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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The burden of Social Security taxes falls more heavily on those who make less."

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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Ahead of government negotiations scheduled for next week on a global plan to address the biodiversity crisis, 23 former foreign ministers from various countries released a statement on Tuesday urging world leaders to act "boldly" to protect nature.


President Donald Trump listens to Attorney General William Barr during the 38th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the west front of the Capitol May 15, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"NARRATOR: He is not the chief law enforcement officer in the country."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Workers at the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter made history for the tech industry Tuesday as they voted to unionize, in the latest grassroots victory for tech workers.

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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Walmart workers issued a "wake up call" to Alice Walton, heir to the retailer's $500 billion fortune, in New York on Tuesday, marching to Walton's New York penthouse and demanding Walmart pay its 1.5 million workers a living wage and give them reliable, stable work schedules.


MSNBC contributor Eddie Glaude on Tuesday accused former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt of being a hypocrite.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If Donald Trump is the emergency that you say he is, and the Democratic Party puts forward Bernie Sanders, and you tell me you can't vote for him, then it seems to me that Donald Trump isn't the emergency that you say he is."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Unpriced risk was the main cause of the Great Recession in 2007-2008."


plastic food packaging

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A Greenpeace report published Tuesday concludes that "recyclable" claims and labels on plastic consumer products in the United States are often "misleading," based on a comprehensive survey of conditions from October 2019 to January 2020 and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Green Guides requirements.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"You're not going to win an election when you oppose raising the minimum wage. You're not going to win an election when you call for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid."


The world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, is donating $10 billion to fight the climate crisis.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Will Jeff Bezos show us true leadership or will he continue to be complicit in the acceleration of the climate crisis, while supposedly trying to help?"


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, speaks to supporters at an Immigration Town Hall in San Ysidro, California on December 20, 2019.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Sen. Bernie Sanders has a long history of progressive stances and consistently remains on the side of working people."

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by Nancy J. Altman, Linda Benesch
Bloomberg's words about 'options' are a clear signal. His language is insider speak, a wink and a nod to the donor class that he, like them, favors cutting Social Security.


Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Construction and Maintenance conference on April 05, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

by Hamilton Nolan
In organized labor, as in society at large, the 2020 Democratic primary is exposing the deep, latent divide between the left and the establishment.


Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at a town hall event in Coralville, Iowa on Feb. 2, 2020. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

by Sarah Lazare
The Pentagon sees climate victims as threats.


Thanks to the cowardice of the Obama administration, no CIA officer or any higher official in the administration of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, no psychologist, no doctor, no one at all has yet been held accountable for the years of torture practiced on a global scale in the war on terror. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

by Rebecca Gordon
"The right to do whatever I want as president."


Marcha das Margaridas is fighting for the rights of the working class in general and, in particular, for the rights of rural women workers, while welcoming demands from several other social movements. (Photo: Wikipedia)

by Renata Motta, Marco Antonio Teixeira
One of the largest women's mobilizations in Latin America, the Marcha das Margaridas, is led by rural trade unions, together with agrarian and feminist movements.


Stephanie Davis and her daughter, Janiyah, attend the State of the Union address on February 4, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

by Jeff Bryant
Trump’s plan for 'school choice' will lead to the further privatization of public education.

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