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Your Week in Review
Welcome to the New Legitimation Crisis: Bernie Sanders vs. the Plutocrats
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by Roger Lancaster
In these dangerous times, we might be pardoned for finding comic relief
in the spectacles that are constantly playing out, as our
uncomprehending ruling class stages displays of its own rank
incompetence, its unfitness to govern. We might be excused for mocking
the emperor's new clothes.
After Alabama Executes Nathaniel Woods, Ayanna Pressley Leads Fresh Calls for US to Abolish Death Penalty
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After the state of Alabama on Thursday night executed 44-year-old
Nathaniel Woods despite serious concerns about injustices in his case,
Rep. Ayanna Pressley and other lawmakers and civil rights advocates
implored Congress to abolish the death penalty nationwide.
Elizabeth Warren Ends 'Brilliant' and Issue-Focused Presidential Campaign—What Does She Do Next?
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"I will not be running for president in 2020," Warren said, "but I
guarantee I will stay in the fight for the hardworking folks across this
country who have gotten the short end of the stick over and over. That's
been the fight of my life and it will continue to be so."
'Give Us an Hour on MSNBC': Sanders Says He Would Love to Debate Medicare for All vs. For-Profit System With Joe Biden
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"We're spending twice as much per capita on healthcare as the people of
any other country and yet 27 million are uninsured, 30,000 people die,
half a million people go bankrupt every year because of medical-related
debt, and we spend far and away the highest prices in the world for
prescription...
'We Know She'll Continue the Fight Alongside Us': Progressive Chorus for Warren to Join Forces With Sanders Intensifies
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After Sen. Elizabeth Warren formally ended her presidential campaign
Thursday, progressives nationwide highlighted the Massachusetts
Democrat's contributions to the 2020 primary race and elevated the call
for her to join with Sen. Bernie Sanders to defeat the corporate
establishment that has now coalesced around former Vice President Joe
Biden.
As CDC Says 'Do Not Go to Work,' Trump Says Thousands With Coronavirus Could Go to Work and Get Better
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"These are really dangerous lies."
'What More Do You Need to Know?' Health Insurance Stocks Drive Wall Street Rebound on Biden Super Tuesday Wins
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Biden is the preferred candidate for the financial markets."
'About Time': Women's Groups Applaud Resignation of MSNBC Host Chris Matthews After 'Decades-Long History of Misogyny'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"For decades, Chris Matthews has used his position to harass women with
sexist and predatory comments, while undermining women serving in public
office."
'Organized Money vs. Organized People': New Sanders Memo Details Stark Choice Between Biden and Bernie
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Voters face a decision between Bernie's working-class movement and his
message of change, and Biden's effort to—in his own words—make sure that
'nothing will fundamentally change' for the billionaire class."
'A President Who Doesn't Need to Beg the Powerful for Money': Sanders Campaign Raises Record $46 Million in February
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"That is revolutionary."
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