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Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh attend the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Today's ruling is perverse," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent.

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Nurses and supporters protest the lack of personal protective gear available at UCI Medical Center amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020 in Orange, California. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Senator's condemnation came in response to an investigation into the handling of over 4,100 OSHA complaints from frontline workers.


Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joins other House Democrats before unveiling a climate change package proposal on June 30, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The roadmap "underscores the establishment's continuing refusal to address this existential crisis with the scale, speed, and intensity required to ensure a future for our next generation."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"McGrath's campaign collapsed just a bit too late for Booker."

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We need to manufacture and distribute free, high-quality masks and guarantee free vaccines to everyone in America."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"American taxpayers shouldn't be supporting policies that undermine our values and interests, in Israel, in Palestine, or anywhere."


Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during a hearing on "An Emerging Disease Threat: How the U.S. Is Responding to COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus" on March 3, 2020

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
CDC principal deputy director Dr. Anne Schuchat said we're "not even beginning to be over this."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"For voters and activists who supported Bernie Sanders in the primary, it's vital that Biden choose a running mate with a longstanding progressive track record of fighting for the working families of this country."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"They let this case collect dust for three years. And they decide today, four months out from Election Day, that 'early voting is not a fundamental right' in the middle of a pandemic. Just outrageous."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
A new study released Monday highlighted concerns among public health experts regarding humans' close contact with animals under the factory farming and illegal animal trade systems which currently exist around the world, as researchers have identified a new strain of the H1N1 influenza virus in China. 



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The current moment should force us to confront the reality that, for too long, we have invested in the wrong priorities, the wrong tools, and the wrong solutions."

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The average of their estimates of health care costs under M4A is a 5.7% decrease from what we currently spend, despite more people being insured, out-of-pocket payments being eliminated, and more benefits being added. (Photo: National Nurses United/flickr/cc)

by Gordon Mosser
Despite an ever-present flood of misinformation from those making huge profits from the status quo, almost all reputable research and projections about M4A indicate that Americans overall would pay significantly less than we do now.


there’s the nasty little secret of American elections: not every vote gets counted. (Photo: Allyn West)

by Greg Palast
The hidden, ugly story of the new Jim Crow tactics tested in the recent primaries—and coming soon to a state near you.


The platform of the Movement for Black Lives represents an excellent place to start when it comes to preventing this country from becoming a failed state. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

by Rebecca Gordon
Can making Black Lives Matter rescue a failing state?


For Khanna and Lee (above)—two of the most eloquent and effective members of Congress on matters of war and peace—the upcoming convention offers an opportunity to directly challenge the Democratic Party’s default embrace of what Martin Luther King Jr. called "the madness of militarism."(Photo: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for MoveOn.org)

by Norman Solomon
Khanna and Lee have a tremendous—indeed, historic—opportunity.


Soleimani was certainly murdered. (Photo: Tasnim News Agency / Wikimedia/CC)

by Juan Cole
Trump unilaterally whacked Soleimani on Iraqi soil without the permission of the Iraqi government, violating the terms under which US troops operate in Iraq as well as committing murder against Soleimani and those with him.


Social media has proven itself as a tool for political activism, from online boycotts to offline gatherings. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

by Anjana Samant
If it’s this easy for a group of teens to influence turnout in a campaign rally, how easy would it be for a foreign actor to interfere in the election process?

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