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Senate Passes War Powers Resolution to Stop Trump From Launching 'Illegal' Attack on Iran
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The nation should not be at war without a vote of Congress," said Sen.
Tim Kaine, the measure's lead sponsor.
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Because Facial Recognition Makes Students and Faculty Less Safe, 40+ Rights Groups Call on Universities to Ban Technology
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The digital rights group Fight for the Future released a sign-on
letter Thursday to stop the use of surveillance which it says violates
students' and faculty's civil liberties.
Ocasio-Cortez Rips Bloomberg on Stop and Frisk: 'Just a Billionaire Trying to Cover Up Authoritarian and Racist Policy'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Stop and frisk was an unconstitutional, devastating practice for the
entire city."
As WHO Forum Ends, Updated Figures From China Reveal New Virus Has Infected Over 60,000 Worldwide
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the world's leading health experts wrapped up a two-day forum about
the coronavirus at the World Health Organization's Geneva headquarters
Wednesday, new figures out of China over the past 24 hours revealed that
the respiratory illness has now infected more than 60,000 people
globally.
Temperature in Antarctica Soars Past 69°F as NOAA Reports Last Month Was World's Hottest January on Record
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday
announced that last month was the hottest January ever recorded, the
Guardian reported that Brazilian scientists logged a new record-breaking
temperature of 20.75°C, or 69.35°F, at Seymour Island in Antarctica on
Feb. 9.
Sanders Says GOP Budget Chair Won't Hold Hearing on Trump Plan Because It Would Expose President as 'Fraud That He Is'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I mean, my goodness, Republicans understand we all have to bow down to
our supreme leader, who is the president of the United States, and not
criticize him."
In Show of Solidarity, US Men's Soccer Team Slams Officials for 'Systematic' Pay Discrimination Against USWNT
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The union representing the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team waded into
the rift between the national women's team and the U.S. Soccer
Federation over equal pay Wednesday, demanding that the federation end
its "false narrative" over the female players' compensation.
'Never Trump' Republican Operative Known for Anti-Semitic Attacks on George Soros Now Working to Defeat Sanders in Democratic Primary
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Forty years of dancing with the devil and all of a sudden centrist GOP
voters want to switch sides so they can poison the Democratic Party too?
Thanks, no thanks."
Reporting on New Nevada Caucus App, or iPad 'Tool,' Not Filling Observers With Confidence
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The 2020 election cycle could not only mark the end of the Iowa
caucuses, but all caucuses nationwide."
Protests Continue Across Canada in Solidarity With Wet'suwet'en Land Defenders Fighting Fracked Gas Pipeline
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Protests across Canada continued Wednesday in solidarity with
Wet'suwet'en First Nation hereditary chiefs and land defenders fighting
against a fracked gas pipeline that would cut through their unceded
territory in northern British Columbia.
Mnuchin Admits Trump's Budget Cuts Social Security Even as President Claims He Is 'Not Touching' the Program
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"When Steve Mnuchin or any other politician says that a 'reduction in
the rate of increase' is different than a benefit cut, they are
shamelessly lying."
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Can the World’s Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War?
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies
The peace movement's small victories demonstrate that we have more power
to challenge U.S. militarism than most Americans realize.
Why the Democrats Should Back Bernie Sanders: And Why They Won’t, If They Can Possibly Help It
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by Ted Morgan
This could represent the beginning of a real healing of America's tragic
history around race and class.
The Irony of the Centrist-Progressive Debate
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by Jim Hightower
Moderates consistently warn that progressive ideas can't win "the
middle." But just look at the polls.
War Addicts, Inc.
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by Tom Engelhardt
Making sense of the age of carnage.
America and Israel Against the World
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by Danny Sjursen
The only other nations supporting the Trump and Netanyahu plan are
dictatorial and/or monarchical Arab client states like Saudi Arabia,
Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates.
No. 1 Sponsor of Terrorism? US Media Name Iran, but Overlook a Candidate Closer to Home
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by Joshua Cho
There's a much stronger case that the US rather than Iran is actually
the world's biggest state sponsor of terrorism.
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IAC Action Commends Senate on Passage of War Powers Resolution
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Peace Action: Senate Reclaims War Powers to Thwart Iran War
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Citing “Vindictive Abuse of Power”: Coalition of National and State Advocacy Groups Calls on House Judiciary Committee to Reconvene Impeachment Inquiry
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TODAY: 50+ Campus Actions Demand Fossil Fuel Divestment, Climate Action
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