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'Another World Is Possible': Ocasio-Cortez Uses Video Gaming Platform to Raise $200,000 for Fight Against Hunger, Evictions

Rejecting Michèle Flournoy, Progressives Demand Biden Pick Pentagon Chief 'Untethered' From Military-Industrial Complex

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"We urge President-elect Joe Biden and U.S. senators to choose a secretary of defense who is unencumbered by a history of advocating for bellicose military policies and is free of financial ties to the weapons industry."

'Reckless, Provocative, and Illegal': Sanders Warns Assassination of Iranian Scientist Designed to Kill Diplomacy

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Anti-war activists protest in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. on January 4, 2020.

"We must not allow that to happen. Diplomacy, not murder, is the best path...

Citing Past Calls for Social Security Cuts, Progressives Not Pleased With Biden Pick of Neera Tanden for OMB

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, moderates a discussion on February 12, 2018.

"Everything toxic about the corporate Democratic Party is embodied in Neera...

The Revolving Door: Biden's National Security Nominees Cashed In on Government Service—and Now They're Back

'Hunger Like They've Never Seen It Before': US Food Banks Struggle as 1 in 6 Families With Children Don't Have Enough to Eat

'A Win for Voters': Rights Advocates Celebrate After Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Attempt to Block Certification of PA Election Results

'Bleak Milestone': More Than 100,000 Nursing Home Residents and Staff Killed by Pandemic

Under Cover of Thanksgiving, Trump Administration Pushes to Relax Rules Protecting Birds

As US Hospitalizations Hit New Record, Fauci Warns Pandemic Not Expected to Ease for Holidays

An 'Implicit Approval If There Ever Was One': Trump Retweets Post Calling Assassination of Iranian Scientist a 'Major' Blow

'Cruel Slap in the Face': Senate GOP Quietly Pushing Pay Freeze for Federal Workers Amid Deadly Pandemic

'Good But It's Not Up to Him Anyway': Trump Says He Will Leave White House If Electoral College Votes for Biden

DOJ to Appeal Judge's Injunction Against 'Cruel, Unprecedented Policy' of Deporting Migrant Children

Amid Public Health and Employment Crises, New Survey Shows Poor Americans Agree on Policy Solutions

Leading House Dems Demand 'Full Accounting' on Trump Order Allowing Purge of Federal Workforce

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Tiny Desk, Tinier Man

Once again, Trump loses and Twitter wins after his surreal appearance stating the obvious - he'll leave - while seated at a teeny desk sparked an explosion of #DiaperDon and #TinyDesk posts mocking his banishment from the grown-ups' table. Giddy responses ranged from thanks for the resistance hero who quietly set him up to an NPR Tiny Desk Concert review - "Just yelled at reporters. Worst. Concert. Ever." This, it's agreed, will be his legacy: "A baby at his tiny little desk throwing a tantrum."