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Your Week in Review
Watch: News Anchor Shows Americans Real Size of Wealth Gap—Using American Pie
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Give this video four minutes and let's start the revolution."
Critics Charge Trump Expansion of Muslim Ban Continuation of 'Cruel, Inhumane, Bigoted' Policies
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This is an outright attempt to discriminate against people on
religious, racial, and ethnic grounds and to dismantle the refugee
resettlement program."
'A Crisis for Democracy': Senate Votes Against Hearing From Witnesses
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Trump's defenders are saying that our Constitution does not apply to
the powerful few."
'Absolutely Horrific': Trump Preparing to Roll Back Restrictions on US Military Use of Landmines
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump's policy rollback is a step toward the past, like many of his
other decisions, and sends exactly the wrong message to those working to
rid the world of the scourge of landmines."
Outpouring of Grief After Missing Mexican Monarch Butterfly Defender Homero Gómez González Found Dead
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Mexican conservationist Homero Gómez González was found dead Wednesday,
about two weeks after he was reported missing, provoking a wave sorrow
from allies and advocates worldwide as they honored his work running a
butterfly sanctuary in the state of Michoacán.
'Apologia for Authoritarianism': Trump Lawyer Argues President Can Do Whatever He Wants to Boost Reelection Chances
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"They are saying that abuses of power in order to get reelected could be
considered in the national interest and therefore not impeachable. If
that doesn't worry you I just don't know what to say."
'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."
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.
'Shameful. Disgusting. Disgraceful.': Outrage After Supreme Court Allows Trump's Public Charge Rule to Take Effect
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The Trump administration's policy could quite literally kill people by
making them too afraid to seek life-saving medical care, and the Supreme
Court seems to agree such a cruel system is acceptable."
Snowden Warns Targeting of Greenwald and Assange Shows Governments 'Ready to Stop the Presses—If They Can'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In an op-ed published Sunday night by the Washington Post , National
Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden connected Brazilian federal
prosecutors' recent decision to file charges against American
investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald to the U.S. government's
efforts to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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