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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"No one should have to beg for money to get the healthcare they need in the richest country on Earth."

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's past comments on Social Security make his commitment to the program suspect, say progressives.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If he wins the presidency, striking a 'grand bargain' with Mitch McConnell to cut our earned benefits is likely to be among his top priorities."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We are winning, so the industry is attacking Medicare for All to protect their profits and help the politicians defending those profits."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
In an appearance on ABC's popular daytime talk show "The View," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke about what she called a "disconnect" between centrist, establishment members of the Democratic Party and more progressive lawmakers including herself, Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, and others who have been viewed as agitators in the party.

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Former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning speaks to the press ahead of a Grand Jury appearance about WikiLeaks, in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 16, 2019.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"No matter how much you punish me, I will remain confident in my decision," said the whistleblower.


Flames from a flaring pit

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature found that extraction and use of fossil fuels may emit up to 40% more climate-heating methane than previously thought—underscoring humanity's ability to significantly limit global temperature rise by rapidly transitioning to renewable energy.


Fridays for Future strikers

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Children's "collective concerns must now be heard, and effective actions taken to prevent the next generation inheriting an irreversibly damaged planet."


Democratic presidential candidate former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg delivers remarks during a campaign rally on February 12, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Update your understanding. No one gets left out of human rights."


Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The economic sanctions that the Trump administration has imposed on Iran since ditching the 2015 nuclear deal are adversely affecting patients at the Middle Eastern country's top cancer hospital, healthcare providers told FRANCE 24 in a report published Wednesday.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I think you all better reevaluate all these takes about Bernie Bros supporting Trump."


Sen. Bernie Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, speaks during the 2019 J Street National Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on October 28, 2019.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I have never heard a major U.S. presidential candidate talk like this in my life."

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Arguments for Bloomberg’s candidacy stress his wealth as a plus, a kind of monetary insulation against outside influence, and his self-made billionaire status as a key weapon against Trump. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr)

by Ilana Novick
The ability to buy your way into power is not proof that people like what you do—for Bloomberg or for Trump.


Bernie Sanders is the only candidate with the demonstrated experience and will to rectify the systemic injustice in America. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

by Jaz Brisack
From our privileged position, we believe that the only candidate who is committed to transforming inequality and creating universal access to education is Bernie Sanders.


"Unelectable" is now an overworked spin pushed by centrist Democrats and their corporate media allies. (Photo: Mara Liasson)

by Robin Andersen
Their ignorance is willful, and finds its roots in a profoundly ideological position, an ideology adopted by journalists who favor and are rewarded by corporate arguments promoted by corporate Democrats.


Bloomberg is joined by Joe Biden on what seems like an endless apology tour. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr/cc)

by Jesse Jackson
The report became famous for its stark warning: "Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal." It was the last attempt to address honestly the structural inequalities that plague African Americans.


Senator Bernie Sanders’ Social Security Expansion Act would subject earned income over $250,000 to the Social Security payroll tax. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

by Max Richtman
Some of America’s wealthiest recognize the inherent unfairness in the system.


Mega-billionaire, Democratic presidential candidate, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a campaign stop at Eastern Market in Detroit, Michigan, on February 4, 2020. (Photo: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images)

by Jim Goodman
The reality is that Bloomberg and the President are little more than two peas in a pod.

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