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CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil shows Americans the wealth divide.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Give this video four minutes and let's start the revolution."


President Donald Trump expanded his Muslim ban to a further six countries Friday.

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."


The final vote on witnesses for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Friday, January 31, 2020.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Trump's defenders are saying that our Constitution does not apply to the powerful few."



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."


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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.



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."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump is trying to use the trial to do what Ukraine wouldn't—destroy his political rivals."


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

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.


Thousands of advocates, activists, and community members flooded the streets at Foley Square in New York City on July 12, 2019.

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 and Greenwald

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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