Big Banks Call for Wall Street Deregulation to “Fight Coronavirus”

As Naomi Klein laid out in her bestseller “Shock Doctrine,” the wealthy elite use the confusion caused by economic and other disasters to quickly force through pro-free-market legislation. (By: Alan Macleod, Mintpress News) As coronavirus panic hits the U.S., a financial lobbying group is attempting to use the crisis to push through the deregulation of [...]

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For the Democratic Nomination, It’s Now Bernie or Bust

Whether you’re a progressive or a moderate Democrat who only wants to see Donald Trump defeated in November, Bernie Sanders, not Joe Biden, is the imperative choice for the Democratic Party come the fall.

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Why Humanity Should Look to Its Roots as We Revillage Our Towns and Cities

The movement to revillage our modern world seeks to combat mental illness, housing and climate disasters. Our current ways of living are life-threatening and unsustainable. Our increasingly individualized society is contributing to epidemic levels of loneliness and isolation, depression, anxiety and other mental health crises. There is a serious need for people to reconnect with community—and also with the planet as there is perhaps an [...]

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‘Disturbing’: Study Shows DOJ Prosecutions of White-Collar Criminals Hit All-Time Low Under Trump

“Never has white-collar crime gone so ignored.” (By: Jake Johnson, Common Dreams) Prosecutions of white-collar criminals by the U.S. Justice Department plunged to an all-time low in January, according to a study published just days after President Donald Trump proclaimed his commitment to “safeguarding the American consumer” and “strengthening our efforts to prevent and prosecute fraud.” The analysis released [...]

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‘Plainly Ridiculous’: Sanders Supporters Decry MSNBC for Not Covering Nazi Protester at Bernie Rally

“MSNBC pundits likened the Bernie campaign to Nazi Germany on air weeks ago. Yesterday, someone brought a Nazi flag to a Bernie rally.” (By: Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams) Cable news network MSNBC came under fire from progressives Friday after the channel declined to cover a protester unfurling a Nazi flag at an Arizona event for Sen. Bernie [...]

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Trump’s First 2020 Town Hall Highlights Coronavirus Response, Biden

Trump defended his administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and spoke about the Democratic primary at his first town hall of the 2020 election. President Donald Trump held his first town hall of the 2020 election with Fox News in Scranton, Pa., Thursday. He fielded questions ranging from the Democratic primaries to his impeachment, but [..]

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The Peculiar History of US Healthcare

Most people would be surprised to learn that the US designed the universal healthcare systems in Germany and Japan following the war. Here is how it happened there and why it didn't happen here.

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On Being Elizabeth Warren

There’s something about a woman, a man will say. . But, a woman will say there’s something about being a woman. . Elizabeth Warren, in particular. . It might have been Jon Stewart’s DAILY SHOW, where many of us first laid eyes on her. What struck me was the quickness of her physicality. Similar to my [...]

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Russia and Turkey Are Not The Only Perpetrators Of War Crimes in Syria

As foreign countries battle for their vested interests, innocent Syrians will continue to suffer. Russia and Turkey have fueled war crimes in Syria, as an independent report from the United Nations (U.N.), -founded commission recently claimed. The statement came amid the competition between both nations in exerting their influence in the war-torn country. The U.N. [...]

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Romney Could Put an End to Biden Investigation

“People are tired of these kind of political investigations,” Romney said, “and would hope that if there is something of significance that needs to be evaluated, it would be done by perhaps the F.B.I. and some other agency that is not as political as a committee of our body.” Sen. Mitt Romney, R.-Utah., could thwart [...]

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70+ Groups Demand Trump Prohibit Coronavirus Profiteering by Big Pharma

“We the People have driven coronavirus research and development—not pharma corporations.” (By: Julia Conley, Common Dreams) More than 70 organizations on Thursday demanded that the Trump administration forbid monopolies or price-gouging on all vaccines and coronavirus treatments and to reject any effort by private companies to profit off the public health crisis now roiling the [...]

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We Need To Talk About Joe Biden’s Cognitive Decline

“At a certain point there needs to be a serious and empathetic conversation about Biden’s relatively frequent, confused, irritable inability to complete coherent thoughts. It’s not about a stutter. Watching him speak a mere four years ago makes that clear.” Joe Biden’s clear mental decline needs to be discussed with openness and compassion, not only [...]

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MLK Jr’s Son Among Justice Advocates Urging Alabama Governor to Halt Execution of Nathaniel Woods

“Killing this African American man, whose case appears to have been strongly mishandled by the courts, could produce an irreversible injustice. Are you willing to allow a potentially innocent man to be executed?” (By: Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) Civil rights groups and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. are calling on Alabama Republican Gov. [...]

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