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Your Week in Review
Big Pharma Trade Group Blasted as 'Morally Bankrupt' for Suing to Block Minnesota Insulin Affordability Law
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The law is named for Alec Smith, an uninsured 26-year-old who died in
2017 after rationing his insulin.
Cheyenne River Sioux Chair Offers to Rip Down Mount Rushmore—"Free of Charge... By Myself If I Must"
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Nothing stands as a greater reminder to the Great Sioux Nation of a
country that cannot keep a promise or treaty than the faces carved into
our sacred land on what the United States calls Mount Rushmore."
Progressive Groups Say Biden-Warren Ticket Best Way to Excite Voters and 'Win the White House'
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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."
Progressive Lawmakers Call on US to 'Take a Clear Stand' by Suspending Military Aid If Israel Carries Out 'Illegal' Annexation
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"American taxpayers shouldn't be supporting policies that undermine our
values and interests, in Israel, in Palestine, or anywhere."
'Attacking the Very Foundations' of Church-State Separation, SCOTUS Delivers 'Seismic Shock' Ruling on Religious Schools
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Today's ruling is perverse," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her
dissent.
60+ Groups Demand Senate Pass Sanders Amendment to Slash 'Out of Control' Pentagon Budget by $74 Billion
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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."
'The Poster Company for US Fracking Has Fallen': Chesapeake Energy Files for Bankruptcy
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Meanwhile the Trump administration continues to try and bail out this
garbage fire industry with our tax dollars."
Analysis Warns 11% of Those Unemployed Due to Pandemic Have 'Zero Chance' of Getting Job Back
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The 10.7% number represents the hard floor that we'll bump up against
when the virus vanishes, leaving us in a Great Recession level
unemployment situation."
'Abdicating Its Moral Responsibility,' SCOTUS Paves Way for Resumption in Federal Executions
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The death penalty has no place in a just society," said Rep. Ayanna
Pressley (D-Mass).
'Absolute Robbery': Gilead Announces $3,120 Price Tag for Covid-19 Drug Developed With $70 Million in Taxpayer Support
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Taxpayers provided funding for the development of this drug. Now Gilead
is price-gouging off it during a pandemic. Beyond disgusting," said Sen.
Bernie Sanders.
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