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News & Views | 5/19/20
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'More Testing, Not More Bombs': 29 House Democrats Demand Cuts to Pentagon Budget Amid Pandemic
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"America needs a coronavirus cure, not more war."
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Progressives Slam Oil-Soaked Steny Hoyer for Backing Joe Kennedy III Over Green New Deal Champion Ed Markey
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Hoyer does not actually have a problem with primary challengers, he has
a problem with progressives."
No—Argue Noam Chomsky, Roger Waters, Monia Mazigh, and 100+ Others—Canada Does Not Deserve UN Security Council Seat
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Despite its peaceful reputation, Canada is not acting as a benevolent
player on the international stage," warns open letter from activists,
artists, and academics.
Think Trump and Republicans Wouldn't Try to Cancel an Election? Look at What GOP in Georgia Just Pulled Off
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will be permitted to select the state's next
Supreme Court Justiceafter canceling the special election that was set
to take place Tuesday, the state's high court ruled.
Economists Warn 'Prolonged Depression Guaranteed' If GOP Refuse Federal Aid to State and Local Governments
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The economy is currently approaching a knife edge in how recovery will
proceed."
Right-Wing Hungarian Government Pulls Nation 'Back Towards Dark Ages' by Ending Legal Recognition of Trans People
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Human rights defenders in Hungary and around the world on Tuesday
condemned legislation that was pushed through Parliament by the extreme
right-wing ruling party, which would end legal recognition of
transgender people.
In Tense Exchange Over Bailouts, Warren Accuses Mnuchin of Putting 'Wall Street Buddies' Before US Workers
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We're in a situation where 35 million Americans have filed for
unemployment. You're in charge of nearly half a trillion dollars... and
you are leaving the American people behind."
'Written for His Base and to Deflect Blame': Trump Sends Letter Threatening Permanent Freeze of US Funding to WHO
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is a phenomenally damning letter—of the president's own response.
All of those early dates? Late December and January? Were known to U.S.
officials and relayed to Trump. Who did nothing."
'This Is Only the Beginning': JPMorgan Chase Faces Investor Revolt Over Financing Climate Destruction
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Activist and shareholder frustrations with JPMorgan Chase's funding of
global climate catastrophe were on full display Tuesday during the
multinational investment bank's virtual Annual General Meeting.
'This Is Dangerous. Ignore Him': Doctors Warn Against Following Trump's Lead as President Claims He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"There is no evidence of benefit and there is evidence of harm. Trump is
responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands. Let's not add to that
number."
Pompeo Openly Admits He Asked Trump to Fire Inspector General Because He Wasn't Doing What 'We Had Tried To Get Him To'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump has decimated the foundation of independent oversight within the
executive branch."
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Never Have So Few Done So Much to Destroy America
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by Michael Winship
Comparing Trump to Winston Churchill is a laugh riot.
Trump’s Inspector General Purge and the Death of Dissent
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by Elizabeth Shackelford
A government without avenues for dissent is a dangerous authority
indeed.
The Privileged and Powerful in the Pandemic
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by Robert Reich
Those in power must stop viewing the pandemic as an obstacle to personal
ambition.
Remembering the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education
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by Jesse Jackson
The Supreme Court decision fueled the civil rights movement and the call
for voting rights that are now under assault across the country.
Fundamentalist Pandemics
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by Juan Cole
What evangelicals could learn from The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam
Rather Than Cull Millions of Livestock, Let’s End Animal Agriculture
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by Joseph Winters
In the long term, we must not waste this opportunity to start mending
our broken relationship with animals. This begins with the end of
factory farming and the redirection of all government relief and future
subsidies towards plant-based agriculture and food processing.
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Newswire...
With Wide-Ranging Support, Jayapal Introduces Paycheck Recovery Act to Keep Workers in Their Jobs, Stop Mass Unemployment, and Deliver Direct Relief to Businesses of All Sizes
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Trump Admin. Punishes Renewables While Bailing Out Oil and Gas
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Decision to Strip Trans People of the Right to Legal Gender Recognition Is "Step Back Into the Dark Ages"
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Majority Action Responds to Votes At JPMorgan Chase Annual Shareholder Meeting
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Progressives: Covid Increase, Pentagon Decrease
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