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'Definition of a Rigged System,' Says Sanders Campaign After DNC Changes Debate Rules for Billionaire Latecomer Mike Bloomberg
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"DNC changing the rules to benefit a billionaire."
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Bringing Back 'Archaic and Gruesome Weapons,' Trump Reverses US Restrictions on Landmines
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The United States is doing a 180 on the near-global consensus to ban
the abhorrent and inhumane use of landmines."
GOP Accused of 'Greatest Cover-Up Since Watergate' as Senate Set to End First Witness-Less Impeachment Trial in US History
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If the trial is rigged to keep hidden the most damning, most important,
most relevant evidence, then it's not a trial. Nor is it an acquittal.
It's a cover-up."
'Really, Really Bad': Scientists Raise Alarm Over Warm Ocean Water Beneath 'Doomsday Glacier' in Antarctica
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A study by British and American scientists revealed that a massive sheet
of ice known as the "doomsday glacier" is melting faster than experts
previously believed—edging the world closer to a possible sea level rise
of more than 10 feet.
50 Democratic Women in US House Pen Letter to Trump Denouncing 'Continuing Derogation of Women' by President
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It is as if you relish the opportunity to publicly humiliate any woman
who fights back, speaks up, or takes up space."
200+ Lawyers March on US Capitol to Demand Witnesses as Senate GOP Barrels Toward Trump Acquittal
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"As lawyers, we have sworn an oath to protect and defend the U.S.
Constitution, and that oath compels us to speak out today."
'Political Revolution in Action': National Pro-Bernie Coalition Launches Unified Voter Mobilization Campaign
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"People's organizations from coast to coast are flexing our political
muscle together to help elect Bernie Sanders."
"It's Their Lifeline": Video of ER Doctor Confronting Mike Pence Over Trump Medicaid Cuts Viewed 1 Million+ Times
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I confronted him about his damaging healthcare cuts because for me it's
not about politics, it's about saving lives," said Dr. Rob Davidson.
'Not Normal' But in a Good Way: Ocasio-Cortez Raises $1 Million in One Month for Re-Election
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The energy of this movement is at an all-time high."
"They're Done": CNBC's Jim Cramer Says Fossil Fuel Industry "In the Death Knell Phase"
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"You can tell that the world's turned on them, and it's actually kind of
happening very quickly," said Cramer.
Fake Moderate Susan Collins Gets 'Zero Points' Whatsoever for Vote on Witnesses: Critics
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Just as we've known she would, Collins announced her support for
witnesses only when the votes were fixed to block witnesses and rig the
trial to cover-up the corruption of Donald Trump."
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Trump's Impeachment Defense Is Incoherent By Design
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
While the GOP may indeed preserve Trump's tenure through their death
grip on a slim Senate majority, history books will not be kind to the
deceit they have displayed and the fools they have made of themselves.
Government Debts as Class Swindles
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by Richard Wolff
The same politicians who facilitate tax reductions for banks, big
corporations, and the wealthiest individuals likewise then facilitate
government borrowing money from them.
Iowa Media Back to the Future
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by Laura Flanders
If local residents want local media, they'd be smart to volunteer or
pledge for it.
Corporate Media Are the Real 'Sanders Attack Machine'
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by Julie Hollar
The real Sanders attack machine isn't the mythical machine run by
Sanders to take down his opponents; it's run by the establishment
Democrats and their media counterparts.
Brexit’s Backward Legacy: The Past Swallowing The Future
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by Christian Christensen
The complicity of the media in the service of the anti-immigrant agenda
was blunt, crude and disgraceful.
Justice for Assange: Belmarsh Prisoners Remind Us of Our Duty of Civil Disobedience
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by Nozomi Hayase
This is a trial of the First Amendment as a foundation of our society
and it calls for our participation.
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Stand Up America Decries Senate Republicans For Blocking Witnesses, Holding Sham Trial
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Senate Republicans Ignore Overwhelming Public Support for Witnesses
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NIAC Statement on the Expansion of the Muslim Ban
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IRC: Travel Ban Expansion Could Tear Families Apart
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NPNA Condemns Expanded Travel Ban as Back-Handed Attempt to Dismantle Refugee Programs
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