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News & Views | 8/13/19
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Indigenous and Green Groups Fighting Against Pipeline Urge 2020 Democrats to Take 'NoKXL Pledge'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Indigenous, environmental, and landowner groups fighting to block the
Keystone XL pipeline sent a letter Tuesday to the two dozen 2020
Democratic presidential primary candidates, urging them to take the
"NoKXL pledge" and vow—if elected—to revoke the Trump administration's
permit for the tar sands...
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Farmers Hit Back as USDA Chief Sonny Perdue Mocks Those Harmed by Trump Trade War as 'Whiners'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He doesn't understand what farmers are dealing with, and he's the head
of the Department of Agriculture. He's supposed to be working for
farmers."
To Stave Off 'Climate Disaster,' 29 States and Major Cities Sue Trump EPA Over 'Dirty Power' Rule
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A coalition of 22 states and seven major American cities sued the Trump
administration Tuesday over its repeal of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan
and a replacement that critics have dubbed the "Dirty Power Rule."
"We Won't Back Down": Over 50 Catering Workers Arrested at American Airlines HQ in Protest Against Poverty Wages
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"In recent years American Airlines has made billions in profits. It is
unconscionable that their workers cannot afford good healthcare or get
reliable raises," said Sen. Bernie Sanders
Humanity's Destruction of Oceans Nearly Doubled Over a Decade, Scientists Warn, and Could Double Again Without Urgent Action
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Humanity's impact on global oceans nearly doubled in a just over a
decade and could double again soon without urgent and sweeping
international action, warns a study published Monday in the journal
Scientific Reports.
'Give Me Your Tired and Your Poor... Who Can Stand on Their Own Two Feet': Top Trump Official Rewrites Statue of Liberty Greeting
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Cuccinelli may as well have this engraved on a plaque, hang it around
his neck, and wear it for the rest of his life," said the director of
the ACLU's immigrant rights project
'This Is Crazy': Scientists Alarmed as Lightning Near North Pole Seen as Latest Sign of Climate Breakdown
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Meteorologists and climate scientists were startled Monday after the
U.S. National Weather Service confirmed that an extremely rare
occurrence of lightning had been observed at the North Pole.
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Social Security 2100—A Path to Protecting America’s Elderly Communities
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by Diane Archer
Social Security's one shortcoming is that its benefits are extremely
modest by virtually any measure. We can do so much better.
Media Defend Biden by Attacking Dems for ‘Attacking’ Obama
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by Julie Hollar
Note that the "Dems" who are seething in these stories are almost
exclusively Biden strategists, former Obama administration officials or
strategists, and other party centrists
The Right-Wing American Love Affair With One of the Most Disturbing Serial Killers
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by Thom Hartmann
A monster who boasted of how he had hacked up a 12-year-old girl—had Ayn
Rand's ear, as well as her heart. What happened next was the modern
Republican Party.
The Completely Predictable Death of Jeffrey Epstein
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by Andrew Cohen
If you are shocked by a jail suicide you aren't paying attention to the
grim conditions of incarceration in America.
In Wars and Weapons We Trust: Military Strength Is America's National Religion
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by William Astore
What happened to "blessed are the peacemakers"?
ICE: You're Not Welcome in the South
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by Justin Vest
I'm sick of the government claiming it "protects" me by locking up my
Latinx neighbors while their kids are at school
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Newswire...
Letter Urges Democratic Candidates to Take 'NoKXL Pledge' to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline on Day One If Elected President
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Social Security Does Much More for Disadvantaged Children than Temporary Assistance
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Failure to Protect California’s Ventura County From Deadly Smog
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NARAL Condemns Tennessee Lawmakers’ Push to Completely Ban Abortion
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As Trump Tours Petrochemical Plant, Activist Groups Push Back
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