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Sanders, Khanna Say SCOTUS Ruling on Contraceptives Just One More Reason to Demand Medicare for All
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The U.S. Supreme Court's Wednesday decision on birth control access
offered the latest evidence that the U.S. government must expand
Medicare coverage to all Americans, eliminating the for-profit system in
which employment is tied to people's ability to obtain medical care.
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New Report Finds Economic Benefits of Protecting 30% of Planet's Land and Ocean Outweigh the Costs 5-to-1
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Protecting nature halts biodiversity loss, helps fight climate change,
and lessens the chance of future pandemics. This is sound public policy,
economically, ecologically, and morally."
'Height of Child Hunger Chutzpah': Pence Uses Guise of 'Nutrition' to Claims Schools Must Reopen in Fall
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The administration has repeatedly sought to cut food assistance.
Biden Defends Undying Allegiance to For-Profit Healthcare During Interview With Dying Medicare for All Advocate Ady Barkan
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
The question: "What does preserving private insurance really do for
people?" Biden's answer: "It depends on the plan. Look..."
Teachers Say Rush to Reopen Schools Without Covid-19 Safety Plan Shows Trump and DeVos 'Do Not Care About Students'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"America must listen to the health experts on when to reopen schools and
to educators on how to return to in-person instruction."
In Blow to Trump and Win for Bears, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This decision solidifies the belief of numerous wildlife advocates and
native tribes that protecting grizzly bears should be based upon science
and the law and not the whims of special interest groups."
'The Public Has a Right to Know': Fed Refuses to Release Documents on Fossil Fuel Industry's Covid-19 Bailouts
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"As the climate crisis demands an abrupt shift away from fossil fuels,
the federal government should not be creating programs to bail out these
polluters."
600+ Groups Warn 'Unprecedented' Wave of Corporate Lawsuits Could Imperil Global Fight Against Covid-19
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A spate of cases now could result in a 'regulatory chilling' effect, in
which governments water down, postpone, or withdraw actions to tackle
the pandemic from the fear of such payments, which could be deadly."
'Enough Is Enough': 44 Groups Slam House Democrats for Including Hyde Amendment in Spending Bill
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"It is long past time for our elected officials to put an end to
abortion coverage bans once and for all, so no one is denied abortion
care because of how much money they make or how they get their health
insurance."
GOP Has Unhinged Meltdown After Ilhan Omar Makes Simple Call to 'Dismantle All Systems of Oppression'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Just to be clear, Ilhan Omar is under attack by the rightwing media
machine for statements that are utterly normal and totally
uncontroversial when they're delivered by white, non-Muslim
politicians."
In Latest Blow to Fossil Fuel Industry, Appeals Court Sends Colorado Municipalities' Climate Case Back to State Court
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled late Tuesday that
a lawsuit filed by three Colorado municipalities against two powerful
fossil fuel companies will proceed in state rather than federal court—a
blow to the oil giants.
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To Keep Americans Safe, We Have to Get Billionaires Out of Politics
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by Thom Hartmann
Billionaires and the super rich have spent 40 years, since the beginning
of the Reagan Revolution, telling us how wonderful America would be if
only rich people ran the show. That's called oligarchy, not democracy.
The 'Camo Economy' Hides Military Costs and Exacerbates Inequality
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by Heidi Peltier
Pentagon contractors like Lockheed Martin exploit their political
connections to maintain a system that generates huge corporate profits
and executive pay at taxpayer expense.
What Do the Racial Wealth Gap, Police Brutality, and the Climate Crisis Have in Common? Wall Street
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by Alec Connon
The biggest banks, it turns out, are every bit as complicit in the
climate crisis as they were in the slave trade.
Beware the 21st Century Robber Barons
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by Robert Reich
This great shift in bargaining power from workers to corporate
shareholders has created an increasingly angry working class vulnerable
to demagogues peddling authoritarianism, racism, and xenophobia.
UN Special Rapporteur: US Drone Strike Killing Iranian Gen. Soleimani Was Unlawful
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by Juan Cole
Not only was Soleimani's killing unlawful, it set a very bad precedent.
Sacrificing People to Corporate Profit
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by Jim Hightower
While millions of workaday families have lost jobs, income and their
future financial security, corporate bosses and billionaires are
surreptitiously building new channels into the system for looting an
even greater share of America's wealth.
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Newswire...
July 8, 2020 World Leaders Meet to Tackle COVID Debt and Development Crises
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Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Varshini Prakash Comments on the Biden-Sanders Climate Task Force Final Recommendations
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VP Pence Repeatedly Cites Child Nutrition as a Top Reason for Re-Opening Schools
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9th Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
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NARAL Pro-Choice America Responds to Supreme Court’s Reckless Decision to Green Light Trump’s Attacks on Birth Control Access
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