for Using Reconciliation to 'Protect Ordinary People, Not Just the Rich' "If they want to criticize me for helping to feed children who are hungry or senior citizens in this country who are isolated and alone and don't have enough food, they can criticize me." Read more |
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'Jim Crow Relic': Progressives Ramp Up Efforts to Finally Get Rid of Filibuster On the Filibuster: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: " A Cherished Tool of Segregationists" ; former President Barack Obama: " Jim Crow Relic "; and ex-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: " Outlived Its Usefulness ." Read more |
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Dr. Birx Criticized for Failing to Speak Out on Trump's 'Parallel Data': Her 'Legacy is One of Sycophancy and Failure' 'Dr. Birx went out of her way to praise Trump and just straight up lied' Read more |
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John Dean: Insurrectionist Senators are Co-Conspirators and Should Not Sit in Judgment of Trump AOC: "Sen. Hawley is trying to wiggle out of inciting a riot that killed 5" Read more |
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35 House Democrats Join Reps. Bush and Pressley in Calling on Biden to End Federal Executions for Good Warning that future administrations could follow in Trump's footsteps, the lawmakers urge Biden to commute the death sentences of all federal inmates to "ensure that there would be no one left on death row to kill." Read more |
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'Mask Up, America': Biden Signs Pandemic Mandates for Traveling and Federal Properties "The experts say that by wearing a mask from now until April, we'd save more than 50,000 lives," the president asserted. Read more |
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Rights Advocates Alarmed by US Spy Agency's Purchase of Warrantless Phone Location Data "Congress must end this lawless practice and require the government to get a warrant for our location data, regardless of its source." Read more |
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48 Years After Landmark Ruling, Advocates Push to #ReimagineRoe and Build Abortion Justice " Roe is the floor. We want an end to Hyde. We want people to access abortion care, when they need it, without discrimination, stigma, or harm." Read more |
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Biden Orders on Food Aid Heralded as 'Most Significant Anti-Hunger Actions in Modern Times' The expected executive action comes as "families are struggling with food insecurity like never before." Read more |
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'Hell, Even David Brooks Agrees' Democrats Should 'Absolutely Kill the Filibuster' "Can't believe David Brooks and I finally agree on a thing," said one progressive organizer. Read more |
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'One More Check Is Not Enough': Ilhan Omar Calls on Biden to Back Recurring Direct Payments "We need to provide those struggling and left behind with consistent reliable cash payments during this Covid-19 crisis." Read more |
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As Economic Suffering Grips Regular Americans, Wall Street Behemoths Ready Feast of Stock Buybacks "We're going to be aggressively buying back, and consistently," said Morgan Stanley chief executive James Gorman. Read more |
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Despite Absence of Nuke-Armed States, World Celebrates Arrival of Global Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons "Today we reach a major milestone on the road to a more peaceful and secure world, free from the ultimate menace of nuclear war." Read more |
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Majority of US Voters Across Political Spectrum Back Landmark Pro-Democracy Reform Bill: Poll One prominent campaign finance expert called the For the People Act "an incredibly important piece of comprehensive democracy reform." Read more |
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'Deeply Alarming': AstraZeneca Charging South Africa More Than Double What Europeans Pay for Covid-19 Vaccine "This is the problem when you have essential medicines in the hands of big business, with almost no transparency as to pricing." Read more |
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'If This Is a Trial Balloon... Hopefully It Fails': Biden Warned Against Naming Corporate-Tied Michael Barr as Top Bank Cop "It's hard to imagine a worse pick than Michael Barr to be the nation's top bank regulator. Barr is deeply invested in the Wall Street and Silicon Valley corporations he would regulate, which should disqualify him." Read more |
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Schumer Urged to Deny Committee Seats to Hawley, Cruz, and Other Republicans Who 'Incited Deadly Insurrection' Republicans who attempted to overturn the 2020 election, said MoveOn, "have no place in the U.S. Senate and most certainly should not be rewarded for their deadly attacks on democracy." Read more |
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'Basically Trying to Overturn the Senate Election': McConnell Delaying Democratic Takeover in Effort to Preserve Filibuster "McConnell is already abusing the filibuster to block the constitution of the new majority. Nuking the filibuster is the appropriate response." Read more |
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'A Good First Step': Senators File Ethics Complaint Over Cruz and Hawley's Role in Capitol Insurrection The move by a group of Democrats comes as demands are building for the two Republicans to be ousted from the Senate over the deadly attack. Read more |
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Progressives Applaud Biden Pick of Rosenworcel to Lead FCC Out of Carnage Left by Ajit Pai "She knows the FCC from the bottom up and she understands how to make good things happen there," said one former Commissioner. Read more |
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135 Civil Rights Groups Oppose New Domestic Terrorism Statutes, Say Tackle Far-Right Violence With Existing Laws "Members of Congress should not reinforce counterterrorism policies, programs, and frameworks that are rooted in bias, discrimination, and denial or diminution of fundamental rights like due process." Read more |
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"Let's Turn This 'Temporary Halt' to Permanent Ban": Biden Praised for Pause on Drilling Leases "The federal oil and gas program is nothing but an injustice," said Jeremy Nichols of WildEarth Guardians. Read more |
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Lawmakers, Journalists Back New Yorker Magazine Work Stoppage to Protest 'Egregious' Wage Proposal "This isn't about not being grateful," said a former contributor. "It's really just about paying rent." Read more |
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'A Big Deal': Lawmakers Reintroduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United "We cannot allow the wealthiest individuals and corporations to flood our elections with cash through complex webs of super PACs and dark money groups that put special interests above the will of the American people." Read more |
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To Restore Trust After Years of Trump 'Corruption and Self-Dealing,' Biden Team Urged to Release Full Financial Disclosures "Directing his nominees and appointees to disclose detailed records of consulting work for businesses and foreign governments is the first step in helping restore faith in government." Read more |
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'A Hugely Consequential First Move': Biden Offers to Extend Nuclear START Treaty With Russia "After four years of efforts to kill arms control and chase the false security of nuclear dominance, the U.S. is coming back to its senses," said one peace activist. "Unless you're a defense contractor, this is good news for everyone." Read more |
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In Must-See Clip, Democrats Told to End Era in Which 'Only the Bad Guys Understand They're in a Fight' "Democrats are in a fight; they just often don't act like they know it," says analyst Anand Giridharadas. "That has to change if this country is to be saved and Biden is to have a shot." Read more |