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'This Is Not a Peace Plan, It Is a War Plan': Trump-Netanyahu Deal Decried as Shameful Attack on Palestinian Rights
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Human rights advocates condemned U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "annexation plan" for large swaths
of Palestinian territory on Tuesday, as the two leaders presented what
they called a "peace deal" for Israel and Palestine.
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'Green New Dud, Not a Green New Deal': Climate Groups Denounce Draft Bill From House Democrats
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Environmental advocacy groups issued mixed responses Tuesday after
Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the
legislative text of a draft bill for a national climate plan, with
critics charging that the proposal isn't ambitious enough to address the
planetary crisis.
New Poll Shows Bernie Sanders With More Than Double the Support of Joe Biden in New Hampshire
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Running away from the pack, Sanders leads former vice president by 15
points and holds double-digit lead over all his Democratic rivals in the
key early voting state.
Sunrise Movement to Host Nationwide House Parties to Boost Sanders, Demand Green Green New Deal
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Whether we can pull it off is up to you and me."
Denouncing Trump Plan as 'Unacceptable,' Sanders Declares It Is Time to 'End the Israeli Occupation'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled his long-awaited
"peace deal" for the Israel-Palestine conflict, Sen. Bernie Sanders
condemned the proposal as "unacceptable" and called for an end to
Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories.
'Screaming the Quiet Part Into a Bullhorn': Sen. Joni Ernst Admits GOP Using Impeachment Trial to Damage Biden in 2020
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump is trying to use the trial to do what Ukraine wouldn't—destroy
his political rivals."
'Like Handing Out Blankets Affected With Smallpox': US Called to End Oil Exports to Thwart Climate Crisis
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
New report urges next president and Congress to reinstate the U.S. crude
oil export ban, a move that could slash carbon emissions by 181 million
tons of CO2-equivalent each year.
7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Jamaican Coast
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
A tsunami warning was issued earlier but the danger has passed.
'You Did a Good Job on Her': White House Audience Laughs as Trump Praises Pompeo for Bullying NPR Reporter
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"That was very impressive, Mike," the president said to applause during
a press conference in the White House.
41 Senators Urge Trump Administration to End 'Cruel and Dangerous' Effort to Cut Social Security Disability Benefits
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Ahead of a public comment period ending Friday, dozens of U.S. senators
came together Tuesday in a letter opposing a Trump administration
proposal that could cut off hundreds of thousands of people from an
estimated $2.6 billion in Social Security disability benefits over a
decade.
'An Admission of Colossal Failure': US Dropped Record Number of Bombs on Afghanistan in 2019
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Who are we bombing? Why? What will it yield but more war?"
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Sometimes We Can Make Our Own Hope
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by Frida Berrigan
Running for office in the age of Donald Trump and climate change.
Luanda Leaks and the Global Wealth Defense Industry
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by Chuck Collins
Why we should focus on the enablers exposed in the Angola scandal:
Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, and PwC
The U.S. Is Recycling Its Big Lie About Iraq To Target Iran
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by Nicolas J S Davies
This has led to an illegal regime of brutal sanctions, under which
thousands of children are dying from preventable diseases and
malnutrition, and to threats of another illegal U.S. war that would
engulf the Middle East and the world in even greater chaos than the one
the CIA engineered against...
"Grand Coalitions" With Big Oil and Gas Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
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by Hannah McKinnon
Simply put, there is no room for new fossil fuel production in a safer
climate future.
Palestinians Brace for the Worst Ahead of Trump’s 'Peace Plan'
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by Yumna Patel
It is largely understood that the deal will be heavily pro-Israel.
A Secret Reason Rx Drugs Cost So Much: A Global Web of Patent Laws Protects Big Pharma
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by Faisal Chaudhry
Ordinary people around the world will increasingly find themselves in
the same boat when it comes to accessing the medicines they need.
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Newswire...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Slams Trump’s So-Called Middle East "Peace Plan"
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Jane Fonda & Greenpeace Bring Fire Drill Fridays to Los Angeles; Kicking Off First Rally at City Hall on February 7 at 11 AM
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Dismal ‘Peace Deal’ Would Exacerbate Violations, Enshrine Impunity Between Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
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U.S. House Releases Draft CLEAN Future Act
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New Bill Draft Acknowledges Transition to a Clean Energy Economy Needs to Start Now Based on Latest Science
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