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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The president used the event to gin up xenophobia against immigrants, attack journalists, and joke about staying in office for decades.

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I don't like that at all," the billionaire former Goldman Sachs CEO said of Sanders' wealth tax proposal.


Participants of a Fridays for Future climate demonstration parade through Hamburg, Germany on Feb. 21, 2020.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"What is it going to take for the U.S. to rise up like this?"


Trump Twitter

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A new analysis of 6.5 million tweets from the days before and after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to ditch the Paris agreement in June 2017 suggests that automated Twitter bots are substantially contributing to the spread of online misinformation about the climate crisis.

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Crudeau Oil protest

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, 42 Nobel laurates implored the federal government to "act with the moral clarity required" to tackle the global climate crisis and stop Teck Resources' proposed Frontier tar sands mine.


U.S. President Donald Trump with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two will meet in India on Monday.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The newly-erected barrier will allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to offer a carefully-curated view for the U.S. president.


Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks to Chris Matthews of MSNBC after the Democratic presidential primary debate on February 19, 2020 in Las Vegas.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Disgraceful that Buttigieg continues to smear groups like ours, led by immigrants and people of color—all to boost his own fundraising."


Demonstrators protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London on October 21, 2019. (Photo: Isabel Infantes/AFP via Getty Images)

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The potential chilling effect on journalists and others who expose official wrongdoing by publishing information disclosed to them by credible sources could have a profound impact on the public's right to know what their government is up to."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday released her first slate of endorsements through her political action committee, Courage to Change, announcing her support for seven progressive women running for congressional seats.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Safe drinking water advocates urged states to take regulatory measures into their own hands regarding substances known as "forever chemicals" on Thursday, after the EPA said it would take a long-awaited step to limit the chemicals.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The American people will rebel against this type of oligarchic movement. We are a democracy. One person, one vote. Not a guy worth $60 billion buying an election."

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Human beings aren’t robots. We can’t just sit at our desks and work. We have all these pointless meetings, frivolous emails and phone calls, co-worker discussions, disruptions and distractions. (Photo: Flickr/Whitter Wang)

by Steven Singer
The idea of a 32-hour workweek (instead of the traditional 40) is gaining support. After all, much of our time on the job is wasted.



by Bonnie Castillo
The Sanders campaign is premised on building a mass movement for transformative change. Nurses are too.


HONG KONG, CHINA - 2020/01/01: Riot police officers in formation rushing to arrest protesters during the new year day demonstration. The unrest in Hong Kong shows no sign of a abating in 2020, with the new year marked by rallies showing continued resistance against Beijing's tightening grip over the financial hub. (Photo: Geovien So/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Alan MacLeod
Depends whose police are being protested.


There needs to be more engagement with the communities our new economy sets out to help. (Photo: Joe Brusky, CC BY-NC 2.0)

by Antonia Jennings
Now is not the time for despair. Neoliberalism is limping to its death, and it’s up to us to make sure that what comes next isn’t something worse.


Amid his unprecedented advertising push, Bloomberg has risen in national polls. (Photo: Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

by Karl Evers-Hillstrom
No candidate has ever come close to Bloomberg’s personal spending.


People put flowers and candles near the Midnight Shiha Bar for the victims of the recent shooting on February 21, 2020 in Hanau, Germany. (Photo: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

by Juan Cole
It is no accident that the shooter idolized Donald J. Trump, one of the world’s most vocal purveyors of hatred toward Muslims.

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