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News & Views | 2/25/20
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'How Does Bernie Pay for His Major Plans?': Sanders Campaign Releases Detailed Answer
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
From a tax on Wall Street speculation to slashing the military budget,
Sanders' presidential campaign summarized how it would pay for its
plans.
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Amid Establishment Onslaught, New Sanders Ads Declares: 'There Are More of Us. We Are Stronger. We Will Wait No Longer'
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Ahead of South Carolina debate, new ad features uplifting speech of
unity by campaign surrogate and rapper "Killer Mike" about shared
burdens and hopes of the 99%.
With Bedrock Environmental Law Under Threat, Video Billboard Casts Interior Secretary as Trumpian 'Swamp Monster'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As activists and experts descended on the U.S. Department of the
Interior building in Washington, D.C. Tuesday for a public forum and
rally about the Trump administration's recent attack on one of the
nation's landmark environmental laws, the advocacy group Public Citizen
parked a truck with a massive screen nearby to play a video of a top
official morphing into a "swamp monster" on loop for eight hours.
'Air of Desperation,' Says Sanders Campaign, as Democratic Establishment Launches All-Out Effort to Stop Bernie
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"You've got candidates, you've got super PACs, all piling on to stop
Bernie Sanders. They know he has the momentum in the race."
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CDC Says Americans Should Brace for 'Significant Disruptions' Amid Warnings Coronavirus Could Infect 40-70% of Global Population
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Public health experts on Tueaday were shifting their attention in
discussing the coronavirus—which has infected more than 80,000 people
and killed nearly 3,000 since it originated in Wuhan, China in
December—as a virus which is expected to spread to much of the world
population, including throughout the United States.
Washington Post Editor Fred Hiatt Ripped for 'Remarkably Ignorant' Op-Ed Equating Trump and Sanders on Climate Crisis
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
One journalist said the piece "tells the story of how your house burned
down, from the arsonists' perspective."
Democrats Rip Trump for 'Raiding Money' From Other Health Emergencies to Fund Lackluster Coronavirus Response
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The president is compounding our vulnerabilities by seeking to ransack
funds still needed to keep Ebola in check."
Jewish Activists Demanding 2020 Democrats #SkipAIPAC Arrested at Biden Headquarters
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Seven young Jewish Americans were arrested Tuesday at former Vice
President Joe Biden's campaign headquarters in Philadelphia, where they
staged a public action demanding Biden skip the annual conference held
by right-wing anti-Palestinian rights lobbying group AIPAC.
In Shadow of Trump's India Visit, New Delhi Sees Worst Attacks on Muslims in Decades
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"That this recent burst of anti-Muslim violence comes during Trump's
visit to India is only proof of not only Trump's own legitimizing power
of violence against Muslims but also the Pavlovian fascist reactionism
in India to a fascist like Trump."
Even 'Worst Fossil Fuel Banker' JPMorgan Chase Will No Longer Fund This Way of Destroying the Planet
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Faced with mounting public pressure to take the climate crisis seriously
and to end its financing for the fossil fuel industry, the investment
bank JPMorgan Chase announced Monday that it will stop backing
extraction projects in the Arctic and phase out loans for coal by 2024
but keep funding oil and gas developments across the globe.
Progressives Warn Democratic Establishment Against Brokered Convention Shenanigans
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"While we can see why they'd want to exploit existing processes however
they can, there's no reason we should let them. Besides, if a candidate
did win through a brokered convention, it would be a disaster for the
Democrats in November."
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The Important Word When Bernie Says 'Democratic Socialism' Is 'Democratic'
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by Jesse Jackson
Sen. Sanders isn't talking about making America into Cuba or Venezuela.
He's talking about extending social guarantees like those offered in
other advanced countries, such as Denmark and Sweden.
Assange’s Extradition Hearing Reveals Trump’s War on Free Press Is Targeting WikiLeaks Publisher
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by Nozomi Hayase
Major human rights organizations and press freedom groups, including
Amnesty International and The Committee to Protect Journalists, have now
come out strongly against Assange's extradition to the United States.
The Humongous Costs of Inaction
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by Robert Reich
If we don't launch something as bold as a Green New Deal, we'll spend
trillions coping with the consequences of our failure to be bold.
Politics Is Primal
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by Phyllis Eckhaus
Politics is about power…and only the most privileged can afford to
ignore the looming terror of navigating the world with neither power nor
protection, of being at the mercy of ruthless others.
The Despicable (and Very Predictable) Red-Baiting of Bernie Sanders
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by Bill Blum
If Donald Trump is to be unseated in November, the red-baiting of the
Democratic frontrunner and the demonizing of his supporters must
end—full stop, once and for all.
Why the Nevada Culinary Workers Revolted Against Their Union Bosses to Support Sanders and Medicare for All
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by John Buell
Sanders defenders have done a good job explaining that freedom of choice
of one's physicians and cost savings are better secured by Medicare For
All than by any private plan.
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Newswire...
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns Trump's Call for Supreme Court Recusals
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World’s Largest Funder of Fossil Fuels Commits To Stop Funding a Tiny Amount of Fossil Fuels
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