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News & Views | 8/16/19
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Sanders Says If Israel Wants to Ban Members of Congress, It Should Not Receive Billions in US Military Aid
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The idea that a member of the United States Congress cannot visit a
nation which, by the way, we support to the tune of billions and
billions of dollars is clearly an outrage."
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Refusing to Be Humiliated, Rashida Tlaib Rejects Israel's Restrictive Conditions on Visiting Palestine
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"What Israel proposed to Rashida Tlaib was their age-old proposition:
you can stay in your homeland as a humanitarian exception—without
political rights—and on condition you surrender and cease to resist."
In Face of Violence, Racist Rhetoric, and Mass ICE Raids, Latinx Community Leaders Publish Letter Declaring, 'We Will Not Be Silenced'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Banding together after a number of attacks on immigrants and Latinx
people in the U.S., more than 200 Latinx entertainers, artists, and
rights advocates published a letter in several major newspapers on
Friday, pledging solidarity with people of Latin American descent across
the United States.
Critics Denounce Trump's "Dangerous" Claim That Locking Away Americans With Mental Illnesses Is the Answer to Gun Violence
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
In comments that highlighted President Donald Trump's refusal to take
meaningful action on gun control, his desire to demonize and detain
vulnerable people, and his attacks on Americans' healthcare, the
president repeated his claim on Thursday that people with mental
illnesses are the cause of the country's epidemic of gun violence.
Alarm as Trump Requests Permanent Reauthorization of NSA Mass Spying Program Exposed by Snowden
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The White House is calling for reauthorization of a program that
security agencies have used to spy on innocent people, violate their
privacy, and chill free speech."
Behavior of Australia's Prime Minister at Pacific Islands Forum Makes Clear Climate Crisis Not A Priority
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Watered-down climate language has real consequences—like water-logged
homes, schools, communities, and ancestral burial grounds."
Bernie Sanders Leads 2020 Democratic Field Among College Students: Poll
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We are going to build a nationwide movement of young people to create a
government and an economy that work for all of us," Sanders said in
response to the survey
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George W. Bush's Infuriating Innocence Project
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by Robert Shetterly
The former president is a war criminal guilty of crimes against
humanity—a serial killer. Will the American people ever come to grips
with this fact?
DCCC Is Out of Step With Democratic Values
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by Richard Rodriguez
We need a political system that works for the people, not the
deep-pocketed special interests.
The Right Gives Corporations the Help It Denies Poor Immigrants of Color
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
In Trump's version of America, the Statue of Liberty might say, "only
white wealthy immigrants are welcome here."
How the U.S. Created the Central American Immigration Crisis
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by Rebecca Gordon
What happens in El Norte, doesn't stay in El Norte
If You're Looking for Evidence of WaPo Media Bias Against Bernie Sanders, Here It Is
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by Julie Hollar
Fairness & Accuracy In Media (FAIR) has been following this issue for
quite some time, so we're happy to offer the evidence CNN and the Post
claim is lacking
A Tire That Should Inspire Fear in the Heart of Workers
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by Tom Conway
This sad story is as old as NAFTA.
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Newswire...
Australia Disregards Pacific Islands States on Climate Crisis
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Colorado Becomes 10th State to Adopt Zero Emission Vehicle Program
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Statement on Proposed Trump Administration Rule to Require Drug Testing in Order to Receive Unemployment Benefits
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Six Police Officers Charged Over Killing of Matthew Lee in Jamaica
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Common Cause Lauds Court’s Decision in Historic Georgia Election Security Case
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